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Yardbird Suite

Yarbird Suite
First released 1946Instrumental120+ recordingson 271 releases

instrumental version

Written by

Charlie ParkerComposer

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Yardbird SuiteHank Jones5:09
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker2:33
Yardbird SuitePhil Woods9:58
Yardbird SuiteFrank Morgan Quartet7:55
Yardbird SuiteKai Winding4:12
Yardbird SuiteMax Roach3:56
Yardbird SuiteSteve Homan & Joe Gilman4:38
Yardbird SuiteMose Allison3:26
Yardbird SuiteGerry Mulligan5:33
Yardbird SuiteThe Modern Jazz Quartet5:15
Yardbird SuiteJoe Pass / Niels‐Henning Ørsted Pedersen3:38
Yardbird SuiteKai Winding4:13
Yardbird SuiteChet Baker & Stan Getz4:51
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker Septet2:56
Yardbird SuiteBuddy Rich3:02
Yardbird SuiteStan Getz & Chet Baker4:51
Yardbird SuiteArt Pepper5:44
Yardbird SuiteRoy Hargrove/Christian McBride/Stephen Scott Trio3:55
Yardbird SuiteHampton Hawes6:40
Yardbird SuiteBuddy Rich2:59
Yardbird SuiteJoe Pass5:01
Be Bop Medley: Hot House / East of Suez (Come on Sailor) / Epistrophy (I Wanna Play) / Yardbird Suite / Con Alma / Giant StepsChaka Khan5:26
Yardbird SuiteGene Krupa5:37
Yardbird Suite (alternate)Charlie Parker2:44
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker2:37
Yardbird SuiteHerbie Mann5:55
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker2:57
Yardbird SuiteHank Jones5:24
Yardbird SuiteArchie Shepp & Niels‐Henning Ørsted Pedersen4:38
Yardbird SuiteHerbie Mann5:52
Yardbird SuiteGene Ammons and Friends7:29
Yardbird SuiteTal Farlow5:18
Yardbird Suite (alternate take)Tal Farlow4:52
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker Septet2:58
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker2:54
Yardbird SuiteMarty Paich3:05
Yardbird SuiteAnthony Braxton8:14
Yardbird SuiteClaude Thornhill3:20
Yardbird Suite (Over, Under, Sideways, Down Treatment by Saint Etienne)Herbie Mann4:16
Yardbird Suite (Charlie Parker)Lock & R.O.B.3:17
Yardbird SuiteRoy Haynes4:48
Yardbird SuiteSadao Watanabe with The Great Jazz Trio3:51
Yardbird SuiteGerry Mulligan4:35
Yardbird Suite (take 1)Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa3:54
Yardbird Suite (take 2)Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa4:23
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker Septet2:39
Yardbird SuiteRichard Wyands6:32
Yardbird SuiteCharly Antolini's International Jazz Power7:49
Yardbird SuiteMose Allison3:22
Yardbird SuiteHoward McGhee Septet2:15
Yardbird SuiteSonny Stitt4:49
Yardbird SuiteMiles Davis2:56
Yardbird SuiteStan Getz & Chet Baker5:00
Yardbird SuiteJazz Epistles3:47
Yardbird SuiteRichie Cole4:54
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker Septet2:56
