Atlantic


The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948
Charlie Parker
Atlantic 92911, Savoy Jazz SVJ17079.2 (8CD)

Disc 1

*1 1944/09/15      Tiny Grimes Quintet    Savoy Rec., 'WOR Recording Studios', NYC
Tiny Grimes (g); Charlie Parker (as); Clyde Hart (p); Jimmy Butts (b); Harold West (ds).

*2 1945/02/28      Dizzy Gillespie Sextet    Guild Rec., Unknown rec. studio, NYC
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Clyde Hart (p); Remo Palmieri (g); Slam Stewart (b); Cozy Cole (ds).

*3 1945/05/11      Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Stars    Guild Rec., Unknown studio, NYC
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo); Charlie Parker (as); Al Haig (p); Curly Russell (b); Sid Catlett (ds); Sarah Vaughan (vo).

*4 1945/11/26      Charlie Parker's Reboppers    Savoy Rec. WOR Rec. studios, NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p); Sadik Hakim (p); Curly Russell (b); Max Roach (ds).

  1. Tiny's Tempo (T. Grimes) [take 3 (master)] 2:55 *1
  2. I'll Always Love You Just the Same (Unknown) [take 2 (master)] 3:01 *1
  3. Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 5 (master)] 3:03 *1
  4. Red Cross (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] 3:10 *1
  5. Tiny's Tempo (T. Grimes) [take 1] 3:02 *1
  6. Tiny's Tempo (T. Grimes) [take 2] 3:02 *1
  7. I'll Always Love You Just the Same (Unknown) [take 1] 2:59 *1
  8. Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 1] 3:08 *1
  9. Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 2 (incomplete)] 1:02 *1
10. Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 3] 3:09 *1
11. Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 4 (incomplete)] 0:45 *1
12. Red Cross (C. Parker) [take 1] 3:17 *1
13. Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) 2:44 *2
14. All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) 2:49 *2
15. Dizzy Atmosphere (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) 2:49 *2
16. Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie-K. Clarke) 3:18 *3
17. Shaw 'Nuff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) 3:02 *3
18. Lover Man (J. Davis-R. Ramirez-J. Sherman) 3:25 *3
19. Hot House (T. Dameron) 3:12 *3
20. Warming Up a Riff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Cherokee] [incomplete] 2:36 *4
21. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] 3:09 *4
22. Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] 3:16 *4
23. Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Thriving on a Riff] [take 3 (master)] 2:56 *4
24. Meandering (P. David) [Embraceable You] [incomplete] 3:18 *4
25. Ko Ko (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] 3:18 *4

Disc 2

*4 1945/11/26      Charlie Parker's Reboppers    Savoy Rec. WOR Rec. studios, NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p); Sadik Hakim (p); Curly Russell (b); Max Roach (ds).

*5 1945/12/17B      Slim Gaillard and His Orchestra    Bel-Tone Rec., Electro-Vox Rec. St., Hollywood
Slim Gaillard (g, p, vo); Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Jack McVea (ts); Dodo Marmarosa (p); Bam Brown (b); Zutty Singleton (ds).

*6 1946/02/05      Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen    Dial Rec., Electro Broadcasting Studios, Glendale, Ca
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Lucky Thompson (ts); George Handy (p); Arvin Garrison (g); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (ds).

*7 1946/03/28      Charlie Parker Septet    Dial Rec., Radio Recorders Studios, Hollywood
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); Lucky Thompson (ts); Arvin Garrison (g); Dodo Marmarosa (p); Vic McMillan (b); Roy Porter (ds).

  1. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 1] 2:43 *4
  2. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] 1:44 *4
  3. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 3] 3:07 *4
  4. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] 1:39 *4
  5. Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 1 (false start)] 0:21 *4
  6. Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 2 (false start)] 0:38 *4
  7. Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 3] 3:08 *4
  8. Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Thriving on a Riff] [take 1] 3:00 *4
  9. Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Thriving on a Riff] [take 2 (incomplete)] 0:24 *4
10. Ko Ko (C. Parker) [take 1 (false start)] [Cherokee] 0:39 *4
11. Dizzy's Boogie (D. Gillespie) [take 2 (master)] 3:09 *5
12. Flat Foot Floogie (S. Gaillard-S. Stewart-F. Root) [take 2 (master)] 2:32 *5
13. Popity Pop (S. Gaillard) 2:57 *5
14. Slim's Jam (S. Gaillard) 3:15 *5
15. Dizzy's Boogie (D. Gillespie) [take 1] 3:14 *5
16. Flat Foot Floogie (S. Gaillard-S. Stewart-F. Root) [take 1] 2:46 *5
17. Diggin' Diz (C. Parker) 2:53 *6
18. Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] 3:03 *7
19. Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] 2:55 *7
20. Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 4 (master)] 3:01 *7
21. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 5 (master)] 3:05 *7
22. Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [take 1] 2:59 *7
23. Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [take 3] 2:55 *7
24. Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) [take 1] 2:39 *7
25. Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 1] 2:59 *7
26. Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 3] 3:18 *7
27. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 1 (incomplete)] [Famous Alto Break] 0:50 *7
28. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 4] 3:02 *7

