Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was among the most influential jazz artists ever, and one of the few indisputable geniuses of his time.

This spectacular 106-track set presents his complete recording sessions for Ross Russell’s Dial label. Included here are some of Bird’s most admired sides, such as A night in Tunisia, Cool blues and All the things you are, as well as the troubled Lover man session, after which the saxophonist suffered a mental breakdown.

Also issued on Dial was the so-called Home-cooking date, an amateur recording made right after Bird left the Camarillo psychiatric hospital (the session is presented here in its entirety, including the complete version of I got rhythm for the first time ever).

Three additional complete Charlie Parker sessions from the same period have been added as a bonus, which were originally issued under the names of Sarah Vaughan (including a vocal version of Lover man that predated the instrumental one), a legendary date with Dizzy Gillespie, pianist Clyde Hart and singer Rubberlegs Williams, and an extremely rare (and now newly remastered) studio date recorded on test glass acetates but never commercially issued, featuring bird with trombonist/singer Clyde Bernhardt, and pianist Jay McShann.

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1. Diggin' Diz (George Handy)
2. Moose the Mooche [Alt Tk 1]
3. Moose the Mooche [Master Tk]
4. Moose the Mooche [Alt Tk 2]
5. Yardbird Suite [Alt Tk]
6. Yardbird Suite [Master Tk]
7. Ornithology [Alt Tk 1] (Benny Harris-Charlie Parker)
8. Ornithology [Alt Tk 2 Issued As Bird Lore] (Benny Harris-Cha
9. Ornithology [Master Tk] (Benny Harris-Charlie Parker)
10. A Night In Tunisia [Alt Tk 1 -Inc.; Issued As "the Famous Al
11. A Night In Tunisia [Alt Tk 2] (Dizzy Gillespie-Frank Paparel
12. A Night In Tunisia [Master Tk] (Dizzy Gillespie-Frank Papare
13. Max is Making Wax [Master Tk] (Oscar Pettiford)
14. Lover Man [Master Tk] (Jimmy Davis-Roger "Ram" Ramirez-Jimmy
15. The Gypsy [Master Tk] (Billy Reid)
16. Be-Bop [Master Tk] (Dizzy Gillespie)
17. This is Always [Master Tk] (Mack Gordon-Harry Warren)
18. This is Always [Alt Tk] (Mack Gordon-Harry Warren)
19. Dark Shadows [Alt Tk 1] (Shifty Henry)
20. Dark Shadows [Alt Tk 2] (Shifty Henry)
21. Dark Shadows [Master Tk] (Shifty Henry)
22. Dark Shadows [Alt Tk 3] (Shifty Henry)
23. Bird's Nest [Alt Tk 1]
24. Bird's Nest [Alt Tk 2]
25. Bird's Nest [Master Tk]

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1. Cool Blues [Alt Tk 1]
2. Cool Blues [Alt Tk 2]
3. Cool Blues [Master Tk]
4. Cool Blues [Alt Tk 3]
5. Relaxin' At Camarillo [Alt Tk 1]
6. Relaxin' At Camarillo [Master Tk]
7. Relaxin' At Camarillo [Alt Tk 2]
8. Relaxin' At Camarillo [Alt Tk 3]
9. Cheers [Alt Tk 1] (Howard McGhee)
10. Cheers [Alt Tk 2] (Howard McGhee)
11. Cheers [Alt Tk 3] (Howard McGhee)
12. Cheers [Master Tk] (Howard McGhee)
13. Carvin' the Bird [Alt Tk] (Howard McGhee)
14. Carvin' the Bird [Master Tk] (Howard McGhee)
15. Stupendous [Master Tk] (Howard McGhee)
16. Stupendous [Alt Tk] (Howard McGhee)
17. Dexterity [Alt Tk]
18. Dexterity [Master Tk]
19. Bongo Bop [Master Tk]
20. Bongo Bop [Alt Tk]
21. Dewey Square [Alt Tk 1; Issued As Prezology]
22. Dewey Square [Alt Tk 2]
23. Dewey Square [Master Tk]
24. The Hymn [Master Tk]
25. The Hymn [Alt Tk; Issued As Superman]

