Charlie Parker With Strings
by Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker With Strings by Charlie Parker
Year: 1950
Overall rank: 3,461st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 94 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1950 (3rd)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (104th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,461st)

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Charlie Parker With Strings is ranked as the best album by Charlie Parker.

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Overall rank: 3,461st | 1950s rank: 104th | 1950 rank: 3rd

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 94 votes)
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70/100
 
3 days ago JoshN125  Ratings distribution  1394/100
 
75/100
 
01/25/2026 18:09 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,51870/100
 
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01/13/2026 22:12 Adhura  Ratings distribution  1,55577/100
 
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10/26/2025 17:25 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,51073/100
 
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10/26/2025 11:01 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  22,98769/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.2.

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85/100
From 04/29/2022 13:35 | #284787
Perfect
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From 02/04/2022 18:10 | #280730
Nice
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80/100
From 09/17/2020 11:39 | #258322
Versão completa de 1950, incrível!
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From 09/17/2020 11:37 | #258321
Obra-prima!
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From 04/04/2016 12:57 | #163267
Excellent record, the production and arrangements are perfect.
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From 09/14/2013 20:20 | #85958
My first impression of this album is that it's a mixed bag. Some of the tracks sound a bit silly with Parker jamming at high speed over a gentle string section, while others mesh really well. More listens are needed.
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60/100
From 01/06/2013 19:17 | #60438
Like this one, is very decent!
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80/100
From 06/29/2012 16:20 | #45585
Good Stuff.
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