Blue Moon (Sp)
The Complete 1944 - 1948 Small Group Sessions Vol.1 1944-1945
Charlie Parker
Blue Moon (Sp) BMCD 1007
*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 1945/01/04 Clyde Hart's All Stars Unknown rec. studio, NYC
Charlie Parker (as) Rolf Ericsson (tp) Gosta Theselius (p) Thore Jederby (b) Jack Noren (ds)
*3 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).
*4 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).
*5 1945/05/25 Sarah Vaughan and her Octet Continental Rec., Unknown rec. studio, NYC
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Flip Fhillips (ts); Nat Jaffe -1, Tadd Dameron -2 (p); Bill DeArango (g); Curly Russell (b); Max Roach (ds); Sarah Vaughan (vcl).
*6 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. | Tiny's Tempo (T. Grimes) [take 3 (master)] | 2:53 | *1 |
| 2. | I'll Always Love You (Unknown) [take 3 (master)] | 2:57 | *1 |
| 3. | Romance Without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 5 (master)] | 3:01 | *1 |
| 4. | Red Cross (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] | 3:07 | *1 |
| 5. | What's The Matter Now(C. Williams-S. Williams. Arr. C. Hart) v.RW | 2:50 | *2 |
| 6. | l Want Every Bit 0f It (C.Williams-S. Williams.Arr. C. Hart) v.RW | 3:10 | *2 |
| 7. | That's The Blues (Rubberlegs Williams-Monty Shad) v.RW | 2:55 | *2 |
| 8. | 4-F Blues (Rubberlegs Williams-Morty Shad) v.RW | 2:20 | *2 |
| 9. | Dream Of You (Moran-Oliver) v.TY | 2:52 | *2 |
| 10. | Seventh Avenue (G. Powell-l. Higginbotham) v.TY | 2:53 | *2 |
| 11. | Sorta Kinda (J. Young) v.TY | 2:44 | *2 |
| 12. | Ooh! 0oh! My! My! Oh! Oh! (Paparelli-Toomas-LeVeen) v.TY | 2:46 | *2 |
| 13. | Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) | 2:43 | *3 |
| 14. | All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) | 2:47 | *3 |
| 15. | Dizzy Atmosphere (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) | 2:47 | *3 |
| 16. | Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie-K. Clarke) | 3:16 | *4 |
| 17. | Shaw 'Nuff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) | 3:01 | *4 |
| 18. | Lover Man (J. Davis-R. Ramirez-J. Sherman) | 3:23 | *4 |
| 19. | Hot House (T. Dameron) | 3:10 | *4 |
| 20. | What More Can A Woman Do (Lee-Barbour) | 3:00 | *5 |
| 21. | I'd Rather Have A Memory (Feather-Russell) | 2:40 | *5 |
| 22. | Mean To Me (Turk-Ahlert) | 2:39 | *5 |
| 23. | Hallelujah (C. Grey-L. Robin-V. Youmans) [take C (master)] | 3:56 | *6 |
| 24. | Get Happy (H. Arlen-T. Koehler) [take D (master)] | 3:42 | *6 |
The Complete 1944 -1948 Small Group Sessions Vol.2 1945-1946
Charlie Parker
Blue Moon (Sp) BMCD 1008
*1 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).
*2 1945/09/04 Sir Charles Thompson and His All-Stars Apollo Rec. Unknown venue, NYC
Sir Charles Thompson (p); Buck Clayton (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Dexter Gordon (ts); Danny Barker (g); Jimmy Butts (b); J.C. Heard (ds).
*3 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).
*4 1945/12/17B Slim Gaillard and His Orchestra 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).
*5 1946/02/05 Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen Electro Broadcasting Studio, Glendale CA
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Lucky Thompson (ts); George Handy (p); Arvin Garrison (g); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (ds).
*6 1946/03/28 Charlie Parker Septet Radio Recorders Studio, Hollywood CA
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); Lucky Thompson (ts); Arvin Garrison (g); Dodo Marmarosa (p); Vic McMillan (b); Roy Porter (ds).
*7 1946/07/29 Charlie Parker Quintet C.P. MacGregor Studio, Hollywood CA
Charlie Parker (as); Howard McGhee (tp); Jimmy Bunn (p); Bob Kesterson (b); Roy Porter (ds).
