Constellation (composition)

"Constellation" is a bebop composition written in 1948 by American jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. It is a contrafact of "I Got Rhythm".^[1] "Constellation" was originally recorded by Charlie Parker All-Stars on September 18, 1948 in NYC for Savoy Records^[2]

The composition has been covered by numerous artists, including notable recordings by Miles Davis and Sonny Stitt^[3]

References

Charlie Parker

Discography

Live recordings	Jazz at the Philharmonic Bird on 52nd St. Jazz at Massey Hall

Box sets	Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve Complete Charlie Parker on Dial Charlie Parker on Dial: The Complete Sessions Charlie Parker's Savoy and Dial Sessions

Compositions	"Ah-Leu-Cha" "Anthropology" "Au Privave" "Big Foot" aka "Driftin' on a Reed" "Barbados" "Billie's Bounce" "Bird Gets the Worm" "Bloomdido" "Blues for Alice" "Cheryl" "Confirmation" "Constellation " "Ko-Ko" "Moose the Mooche" "Ornithology" "Scrapple from the Apple" "Swingmatism" "Yardbird Suite"

Related	Bebop Dizzy Gillespie Charlie Parker with Strings Charlie Parker Omnibook

Book Category

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