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  "slug": "charlie-parker",
  "name": "Charlie Parker",
  "description": "Charlie Parker appears once in our Jazz list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/charlie-parker/",
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  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1945,
    "last": 1945
  },
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    "list": "Jazz"
  },
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      "slug": "jazz",
      "name": "Jazz",
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    }
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  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "charlie-parker--ko-ko",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/charlie-parker--ko-ko/",
      "title": "Ko-Ko",
      "year": 1945,
      "label": "Savoy",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Bebop's founding document, taken at a tempo designed to exclude people who could not keep up. Parker's phrasing is still the standard against which improvisation is measured.",
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Charlie%20Parker%20Ko-Ko",
          "exact": false
        },
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}