| 1. | Slam Slam Blues (R. Norvo) [take B (master)] | 4:25 | *1 |
| 2. | Congo Blues (R. Norvo) [take C (master)] | 3:51 | *1 |
| 3. | Takin' Off (C. Thompson) | 3:05 | *2 |
| 4. | If I Had You (T. Shapiro-J. Campbell-R. Connelly) | 2:58 | *2 |
| 5. | 20th Century Blues (N. Coward) | 2:54 | *2 |
| 6. | The Street Beat (C. Thompson) | 2:33 | *2 |
| 7. | Warming Up a Riff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Cherokee] [inc.] | 2:34 | *3 |
| 8. | Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] | 3:07 | *3 |
| 9. | Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] | 3:14 | *3 |
| 10. | Thriving on a Riff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Anthropology] [take 3 (master)] | 2:54 | *3 |
| 11. | Meandering (P. David) [Embraceable You] [inc.] | 3:16 | *3 |
| 12. | Ko Ko (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] | 2:53 | *3 |
| 13. | Dizzy's Boogie (D. Gillespie) [take 2 (master)] | 3:10 | *4 |
| 14. | Flat Foot Floogie (S. Gaillard-S. Stewart-F. Root) [take 2 (master)] | 2:33 | *4 |
| 15. | Popity Pop (S. Gaillard) | 2:58 | *4 |
| 16. | Slim's Jam (S. Gaillard) | 3:16 | *4 |
| 17. | Diggin Diz (C. Parker) | 2:51 | *5 |
| 18. | Moose The Mooche [take 2 (master)] | 3:01 | *6 |
| 19. | Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] | 2:53 | *6 |
| 20. | Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 4 (master)] | 2:58 | *6 |
| 21. | A Night In Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 5 (master)] | 3:01 | *6 |
| 22. | Max Making Wax (O. Pettiford) | 2:29 | *7 |
| 23. | Lover Man (J. Davis-R. Ramirez-J. Sherman) | 3:18 | *7 |
The Complete 1944 -1948 Small Group Sessions Vol.3 1946-1947
Charlie Parker
Blue Moon (Sp) BMCD 1009
*1 1946/07/29 Charlie Parker Quintet C.P. MacGregor Studio, Hollywood CA
Charlie Parker (as); Howard McGhee (tp); Jimmy Bunn (p); Bob Kesterson (b); Roy Porter (ds).
*2 1947/02/19 Charlie Parker Quartet C.P. MacGregor Studio, Hollywood CA
Charlie Parker (as); Erroll Garner (p); Red Callender (b); Harold West (ds); Earl Coleman (vo).
*3 1947/02/26 Charlie Parker's New Stars C.P. MacGregor Studio, Hollywood CA
Charlie Parker (as); Howard McGhee (tp); Wardell Gray (ts); Dodo Marmarosa (p); Barney Kessel (g); Red Callender (b); Don Lamond (ds).
*4 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.)
*5 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).
*6 1947/10/28 Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); Duke Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (ds).
| 1. | The Gypsy (B. Reid) | 3:01 | *1 |
| 2. | Bebop (C. Parker) | 2:52 | *1 |
| 3. | This Is Always (M. Gordon-H. Warren) [take 1 (master)] | 3:12 | *2 |
| 4. | Dark Shadows (E. Coleman) [take 3 (master)] | 3:04 | *2 |
| 5. | Birds Nest (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] | 2:41 | *2 |
| 6. | Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] | 3:06 | *2 |
| 7. | Relaxin At Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] | 3:04 | *3 |
| 8. | Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 4 (master)] | 3:03 | *3 |
| 9. | Carvin The Bird (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] | 2:43 | *3 |
| 10. | Stupendous (H. McGhee) [take 1 (master)] | 2:53 | *3 |
| 11. | Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 5 (master)] | 2:31 | *4 |
| 12. | Chasin The Bird (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] | 2:44 | *4 |
| 13. | Cheryl (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] | 2:57 | *4 |
| 14. | Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] | 2:29 | *4 |
| 15. | Milestones (M. Davis) [take 2 (master)] | 2:34 | *5 |
| 16. | Litlle Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 3 (master)] | 2:49 | *5 |
| 17. | Half Nelson (M. Davis) [take 2 (master)] | 2:42 | *5 |
| 18. | Sippin' At Bells (M. Davis) [take 2 (master)] | 2:21 | *5 |
| 19. | Dexterity (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] | 2:58 | *6 |
| 20. | Bongo Bop (C. Parker) [take 1 (master)] | 2:43 | *6 |
| 21. | Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] | 3:07 | *6 |
| 22. | The Hymn (C. Parker) [take 1 (master)] | 2:30 | *6 |
| 23. | Bird Of Paradiso (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [take 3] | 3:06 | *6 |
| 24. | Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [take 2] | 3:22 | *6 |
The Complete 1944 -1948 Small Group Sessions Vol.4 1947-1948
Charlie Parker
Blue Moon (Sp) BMCD 1010
*1 1947/11/04 Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); Duke Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (ds).
*2 1947/12/17 Charlie Parker Sextet
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tp); J.J. Johnson (tb); Duke Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (ds).
*3 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).
*4 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).
