***** Bird’s Best Bop on Verve by Charlie Parker – This Is a Must Have for Any Inspired Young Musician

I thought for a few seconds that I might give this one 4 stars instead of 5 sighting the primitive production that the original recordings suffered from.  However, in this case, even with the poor production, Charlie Parker is a musician to be reckoned with.  Likewise, this album is chock full of standards that any jazz musician will be familiar with.  Get this album!  It is a collected history of recordings that have both good song writing and stellar skill.