| The Charlie Parker Story | ||||
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | November 26, 1945 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, bebop | |||
| Label | Savoy MG 12079 | |||
| Producer | Teddy Reig | |||
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The Charlie Parker Story is an LP record by Charlie Parker, released posthumously by Savoy Records. While many of the tracks on this album had been previously released on other formats (78 rpm records, 7-inch EPs and singles, and 10- and 12-inch LPs), this is the first album that chronicles the entire session, recorded November 26, 1945, including all takes of all pieces.[1] This session is famous in that it is the first recorded under Parker's name. It is also controversial, in that to this day it is unclear who the pianist and trumpet player are on all of the tracks.