Yarbird SuiteRoots7:31
What Price Love / Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker2:36
What Price Love / Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker0:23
Yardbird SuiteHerbie Mann5:56
Yardbird SuiteJimmy Smith8:57
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers2:42
Yardbird SuiteMose Allison3:25
Yardbird SuiteGerry Mulligan4:36
Yardbird SuiteEarl Coleman and His All Stars2:35
Yardbird SuiteRon Affif Trio6:29
Yardbird SuiteStan Getz & Chet Baker4:54
Yardbird SuiteSupersax4:10
Yardbird SuiteJoe Lovano Us Five11:59
Yardbird SuiteGerry Mulligan4:34
Yardbird SuiteGerry Mulligan4:35
Yardbird SuiteJoe Albany4:28
Yardbird SuiteJunior Cook8:52
Yardbird SuiteJunior Cook/George Coleman Octet8:52
Yardbird SuiteKai Winding4:12
Yardbird SuiteHerbie Mann5:57
Yardbird SuiteKenny Drew5:50
Yard Bird SuiteCharlie Parker2:38
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker Septet2:58
Yardbird SuiteHenri Crolla, sa guitare & son ensemble3:44
Yardbird SuiteKai Winding4:12
Yardbird SuiteBuddy DeFranco6:18
Yardbird SuiteRon Carter5:36
Yardbird SuiteBuddy Rich and His Orchestra3:05
Yardbird SuiteBuddy Rich3:07
Yardbird SuiteDizzy Reece Quintet6:36
Yardbird SuiteArt Pepper5:19
Yardbird Suite [D 1011-1]Charlie Parker Septet2:42
Yardbird Suite [D 1011-4]Charlie Parker Septet2:57
Yardbird SuiteKerem Görsev & Allan Harris1:41
Yardbird SuiteClaude Thornhill3:22
Yard Bird SuiteCharlie Parker2:38
Yardbird SuiteRan Blake & Anthony Braxton5:38
Yardbird SuiteMiles Davis2:51
Yardbird SuiteTed Brown Trio8:55
Yardbird SuiteBud Shank & Bob Cooper
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker2:42
Yard Bird SuiteRoland Hanna Trio
Yardbird SuiteBarbara London3:23
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker2:52
Yardbird SuiteLarry Schneider Quartet10:42
Yardbird SuiteBrad Goode, Von Freeman, Joan Hickey, Sherman Davis, Michael Raynor15:05
Yardbird SuiteJoe Temperley & Jimmy Knepper6:10
Yardbird SuiteHod O’Brien6:32
Yardbird SuiteHod O’Brien / Jon Eardley quartet11:12
Yardbird SuiteArt Pepper5:47
Yardbird SuiteArt Pepper5:45
Yardbird SuiteAnthony Braxton9:25
Yardbird SuiteAnthony Braxton8:10
Yardbird SuiteAnthony Braxton4:31
Yardbird Suite (D1011-1)Charlie Parker Septet2:42
Yardbird Suite (D1011-4)Charlie Parker Septet2:57
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker2:11
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker2:49
Yardbird SuiteAmmons & Moody14:07
Yardbird SuiteHerbie Mann, Bobby Jaspar, Seldon Powell, Frank Wess
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker2:59
Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker2:16
Yardbird SuiteArt Pepper / Stanley Cowell / Cecil McBee / Roy Haynes5:15
Yardbird Suite (take 2b)Art Pepper / Stanley Cowell / Cecil McBee / Roy Haynes4:17

