Charlie Parker & The All Stars -- Summit Meeting at Birdland LP

Bird at Birdland! Bebop trailblazer Charlie Parker is showcased here with three different star-studded groups at the NYC club whose name he inspired. The first side of this single LP reissue includes a 1951 encounter where Parker was joined by Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Tommy Potter and Roy Haynes. The flip includes tracks from two separate 1953 engagements: one track with the Milt Buckner Trio and then 4 tracks with John Lewis, Curley Russell, Kenny Clarke and Candido Camero. Includes takes on classics such as “Anthropology,” “’Round Midnight” and “Night In Tunisia.”