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Charlie Parker – Ornithology: The Best Of Bird (CD) type-drinkware his weathered voice carrying theParker's recordings for Savoy and Verve during this window essentially drew the blueprint for modern jazz, and his influence runs through virtually every saxophonist who came after him. "Ko Ko," cut in 1945, remains one of the most breathtaking performances in recorded music, a demonstration of bebop velocity and harmonic intelligence that still sounds like it's from another dimension. "Ornithology: The Best of Bird" is a new compilation bringing