# Charlie Parker — Every Record We Rank

Charlie Parker appears once in our Jazz list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Jazz
- **Year:** 1945
- **Highest placing:** No. 4 in Jazz
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/charlie-parker/

## Appears on

### [Ko-Ko](https://waxonia.com/track/charlie-parker--ko-ko/)

*1945 · Savoy · No. 4 in [Jazz](https://waxonia.com/genre/jazz/)*

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.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Charlie%20Parker%20Ko-Ko) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=8wGJpbPKbz8)

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