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1. All the Things You Are [Alt Tk 1] (Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammers
2. All the Things You Are [Master Tk; Issued As Bird of Paradis
3. All the Things You Are [Alt Tk 2] (Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammers
4. Embraceable You [Alt Tk] (George & Ira Gershwin)
5. Embraceable You [Master Tk] (George & Ira Gershwin)
6. Bird Feathers [Master Tk]
7. Klact-Oveeseds-Tene [Alt Tk]
8. Klact-Oveeseds-Tene [Master Tk]
9. Scrapple From the Apple [Alt Tk]
10. Scrapple From the Apple [Master Tk]
11. My Old Flame [Master Tk] (Sam Coslow-Arthur Johnston)
12. Out of Nowhere [Alt Tk 1] (Johnny Green-Edward Heyman)
13. Out of Nowhere [Alt Tk 2] (Johnny Green-Edward Heyman)
14. Out of Nowhere [Master Tk] (Johnny Green-Edward Heyman)
15. Don't Blame Me [Master Tk] (Jimmy McHugh-Dorothy Fields)
16. Drifting On a Reed [Master Tk; Issued As Giant Swing]
17. Drifting On a Reed [Alt Tk 1]
18. Drifting On a Reed [Alt Tk 2; Issued As Air Conditioning]
19. Quasimodo [Alt Tk]
20. Quasimodo [Master Tk]
21. Charlie's Wig [Alt Tk 1]
22. Charlie's Wig [Master Tk]
23. Charlie's Wig [Alt Tk 2]
24. Bongo Beep [Alt Tk; Also Issued As Dexterity]
25. Bongo Beep [Master Tk; Also Issued As Bird Feathers]

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1. Crazeology [Alt Tk 1; Incomplete] (Benny Harris)
2. Crazeology [Alt Tk 2; Incomplete] (Benny Harris)
3. Crazeology [Master Tk] (Benny Harris)
4. Crazeology [Alt Tk 3] (Benny Harris)
5. How Deep is the Ocean? [Master Tk] (Irving Berlin)
6. How Deep is the Ocean? [Alt Tk] (Irving Berlin)
7. Blues #1
8. Blues #2
9. Yardbird Suite
10. Lullaby In Rhythm #1 (Benny Goodman-Walter Hirsch-Clarence P
11. Lullaby In Rhythm #2 (Benny Goodman-Walter Hirsch-Clarence P
12. S Wonderful [Aka Home Cookin' I] (George & Ira Gershwin)
13. Cherokee [Aka Home Cookin' Ii] (Ray Noble)
14. I Got Rhythm [Aka Home Cookin' Iii] (George & Ira Gershwin)
15. Salt Peanuts (Dizzy Gillespie-Kenny Clarke)
16. Shaw Nuff (Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie-Gil Fuller-Ray Bro
17. Lover Man (Jimmy Davis-Roger "Ram" Ramirez-Jimmy Sherman)
18. Hot House (Tadd Dameron)
19. What's the Matter Now? (Thomas Robert Collins)
20. I Want Every Bit of It (Clyde Hart)
21. That's the Blues (Dizzy Gillespie)
22. G.I. Blues (Clyde Hart)
23. 4f Blues (Clyde Hart)
24. Dream of You (Jimmie Lunceford-Michael Morales-Sy Oliver)
25. Seventh Avenue (J.C. Higginbotham-Gordon "Specs" Powell)
26. Sorta Kinda (Clyde Hart-Trummy Young)
27. Oh, Oh, My, My, Oh, Oh (Clyde Hart)
28. Lay Your Habits Down (Clyde Bernhardt)
29. Triflin' Woman Blues (Clyde Bernhardt)
30. So Good This Morning (Clyde Bernhardt)
31. Would You Do Me a Favor? (Clyde Bernhardt)