Charlie Parker's Now's the Time: The Genius of Charlie Parker # 3 Newly Remastered from Original Analog Sources and Pressed on 180g Vinyl LP at Third Man Pressing in Detroit as Part of the Verve By Request Series
This 1957 release, the third in a series of albums expanding on Bird’s 10” Clef releases from the early 1950’s, Now’s The Time boasts some of Parker’s purest recordings and strongest playing, featuring two different quartets. His lyrical and fluid improvisations on cuts like “The Song Is You” and “Laird Baird” are on full display, prime examples of his unmatched genius. The Verve By Request Series features 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit.
Side A:
- The Song Is You
- Laird Baird
- Kim
- Kim (Alternate Take)
- Cosmic Rays
- Osmic Rays (Alternate Take)
Side B:
- Chi Chi
- Chi Chi (Alternate Take)
- Chi Chi (Alternate Take)
- I Remember You
- Now's the Time
- Confirmation