Constellation (composition)

"Constellation" is a bebop composition written in 1948 by American jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. It is a contrafact of "I Got Rhythm". "Constellation" was originally recorded by the Charlie Parker All-Stars on September 18, 1948 in New York City for Savoy Records.

The composition has been covered by numerous artists, including notable recordings by Miles Davis and Sonny Stitt.

References

Levine, Mark (2011-01-12). The Jazz Theory Book. O'Reilly Media, Inc. p. 416. ISBN 9781457101458. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
"Session details: Harris Smith Studio (September 18, 1948)". Plosin.com. 1948-09-18. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
Constellation at AllMusic

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Discography
Studio albums	Bird and Diz (1952) South of the Border (1952) Big Band (1954) Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 1 (1956) The Immortal Charlie Parker (1956) Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (1956) The Genius of Charlie Parker (1956) The Charlie Parker Story (1956) Now's the Time: the Quartet of Charlie Parker (1956) The Cole Porter Songbook (1956) Swedish Schnapps (1958)
Live albums	Jazz at Massey Hall (1953) Bird on 52nd St. (1958) Bird at St. Nick's (1958) Bird Is Free (1961) One Night in Birdland (1977) Summit Meeting at Birdland (1977) Inglewood Jam (1978) The Washington Concerts (1983) Live at Rockland Palace (1997)
Box sets	Charlie Parker's Savoy and Dial sessions Complete Charlie Parker on Dial Charlie Parker on Dial: The Complete Sessions Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve
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" "Chasin' the Bird" "Cheryl" "Confirmation" "Constellation " "Dexterity" "Donna Lee" "Ko-Ko" "Moose the Mooche" "Now's the Time" "Ornithology" "Parker's Mood" "Relaxin' at Camarillo" "Scrapple from the Apple" "Swingmatism" "Yardbird Suite"
Related	Bebop Dizzy Gillespie Charlie Parker with Strings Charlie Parker Omnibook Bird (1988 film) Bird and Diz
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