Though Charlie Parker received quite a bit of criticism during his lifetime for making his "with Strings" recordings, they are now universally recognized as masterpieces. Parker's idea was to bridge the gap between jazz and classical music. Much of his inspiration originated in the "modern" composers of the first half of the 20th century including Stravinsky, Bartok, Schoenberg, and Ravel. In addition to Parker on alto saxophone, featured were Mitch Miller on oboe and English horn; Bronislav Gimpel, Max Hollander, and Milton Lamask on violin; Frank Brieff on viola; Frank Miller on cello; Meyer Rosen on harp; Stan Freeman on piano; Ray Brown on bass; Buddy Rich on drums; and Jimmy Carroll as arranger and conductor. This arrangement features piano doubling on celeste and drums doubling on vibraphone. The original score and parts were used as the basis for this publication.