Swedish Schnapps

Swedish Schnapps
Studio album by
Charlie Parker
Released1958; 1991 (CD)
RecordedJanuary 17 & August 8, 1951
GenreJazz
Length39:11
LabelVerve Records
MG V-8010
Charlie Parker chronology
Bird at St. Nick's
(1958) 		Swedish Schnapps
(1958) 		Bird Is Free
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Swedish Schnapps (The Genius of Charlie Parker, volume 8) (MG V-8010) is a Charlie Parker studio album, released by Verve Records, compiling recordings made by two different groups, on two different dates in 1951.[4] The tracks had previously been released as 78rpm singles, and the master takes had previously appeared on the 1955 Clef Records LP The Magnificent Charlie Parker (MG C-646).[5][6]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 158. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1117. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Swedish Schnapps, Discogs.com, accessed August 17, 2014
  5. ^ The Magnificent Charlie Parker, Discogs.com, accessed January 3, 2017
  6. ^ Charlie Parker discography, the Jazz Discography Project, accessed January 3, 2017