# Charlie Parker — Ko-Ko

Charlie Parker’s Ko-Ko (1945) is No. 4 in our Jazz ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1945
- **Label:** Savoy
- **On one list:** Jazz
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Charlie Parker](https://waxonia.com/artist/charlie-parker/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/charlie-parker--ko-ko/

## What we say

### 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.

## Listen

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

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