On these albums

Moose the Mooch / Yardbird Suite
Moose the Mooch / Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker · 1946
No. 1
No. 1Charlie Parker · 1948
A Jazz Band Ball: First Set
A Jazz Band Ball: First SetMarty Paich · 1957
Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Volume 1
Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Volume 1Jimmy Smith · 1957
The Return of Art Pepper
The Return of Art PepperArt Pepper · 1957
Plays
PlaysStu Williamson · 1957
Yardbird Suite
Yardbird SuiteHerbie Mann · 1957
Four!
Four!Hampton Hawes with Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne & Red Mitchell · 1959
Creek Bank
Creek BankMose Allison · 1959
The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn, Volume 2
The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn, Volume 2The Modern Jazz Quartet with Sonny Rollins · 1959
Stitt Plays Bird
Stitt Plays BirdSonny Stitt · 1964
Ornithology
OrnithologyCharlie Parker · 1966
Charlie Parker On Dial, Volume 1
Charlie Parker On Dial, Volume 1Charlie Parker · 1970
Jug & Dodo
Jug & DodoAmmons & Marmarosa · 1972
Chicago Concert
Chicago ConcertAmmons & Moody · 1973
Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux
Gene Ammons and Friends at MontreuxGene Ammons with Dexter Gordon & Cannonball Adderley · 1973
Let Me Tell You
Let Me Tell YouHerbie Mann · 1973
Salt Peanuts
Salt PeanutsSupersax · 1974
Roland Hanna Trio
Roland Hanna TrioRoland Hanna Trio · 1975
Creek Bank
Creek BankMose Allison · 1975
Here Comes Freddy
Here Comes FreddyHoward McGhee And Illinois Jacquet · 1976
Both Sides
Both SidesBuddy Rich · 1976
’Bop Redux
’Bop ReduxHank Jones · 1977
Pressure Cooker
Pressure CookerJunior Cook · 1977
The Very Best of Bird
The Very Best of BirdCharlie Parker · 1977
The Sound of Jazz: Kai Winding
The Sound of Jazz: Kai WindingKai Winding · 1977
Bird of Paradise
Bird of ParadiseSadao Watanabe with The Great Jazz Trio · 1979
"Chops"
"Chops"Joe Pass and Niels‐Henning Ørsted Pedersen · 1979
Just Friends
Just FriendsJoe Temperley & Jimmy Knepper · 1979
In Japan
In JapanHank Jones · 1979
Bird Lives!
Bird Lives!Joe Albany · 1979
Lazy Bird
Lazy BirdSadik Hakim · 1980
West Coast Time
West Coast TimeCharlie Parker · 1981
Chaka Khan
Chaka KhanChaka Khan · 1982
The Wildman Meets Madman
The Wildman Meets MadmanRichie Cole · 1982
Northern Portrait
Northern PortraitBarbara London · 1983
Flutin' the Bird... Bird Lives!
Flutin' the Bird... Bird Lives!Herbie Mann, Bobby Jaspar, Seldon Powell, Frank Wess · 1986
Charlie Parker Story on Dial, Vol.1, Westcoast Days
Charlie Parker Story on Dial, Vol.1, Westcoast DaysCharlie Parker · 1986
Looking at Bird
Looking at BirdArchie Shepp & Niels‐Henning Ørsted Pedersen · 1986
Seven Standards 1985, Volume II
Seven Standards 1985, Volume IIAnthony Braxton · 1986
In Sweden
In SwedenGerry Mulligan · 1987
Compact Jazz: Buddy Rich
Compact Jazz: Buddy RichBuddy Rich · 1987
Bird Lives! Music of Charlie Parker
Bird Lives! Music of Charlie ParkerVarious Artists · 1988
California Concerts, Volume 1
California Concerts, Volume 1Gerry Mulligan · 1988
Yardbird Suite
Yardbird SuiteFrank Morgan Quartet · 1988
The Legendary Dial Masters, Volume 2
The Legendary Dial Masters, Volume 2Charlie Parker · 1989
On Dial Completed
On Dial CompletedCharlie Parker · 1989
Stu Williamson Plays: The Bethlehem Years
Stu Williamson Plays: The Bethlehem YearsStu Williamson · 1989
Free Spirit
Free SpiritTed Brown Trio · 1989
The Highest Flying Bird
The Highest Flying BirdCharlie Parker · 1989
Remembrance of Dino's
Remembrance of Dino'sBill Perkins · 1989
Birdology - Live at the TBB Jazzz Festival
Birdology - Live at the TBB Jazzz FestivalRon Carter · 1989
The Legendary Dial Masters, Volume 1
The Legendary Dial Masters, Volume 1Charlie Parker · 1989
Stablemates
StablematesJunior Cook/George Coleman Octet · 1990
Ridin’ High
Ridin’ HighHod O’Brien · 1990
The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings of Charlie Parker
The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings of Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker · 1990
The Jazz Project
The Jazz ProjectPete Hartley · 1990
Best of Big Bands: Claude Thornhill
Best of Big Bands: Claude ThornhillClaude Thornhill · 1991
Holiday For Swing
Holiday For SwingBuddy DeFranco & Terry Gibbs Quintet · 1991
L.A. Get-Together!
L.A. Get-Together!Stan Getz & Chet Baker · 1992

Source: MusicBrainz work c3cfa4f9-e429-3599-a3b0-54a7cadb9ccc (CC0).