This is a vinyl LP pressing of Now’s the Time (2023 EU Reissue) by The Charlie Parker Quartet. Nows the Time compiles two of Charlie Parkers rare quartet dates (he usually recorded in a quintet format). Both are spectacular sessions, full of intricate originals by Bird, complemented by two beautiful readings of the standards The Song Is You and I Remember You. A 1950 quartet date (save for one track on which Bird is joined by the great Coleman Hawkins) and a 1951 quintet session with Red Rodney on trumpet have been added as a bonus.

Label: Verve

Release Year: 2023

Track List:

1. The Song is You
2. Laird Baird
3. Kim
4. Kim (Alternate Take)
5. Cosmic Rays
6. Osmic Rays (Alternate Take)
7. Chi Chi
8. Chi Chi (Alternate Take)
9. Chi Chi (Alternate Take)
10. I Remember You
11. Now’s the Time
12. Confirmation