Series · 40 books
Charlie Parker Books in Order
The complete Charlie Parker reading order — 40 books from 1959–2015.
- 01 A discography of Charlie Parker Amazon — buy A discography of Charlie Parker ThriftBooks — buy A discography of Charlie Parker eBooks.com — buy A discography of Charlie Parker
- 02 Charlie Parker Amazon — buy Charlie Parker ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker
- 03 Bird Amazon — buy Bird Bookshop — buy Bird ThriftBooks — buy Bird eBooks.com — buy Bird
- 04 Bird Lives Amazon — buy Bird Lives Bookshop — buy Bird Lives ThriftBooks — buy Bird Lives eBooks.com — buy Bird Lives
- 05 Charlie Parker 1940-1947 Amazon — buy Charlie Parker 1940-1947 ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker 1940-1947 eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker 1940-1947
- 06 Charlie Parker - Omnibook Amazon — buy Charlie Parker - Omnibook Bookshop — buy Charlie Parker - Omnibook ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker - Omnibook eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker - Omnibook
- 07 Charlie Parker, alto saxophone Amazon — buy Charlie Parker, alto saxophone ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker, alto saxophone eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker, alto saxophone
- 08 Celebrating Bird Amazon — buy Celebrating Bird Bookshop — buy Celebrating Bird ThriftBooks — buy Celebrating Bird eBooks.com — buy Celebrating Bird
- 09 Charlie Parker Omnibook Bass-Clef Amazon — buy Charlie Parker Omnibook Bass-Clef Bookshop — buy Charlie Parker Omnibook Bass-Clef ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker Omnibook Bass-Clef eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker Omnibook Bass-Clef
- 10 Charlie Parker Played Be Bop Amazon — buy Charlie Parker Played Be Bop Bookshop — buy Charlie Parker Played Be Bop ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker Played Be Bop eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
- 11 Charlie Parker, musician Amazon — buy Charlie Parker, musician Bookshop — buy Charlie Parker, musician ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker, musician eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker, musician
- 12 Vacations Can Be Murder Amazon — buy Vacations Can Be Murder Bookshop — buy Vacations Can Be Murder ThriftBooks — buy Vacations Can Be Murder eBooks.com — buy Vacations Can Be Murder
- 13 Deadly Gamble Amazon — buy Deadly Gamble Bookshop — buy Deadly Gamble ThriftBooks — buy Deadly Gamble eBooks.com — buy Deadly Gamble
- 14 Charlie Parker And Thematic Improvisation Amazon — buy Charlie Parker And Thematic Improvisation Bookshop — buy Charlie Parker And Thematic Improvisation ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker And Thematic Improvisation eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker And Thematic Improvisation
- 15 The Charlie Parker companion Amazon — buy The Charlie Parker companion Bookshop — buy The Charlie Parker companion ThriftBooks — buy The Charlie Parker companion eBooks.com — buy The Charlie Parker companion
- 16 Charlie Parker for Guitar Amazon — buy Charlie Parker for Guitar Bookshop — buy Charlie Parker for Guitar ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker for Guitar eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker for Guitar
- 17 A Song of Shadows: A Charlie Parker Thriller: 13 Amazon — buy A Song of Shadows: A Charlie Parker Thriller: 13 Bookshop — buy A Song of Shadows: A Charlie Parker Thriller: 13 ThriftBooks — buy A Song of Shadows: A Charlie Parker Thriller: 13 eBooks.com — buy A Song of Shadows: A Charlie Parker Thriller: 13
- 18 Competition can be murder Amazon — buy Competition can be murder Bookshop — buy Competition can be murder ThriftBooks — buy Competition can be murder eBooks.com — buy Competition can be murder
- 19 The black angel Amazon — buy The black angel Bookshop — buy The black angel ThriftBooks — buy The black angel eBooks.com — buy The black angel
- 20 Black Angel Amazon — buy Black Angel Bookshop — buy Black Angel ThriftBooks — buy Black Angel eBooks.com — buy Black Angel
- 21 Balloons can be murder Amazon — buy Balloons can be murder Bookshop — buy Balloons can be murder ThriftBooks — buy Balloons can be murder eBooks.com — buy Balloons can be murder
- 22 Charlie Parker Collection Amazon — buy Charlie Parker Collection Bookshop — buy Charlie Parker Collection ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker Collection eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker Collection
- 23 Chasin' The Bird Amazon — buy Chasin' The Bird Bookshop — buy Chasin' The Bird ThriftBooks — buy Chasin' The Bird eBooks.com — buy Chasin' The Bird
- 24 Kansas City Lightning Amazon — buy Kansas City Lightning Bookshop — buy Kansas City Lightning ThriftBooks — buy Kansas City Lightning eBooks.com — buy Kansas City Lightning
- 25 Charlie Parker for Piano Amazon — buy Charlie Parker for Piano Bookshop — buy Charlie Parker for Piano ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker for Piano eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker for Piano
- 26 The Reapers Amazon — buy The Reapers Bookshop — buy The Reapers ThriftBooks — buy The Reapers eBooks.com — buy The Reapers
- 27 The Whisperers A Charlie Parker Thriller Amazon — buy The Whisperers A Charlie Parker Thriller Bookshop — buy The Whisperers A Charlie Parker Thriller ThriftBooks — buy The Whisperers A Charlie Parker Thriller eBooks.com — buy The Whisperers A Charlie Parker Thriller
