Superb 10 CD box set comprised of recordings by jazz legend Charlie Parker. Each CD is in it's own cardboard sleeve and all 10 are packaged in an attractive glossy 5 inch X 5 inch flip-open box. Over 10 hours of exhilarati... more »ng performances by one of the true masters featuring over 140 tracks including 'I'll Always Love You', 'Red Cross', 'Hot House', 'Moose The Mooche', 'This Is Always', 'Bird's Nest' and more. Membran. 2005.« less
Superb 10 CD box set comprised of recordings by jazz legend Charlie Parker. Each CD is in it's own cardboard sleeve and all 10 are packaged in an attractive glossy 5 inch X 5 inch flip-open box. Over 10 hours of exhilarating performances by one of the true masters featuring over 140 tracks including 'I'll Always Love You', 'Red Cross', 'Hot House', 'Moose The Mooche', 'This Is Always', 'Bird's Nest' and more. Membran. 2005.
CD Reviews
Budget Edition Of The Savoy/Dial/Verve Master Takes...
Edwin Graf Diemer | Red Bank, NJ USA | 06/29/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"No documentation comes with the set, but all is common material with clear sound. All tracks are in chronological order, and a quick internet search for Charlie Parker sessions will get you started. The price is certainly right!
Discs 1-4 Savoy/Dial Master Takes
Discs 5-10 (First 5 Tracks of Disc 5 conclude the Savoy/Dial material). Rest is identical to the Verve Master Take Box Set."
There Is Documentation !!
Baskitcase | Santa Fe | 03/23/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Wonderful box set AND there IS documentation! Go to www.membran.net and find the set/box "Charlie Parker - Now's the Time " and click on "Labelcopy" which lists the songs on each CD and then lists the sets (location-date-personel). With some creative/selective printing (regular letter sized printer) ie, both sides, turn over, etc. I can get all set information on 2 sheets, trim the long ends of sheets back near printing, fold twice and slip into the box with the 10 CD's."
Same as Past Perfect
H. Meitil | 09/22/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I would claim that this set is identical to the box set from the Past Perfect series wrt the audio tracks (Charlie "The Bird' Parker: Portrait). Listen to track 2 on disk 4 for instance: there is exactly the same annoying digital glitch in the beginning of the trumpet solo. The difference is in the packaging. The Past Perfect series are packed in a huge box with each CD in separate plastic cassettes. This set fits in my jacket pocket, which is convenient. Also, there is a very nice booklet with the Past Perfect set. The digital audio remastering is decently done, although by no means perfect, and I enjoy listening to these tracks again, of which I knew many from older LP versions. And the price can't be beaten. The Past Perfect is a bargain too."
Brilliant
G. Whiz | Earth | 02/21/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Look - If you know Parker and want to condense years of LP's down into digital format... this box set is the ultimate of ultimates.
If you don't know Parker then buy the Dial Sessions and go from there.
I condensed years of LP's down with this one set. No, you don't get all the alternates. Yes, some of the song titles are wrong and yes, there is NO DOCUMENTATION with this set. Newbies don't need this."
Track Listings (156) - Disc #1