Artist

Charlie Parker

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

Appears on

1. 04

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   1945 · Savoy

   Ranked No. 4 in 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.

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