Charlie Parker Quintet

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In 1946, Charlie Parker was committed to Camarillo State Mental Hospital, after a series of incidents related to his heroin addiction and heavy drinking. Coming out of the hospital, Parker was initially clean and healthy, and proceeded to do some of the best playing and recording of his career. Before leaving California, he recorded "Relaxin' at Camarillo", in reference to his hospital stay. He returned to New York – and his addiction – and recorded dozens of sides for the Savoy and Dial labels that remain some of the high points of his recorded output. Many of these were with his so-called "classic quintet" including trumpeter Miles Davis and drummer Max Roach. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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albums

The Dial Masters - Original Choice Takes

Swedish Schnapps + The Great Quintet Sessions 1949-51 Vol. 5

In Person

Jazz At Massey Hall

Body And Soul

The Complete Verve Master Takes

The Essential Charlie Parker

Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes

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Cool Jazz

Be-Bop

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All that Jazz, Vol. 24: From Bop to Sweet – Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (2014 Digital Remaster)

Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve

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