BIRD FLIES AGAIN

The third in a series of albums expanding on Charlie Parker’s 10-inch Clef Records releases from the early 1950s will be issued 12/8 by Verve Records/UMe and Third Man Records.

Now’s The Time: The Genius of Charlie Parker #3 includes “Laird Baird,” “I Remember You” and “Confirmation” performed by two different groups featuring pianists Hank Jones and Al Haig, bassists Percy Heath and Teddy Kotick, and drummer Max Roach.

The record, part of the Verve By Request series, has been mastered from original analog sources by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound. As with all albums in the series, the LP will be available in two audiophile-grade pressings: 180-gram black vinyl and a limited edition 180-gram yellow color vinyl variant.

The Third Man Edition, which also includes a two-color, screen-printed jacket on archival French cover stock, custom printed and assembled in Detroit, is available exclusively via Third Man Records and uDiscoverMusic.