*5 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. | Bird Feathers (C. Parker) [take 3] | 2:50 | *1 |
| 2. | Klact-oveeseds-tene (C. Parker) [take 1 (master)] | 3:04 | *1 |
| 3. | Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] | 2:57 | *1 |
| 4. | My Old Flame (A. Johnston-S. Coslow) | 3:13 | *1 |
| 5. | Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green) [take 3?] | 3:04 | *1 |
| 6. | Don't Blame Me (D. Fields-J. McHugh) [take 1] | 2:46 | *1 |
| 7. | Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] | 2:51 | *2 |
| 8. | Quasimodo (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] | 2:52 | *2 |
| 9. | Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] | 2:41 | *2 |
| 10. | Bongo Beep (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] | 2:56 | *2 |
| 11. | Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 4 (master)] | 2:57 | *2 |
| 12. | How Deep is the Ocean? (I. Berlin) [take 1 (master)] | 3:22 | *2 |
| 13. | Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] | 2:37 | *3 |
| 14. | Bluebird (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] | 2:49 | *3 |
| 15. | Klaunstance (C. Parker) [The Way You Look Tonight] | 2:41 | *3 |
| 16. | Bird Gets the Worm (C. Parker) [Lover Come Back to Me] [take 3 (master)] | 2:34 | *3 |
| 17. | Barbados (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] | 2:26 | *4 |
| 18. | Ah-Leu-Cha (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] | 2:52 | *4 |
| 19. | Constellation (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] | 2:26 | *4 |
| 20. | Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] | 3:01 | *4 |
| 21. | Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 7 (master)] | 2:31 | *5 |
| 22. | Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 12 (master)] | 2:41 | *5 |
| 23. | Steeplechase (C. Parker) (master)] | 3:03 | *5 |
| 24. | Merry-Go-Round (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] | 2:23 | *5 |
Dancing in the dark : Charlie Parker with strings : the complete sessions
Charlie Parker
Blue Moon (Sp) BMCD 3023
*1 1950/07/05 Charlie Parker with Strings Poss. at 2 different rec. studios, NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Joseph Singer (frh); Edwin Brown (oboe); Bernie Leighton (p); Ray Brown (b); Buddy Rich (ds); Verley Mills (harp).
*2 1952/01/22-23 Charlie Parker with Strings NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Chris Griffin (tp); Al Porcino (tp); Bernie Privin (tp); Will Bradley (tb); Bill Harris (tb); Toots Mondello (as); Murray Williams (as);
Hank Ross (ts); Art Drelinger (ts); Stanley Webb (bs); Verley Mills (harp); Lou Stein (p); Art Ryerson (g); Bob Haggart (b); Don Lamond (ds).
*3 1949/11/30 Charlie Parker with Strings 'Mercury Studios', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Stan Freeman (p); Ray Brown (b); Buddy Rich (ds); Mitch Miller (oboe); Myor Rosen (harp); Bronislaw Gimpel (vln); Max Hollander (vln); Milt Lomask (vln);
Frank Brieff (vla); Frank Miller (cello); Jimmy Carroll (arr, cond).
*4 1950/09/17 Charlie Parker with Strings Concert, 'Carnegie Hall', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Tommy Mace (oboe); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (ds); Wallace McManus (harp); Ted Blume (vln); Sam Caplan (vln); Stan Karpenia (vln);
Dave Uchitel (vla); Unknown (cello).
*5 1947/12/01-02B Neal Hefti Orchestra 'Carnegie Hall Recorders', NYC
Neal Hefti Orchestra (exact personnel unknown) Charlie Parker (as)
| 1. | Easy to Love (C. Porter) | 3:31 | *1 |
| 2. | I'm in the Mood for Love (D. Fields-J. McHugh) | 3:35 | *1 |
| 3. | I'll Remember April (D. Raye-G. DePaul-P. Johnston) | 3:04 | *1 |
| 4. | Dancing in the Dark (H. Dietz-A. Schwartz) | 3:12 | *1 |
| 5. | Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green) | 3:08 | *1 |
| 6. | Laura (A. Raskin-J. Mercer) | 2:59 | *1 |
| 7. | East of the Sun (B. Bowman) | 3:40 | *1 |
| 8. | They Can't Take That Away from Me (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) | 3:19 | *1 |
| 9. | Temptation (A. Freed-N.H. Brown) | 3:32 | *2 |
| 10. | Lover (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) | 3:08 | *2 |
| 11. | Autumn in New York (V. Duke) | 3:30 | *2 |
| 12. | Stella by Starlight (N. Washington-V. Young) | 2:58 | *2 |
| 13. | Summertime (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin-D. Heyward) | 2:47 | *3 |
| 14. | I Didn't Know What Time Was (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) | 3:14 | *3 |
| 15. | If I Should Lose You (L. Robin-R. Rainger) | 2:47 | *3 |
| 16. | Just Friends (J. Klenner-S. Lewis) | 3:31 | *3 |
| 17. | Everything Happens to Me (M. Dennis-T. Adair) | 3:17 | *3 |
| 18. | April in Paris (E.Y. Harburg-V. Duke) | 3:08 | *3 |
| 19. | Repetition (N. Hefti) | 2:42 | *4 |
| 20. | What is This Thing Called Love? (C. Porter) | 2:48 | *4 |
| 21. | April in Paris (E.Y. Harburg-V. Duke) | 3:06 | *4 |
| 22. | Easy to Love (C. Porter) | 2:11 | *4 |
| 23. | Rocker (G. