Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Passport	2:59
2	Bloomdido	3:24
3	Leap Frog	2:29
4	Relaxing With Lee	2:46
5	Au Privave	2:38
6	She Rote	3:06
7	K.C. Blues	3:24
8	Star Eyes Written-By – Don Raye, Gene DePaul	3:34
9	Blues For Alice	2:47
10	Swedish Schnapps	3:10
11	The Song Is You Written-By – Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein II*	2:56
12	Laird Baird	2:44
13	Kim	2:59
14	Chi Chi	3:02
15	Now's The Time	3:01
16	Confirmation	2:58

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Made By – PMDC, Germany
• Mastered At – PolyGram Studios

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Charlie Parker (tracks: 1 to 16)
• Bass – Curly Russell (tracks: 2 to 4), Percy Heath (tracks: 14 to 16), Ray Brown (tracks: 9, 10), Teddy Kotick (tracks: 5 to 8, 11 to 13), Tommy Potter (tracks: 1)
• Compiled By – Richard Seidel
• Coordinator [Design] – Nichell Delvaille
• Coordinator [Production] – Aric Lach Morrison
• Design [Cover], Art Direction – Patricia Lie
• Drums – Buddy Rich (tracks: 2 to 4), Kenny Clarke (tracks: 9, 10), Max Roach (tracks: 1, 5 to 8, 11 to 16)
• Editor [Notes Edited By] – Peter Pullman
• Liner Notes – Jon Schapiro, Phil Woods
• Mastered By – Steve Fallone
• Photography By [Cover] – Herman Leonard
• Piano – Al Haig (tracks: 1, 14 to 16), Hank Jones (tracks: 11 to 13), John Lewis (tracks: 9, 10), Thelonious Monk (tracks: 2 to 4), Walter Bishop, Jr. (tracks: 5 to 8)
• Producer [Original Recordings] – Norman Granz
• Research [Additional] – Ben Young
• Research, Technician [Restored By] – Phil Schaap
• Supervised By – Michael Lang
• Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 2 to 4), Kenny Dorham (tracks: 1), Miles Davis (tracks: 5 to 8), Red Rodney (tracks: 9, 10)
• Written-By – Charlie Parker (tracks: 1 to 7, 9, 10, 12 to 16)

Notes

Track 1 recorded May 5, 1949 in New York City. Original LP issue: The Charlie Parker Story No. 1, Verve MGV 8000
Tracks 2 to 4 recorded June 6, 1950 in New York City. Original LP issue: Bird And Diz, Mercury MGC 512
Tracks 5 to 8 recorded January 17, 1951 in New York City. Original LP issue: The Magnificent Charlie Parker, Clef MGC 646
Tracks 9, 10 recorded August 8, 1951 in New York City. Original LP issue: The Magnificent Charlie Parker, Clef MGC 646
Tracks 11 to 13 recorded late December or January 1953 in New York City. Original 10" LP issue: Charlie Parker, Clef MGC 157
Tracks 14 to 16 recorded July 30, 1953 in New York City. Original 10" LP issue: Charlie Parker, Clef MGC 157

This compilation ℗ & © 1995 Polygram Records, Inc.
Jewel case, clear tray, 5-panel booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 7 31452 74522 4
• Matrix / Runout: 527 452-2 01 / MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC C
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L003
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 01N3
• Label Code: LC 0383
• Rights Society: BIEM STEMRA
• Price Code (France): PY 899

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
314 527 452-2	Charlie Parker	Bird's Best Bop On Verve ‎(CD, Comp)	Verve Records	314 527 452-2	US	1995
527 452-2	Charlie Parker	Bird's Best Bop On Verve ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Verve Records	527 452-2	Europe	Unknown
314 527 452-2	Charlie Parker	Bird's Best Bop On Verve ‎(CD, Comp, Club)	Verve Records	314 527 452-2	US	1995