Disc 3

*8 1946/07/29      Charlie Parker Quintet    Dial Rec., C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood
Charlie Parker (as); Howard McGhee (tp); Jimmy Bunn (p); Bob Kesterson (b); Roy Porter (ds).

*9 1947/02/01      Jam Session    'Charles "Chuck" Kopely's Apartment', Los Angeles
Howard McGhee (tp); Melvin Broiles (tp); Shorty Rogers (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Russ Freeman (p) Arnold Fishkind (b); Jimmy Pratt (ds).

*10 1947/02/19      Charlie Parker Quartet    Dial Rec., C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood
Charlie Parker (as); Erroll Garner (p); Red Callender (b); Harold West (ds); Earl Coleman (vo).

  1. Max is Making Wax (O. Pettiford) 2:30 *8
  2. Lover Man (J. Davis-R. Ramirez-J. Sherman) 3:19 *8
  3. The Gypsy (B. Reid) 3:01 *8
  4. Bebop (C. Parker) 2:53 *8
  5. Blues #1 (Unknown) [Blues on the Sofa?] 0:46 *9
  6. Blues #2 (Unknown) [Kopely Plaza Blues?] 1:03 *9
  7. Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) 2:14 *9
  8. Lullaby in Rhythm (B. Goodman-E. Sampson) (Part 1) 1:29 *9
  9. Lullaby in Rhythm (B. Goodman-E. Sampson) (Part 2) 1:33 *9
10. Home Cookin' (Unknown) [Cherokee] 2:09 *9
11. Home Cookin' (Unknown) [I Got Rhythm] 2:28 *9
12. Home Cookin' (Unknown) ['S Wonderful] 2:24 *9
13. This is Always (M. Gordon-H. Warren) [take 1 (master)] 3:12) *10
14. Dark Shadows (E. Coleman) [take 3 (master)] 3:07 *10
15. Bird's Nest (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] 2:45 *10
16. Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] 3:05 *10
17. This is Always (M. Gordon-H. Warren) [take 2] 3:10 *10
18. Dark Shadows (E. Coleman) [take 1] 4:04 *10
19. Dark Shadows (E. Coleman) [take 2] 3:14 *10
20. Dark Shadows (E. Coleman) [take 4] [Sonically Inferior] 2:58 *10
21. Bird's Nest (C. Parker) [take 1] 2:51 *10
22. Bird's Nest (C. Parker) [take 2] 2:50 *10
23. Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 1] [Hot Blues] 1:57 *10
24. Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 2] [Blow Top Blues] 2:22 *10
25. Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 4] 2:47 *10

Disc 4

*11 1947/02/26      Charlie Parker's New Stars    Dial Rec., C.P. MacGregor St., Hollywood
Charlie Parker (as); Howard McGhee (tp); Wardell Gray (ts); Dodo Marmarosa (p); Barney Kessel (g); Red Callender (b); Don Lamond (ds).

*12 1947/05/08      Charlie Parker Quintet    Savoy records, 'Harry Smith Studios', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); Bud Powell (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (ds).

  1. Relaxin' at Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] 3:01 *11
  2. Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 4 (master)] 2:59 *11
  3. Carvin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] 2:43 *11
  4. Stupendous (H. McGhee) [take 1 (master)] 2:54 *11
  5. Relaxin' at Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 1] 2:58 *11
  6. Relaxin' at Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 4] 2:58 *11
  7. Relaxin' at Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 5] 2:54 *11
  8. Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 1] 3:10 *11
  9. Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 2] 3:03 *11
10. Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 3] 3:01 *11
11. Carvin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 1] 2:44 *11
12. Stupendous (H. McGhee) [take 2] 2:55 *11
13. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 5 (master)] 2:34 *12
14. Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] 2:45 *12
15. Cheryl (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] 3:04 *12
16. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] 2:32 *12
17. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 1 (false start)] 0:16 *12
18. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 2] 3:02 *12
19. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 3] 2:33 *12
20. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 4] 2:38 *12
21. Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 1] 2:55 *12
22. Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 2 (false start)] 0:20 *12
23. Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 3] 3:01 *12
24. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 1] 3:01 *12
25. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] 0:35 *12
26. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 3] 2:40 *12
27. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] 0:19) *12

Disc 5

*1 1947/08/14      Miles Davis All-Stars    Savoy records, 'Harry Smith Studios', NYC
Miles Davis (tp); Charlie Parker (ts); John Lewis (p); Nelson Boyd (b); Max Roach (ds).

*14 1947/10/28      Charlie Parker Quintet    Dial Records, 'WOR Studios', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); Duke Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (ds).

  1. Milestones (M. Davis) [take 2 (master)] 2:37 *13
  2. Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 3 (master)] 2:51 *13
  3. Half Nelson (M. Davis) [take 2 (master)] 2:44 *13
  4. Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 2 (master)] 2:23 *13
  5. Milestones (M. Davis) [take 1 (false start)] 0:08 *13
  6. Milestones (M. Davis) [take 3] 2:46 *13
  7. Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 1 (incomplete)] 0:35 *13
  8. Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 2] 3:10 *13
  9. Half Nelson (M. Davis) [take 1] 2:52 *13
10. Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 1 (incomplete)] 0:57 *13
11. Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 3 (false start)] 0:05 *13
12. Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 4] 2:28 *13
13. Dexterity (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] 2:58 *14
14. Bongo Bop (C. Parker) [take 1 (master)] 2:45 *14
15. Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] 3:06 *14
16. The Hymn (C. Parker) [take 2] [Superman] 2:27 *14
17. All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [take 3] [Bird of Paradise] 3:11 *14
18. Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [take 2] 3:20 *14
19. Dexterity (C. Parker) [take 1] 2:57 *14
20. Bongo Bop (C. Parker) [take 2] 2:46 *14
21. Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 1] [Prezology] 3:30 *14
22. Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 2] 3:03 *14
23. The Hymn (C. Parker) [take 1 (master)] 2:30 *14
24. All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [take 1] [Bird of Paradise] 3:05 *14
25. All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [take 2] [Bird of Paradise] 3:07 *14
26. Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [take 1] 3:40 *14

Disc 6

*15 1947/11/04      Charlie Parker Quintet    Dial Records, 'WOR Studios', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); Duke Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (ds).

*16 1947/12/17      Charlie Parker Sextet    Dial Records, 'WOR Studios', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); J.J. Johnson (tb); Duke Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (ds).

  1. Bird Feathers (C. Parker) [take 3] 2:50 *15
  2. Klact-oveeseds-tene (C. Parker) [take 1 (master)] 3:05 *15
  3. Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] 2:56 *15
  4. My Old Flame (A. Johnston-S. Coslow) 3:09 *15
  5. Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green) [take 2] 3:48 *15
  6. Don't Blame Me (D. Fields-J. McHugh) [take 1] 2:46 *15
  7. Klact-oveeseds-tene (C. Parker) [take 2] 3:05 *15
  8. Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) [take 2] 2:38 *15
  9. Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green) [take 1] 4:03 *15
10. Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green) [take 3] 3:03 *15
11. Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] [Big Foot] 3:01 *16
12. Quasimodo (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] 2:58 *16
13. Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] 2:45 *16
14. Bongo Beep (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Bird Feathers] 3:05 *16
15. Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 4 (master)] 3:02 *16
16. How Deep is the Ocean? (I. Berlin) [take 1 (master)] 3:30 *16
17. Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 2] [Big Foot] 2:57 *16
18. Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 4] [Big Foot] 2:57 *16
19. Quasimodo (C. Parker) [take 2] 2:56 *16
20. Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 2] 2:50 *16
21. Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 4] 2:50 *16
22. Bongo Beep (C. Parker) [take 2] [Dexterity] 3:04 *16
23. Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 1 (incomplete)] 1:04 *16
24. Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 2 (incomplete)] 0:35 *16
25. Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 3] 3:05 *16
26. How Deep is the Ocean? (I. Berlin) [take 2] 3:08 *16

Disc 7

*17 1947/12/21      Charlie Parker Quintet    Savoy Records, 'United Sound Studios', Detroit
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); Duke Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (ds).