- 28 Every Dead Thing : A Charlie Parker Thriller Amazon — buy Every Dead Thing : A Charlie Parker Thriller Bookshop — buy Every Dead Thing : A Charlie Parker Thriller ThriftBooks — buy Every Dead Thing : A Charlie Parker Thriller eBooks.com — buy Every Dead Thing : A Charlie Parker Thriller
- 29 The Lovers (Charlie Parker #8) Amazon — buy The Lovers (Charlie Parker #8) Bookshop — buy The Lovers (Charlie Parker #8) ThriftBooks — buy The Lovers (Charlie Parker #8) eBooks.com — buy The Lovers (Charlie Parker #8)
- 30 Charlie Parker Gems Amazon — buy Charlie Parker Gems Bookshop — buy Charlie Parker Gems ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker Gems eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker Gems
- 31 The Whisperers Amazon — buy The Whisperers Bookshop — buy The Whisperers ThriftBooks — buy The Whisperers eBooks.com — buy The Whisperers
- 32 The Wrath of Angels : A Charlie Parker Thriller Amazon — buy The Wrath of Angels : A Charlie Parker Thriller Bookshop — buy The Wrath of Angels : A Charlie Parker Thriller ThriftBooks — buy The Wrath of Angels : A Charlie Parker Thriller eBooks.com — buy The Wrath of Angels : A Charlie Parker Thriller
- 33 Charlie Parker Real Book Amazon — buy Charlie Parker Real Book Bookshop — buy Charlie Parker Real Book ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker Real Book eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker Real Book
- 34 Wrath of Angels a Charlie Parker Thriller Amazon — buy Wrath of Angels a Charlie Parker Thriller Bookshop — buy Wrath of Angels a Charlie Parker Thriller ThriftBooks — buy Wrath of Angels a Charlie Parker Thriller eBooks.com — buy Wrath of Angels a Charlie Parker Thriller
- 35 The wrath of angels Amazon — buy The wrath of angels Bookshop — buy The wrath of angels ThriftBooks — buy The wrath of angels eBooks.com — buy The wrath of angels
- 36 Testimony, a tribute to Charlie Parker Amazon — buy Testimony, a tribute to Charlie Parker Bookshop — buy Testimony, a tribute to Charlie Parker ThriftBooks — buy Testimony, a tribute to Charlie Parker eBooks.com — buy Testimony, a tribute to Charlie Parker
- 37 The Wolf in Winter Amazon — buy The Wolf in Winter Bookshop — buy The Wolf in Winter ThriftBooks — buy The Wolf in Winter eBooks.com — buy The Wolf in Winter
- 38 Untitled Charlie Parker 2 Amazon — buy Untitled Charlie Parker 2 Bookshop — buy Untitled Charlie Parker 2 ThriftBooks — buy Untitled Charlie Parker 2 eBooks.com — buy Untitled Charlie Parker 2
- 39 A song of shadows Amazon — buy A song of shadows Bookshop — buy A song of shadows ThriftBooks — buy A song of shadows eBooks.com — buy A song of shadows
- 40 Charlie Parker Songbook Amazon — buy Charlie Parker Songbook Bookshop — buy Charlie Parker Songbook ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Parker Songbook eBooks.com — buy Charlie Parker Songbook
Reading tracker
Track your progress through Charlie Parker
Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A discography of Charlie Parker | 1959 | ||
| 2 | Charlie Parker | 1960 | ||
| 3 | Bird | 1962 | ||
| 4 | Bird Lives | 1972 | ||
| 5 | Charlie Parker 1940-1947 | 1974 | ||
| 6 | Charlie Parker - Omnibook | 1978 | ||
| 7 | Charlie Parker, alto saxophone | 1978 | ||
| 8 | Celebrating Bird | 1987 | ||
| 9 | Charlie Parker Omnibook Bass-Clef | 1987 | ||
| 10 | Charlie Parker Played Be Bop | 1992 | ||
| 11 | Charlie Parker, musician | 1992 | ||
| 12 | Vacations Can Be Murder | 1995 | ||
| 13 | Deadly Gamble | 1995 | ||
| 14 | Charlie Parker And Thematic Improvisation | 1996 | ||
| 15 | The Charlie Parker companion | 1998 | ||
| 16 | Charlie Parker for Guitar | 2001 | ||
| 17 | A Song of Shadows: A Charlie Parker Thriller: 13 | 2001 | ||
| 18 | Competition can be murder | 2004 | ||
| 19 | The black angel | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Black Angel | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Balloons can be murder | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Charlie Parker Collection | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Chasin' The Bird | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Kansas City Lightning | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Charlie Parker for Piano | 2008 | ||
| 26 | The Reapers | 2009 | ||
| 27 | The Whisperers A Charlie Parker Thriller | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Every Dead Thing : A Charlie Parker Thriller | 2010 | ||
| 29 | The Lovers (Charlie Parker #8) | 2010 | ||
| 30 | Charlie Parker Gems | 2011 | ||
| 31 | The Whisperers | 2011 | ||
| 32 | The Wrath of Angels : A Charlie Parker Thriller | 2012 | ||
| 33 | Charlie Parker Real Book | 2012 | ||
| 34 | Wrath of Angels a Charlie Parker Thriller | 2012 | ||
| 35 | The wrath of angels | 2013 | ||
| 36 | Testimony, a tribute to Charlie Parker | 2013 | ||
| 37 | The Wolf in Winter | 2014 | ||
| 38 | Untitled Charlie Parker 2 | 2014 | ||
| 39 | A song of shadows | 2015 | ||
| 40 | Charlie Parker Songbook | 2015 |
Charlie Parker reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with A discography of Charlie Parker (1959). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Charlie Parker — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Charlie Parker books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1959–2015.
What is the newest Charlie Parker book?
Charlie Parker Songbook, published in 2015.