There is some controversy regarding the impetus for Parker to record standards, rather than his original compositions, in settings of this kind as a bid for greater commercial exposure.

However, they were instrumental in creating a vogue among jazz musicians for recording in a similar fashion: see Clifford Brown with Strings in 1955, and Focus by Stan Getz in 1961, among others.

In 2014, in New York, saxophonist and bandleader Aaron Johnson produced an historically accurate recreation of the Charlie Parker with Strings albums.

[10] Clef Records MGC 675 was an early (or the earliest) 12" release and had the same cover as MG-35010 but the following, differing content: Just Friends Everything Happens To Me April In Paris Summertime I Didn't Know What Time It Was If I Should Lose You You Came Along From Out Of Nowhere East Of The Sun They Can't Take That Away From Me Easy To Love I'm In The Mood For Love I'll Remember April The same songs, but in a different order were released on Verve MGV 8004 (also Verve V6-8004) "The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #2 - April In Paris" Other songs are on Verve MGV 8003 "The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #1 - Night And Day", and on MGV 8000, "The Charlie Parker Story #1".

In 1974, Verve Records (MV 2562) released a live version called "Charlie Parker With Strings – Midnight Jazz At Carnegie Hall".