*18 1948/09/18      Charlie Parker All-Stars    Savoy Records, 'Harry Smith Studios', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); John Lewis (p); Curly Russell (b); Max Roach (ds).

*19 1948/09/24      Charlie Parker All-Stars    Savoy Records, 'Harry Smith Studios', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); John Lewis (p); Curly Russell (b); Max Roach (ds).

  1. Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] 2:40 *17
  2. Bluebird (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] 2:52 *17
  3. Klaunstance (C. Parker) [The Way You Look Tonight] 2:43 *17
  4. Bird Gets the Worm (C. Parker) [Lover Come Back to Me] [take 3 (master)] 2:37 *17
  5. Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 1 (incomplete)] 0:17 *17
  6. Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] 0:46 *17
  7. Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 3 (incomplete)] 1:06 *17
  8. Bluebird (C. Parker) [take 1]? 2:55 *17
  9. Bird Gets the Worm (C. Parker) [Lover Come Back to Me] [take 1] 3:01 *17
10. Bird Gets the Worm (C. Parker) [Lover Come Back to Me] [take 2 (incomplete)] 0:13 *17
11. Barbados (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] 2:28 *18
12. Ah-Leu-Cha (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] 2:55 *18
13. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] 2:29 *18
14. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] 3:04 *18
15. Barbados (C. Parker) [take 1] 2:38 *18
16. Barbados (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] 0:45 *18
17. Barbados (C. Parker) [take 3] 2:35 *18
18. Ah-Leu-Cha (C. Parker) [take 1 (incomplete)] 0:38 *18
19. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 1 (incomplete)] 0:23 *18
20. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 2] 2:33 *18
21. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 3 (incomplete)] 2:07 *18
22. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] 0:23 *18
23. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 1 (false start)] 0:05 *18
24. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 2] 3:25 *18
25. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 3 (false start)] 0:12 *18
26. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] 2:14 *18
27. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 7 (master)] 2:34 *19
28. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 12 (master)] 2:44) *19
29. Steeplechase (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] 3:12 *19
30. Merry-Go-Round (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] 2:24 *19

Disc 8

*19 1948/09/24      Charlie Parker All-Stars    Savoy Records, 'Harry Smith Studios', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); John Lewis (p); Curly Russell (b); Max Roach (ds).

*20 1945/06/06      Red Norvo and His Selected Sextet    Comet Rec., 'WOR Rec. Studios',
Red Norvo (vib); Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Flip Phillips (ts); Teddy Wilson (p); Slam Stewart (b); Specs Powell (ds); J.C. Heard (ds).

  1. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 1] 2:09 *19
  2. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] 0:29 *19
  3. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 3] 2:09 *19
  4. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] 0:20 *19
  5. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 5 (incomplete)] 0:40 *19
  6. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 6] 2:24 *19
  7. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 1 (false start)] 0:05 *19
  8. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] 1:16 *19
  9. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 3 (incomplete)] 0:53 *19
10. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 4 (false start)] 0:06 *19
11. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 5] 2:57 *19
12. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 6 (false start)] 0:07 *19
13. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 7 (incomplete)] 1:00 *19
14. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 8 (false start)] 0:05 *19
15. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 9] 3:06 *19
16. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 10 (incomplete)] 0:36 *19
17. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 11 (incomplete)] 0:50 *19
18. Merry-Go-Round (C. Parker) [take 1] 2:24 *19
19. Hallelujah (C. Grey-L. Robin-V. Youmans) [take 3 (master)] 3:59 *20
20. Get Happy (H. Arlen-T. Koehler) [take 2 (master)] 3:42 *20
21. Slam Slam Blues (R. Norvo) [take 2 (master)] 4:30 *20
22. Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] 3:55 *20
23. Hallelujah (C. Grey-L. Robin-V. Youmans) [take 1] 4:11 *20
24. Hallelujah (C. Grey-L. Robin-V. Youmans) [take 2] 4:03 *20
25. Get Happy (H. Arlen-T. Koehler) [take 1] 4:03 *20
26. Slam Slam Blues (R. Norvo) [take 1] 5:06 *20
27. Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 1 (incomplete)] 1:06 *20
28. Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] 1:17 *20
29. Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 3] 4:01 *20
30. Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 4] 3:54 *20

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