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Charlie Parker‘s work with Latin-Jazz groups departs from his classic bebop playing primarily in its approach to rhythm. The more groove-oriented patterns of Latin Jazz are in marked contrast to the sometimes irregular accents of bebop. Using more medium tempos, the overall effect of Parker‘s Latin bag is music, more solidly danceable. This collection has each master take from the sessions that featured Parker blowing in front of the great Latin-Jazz percussionists who provided the alto saxophonist with a perfect environment for him to take off from. Without doubt the gem of the collection in Chico O’Farrill‘s masterpiece, the Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite, an extended work that should stand beside Duke Ellington‘s longer compositions in the jazz canon. This compilation was first released in 1995.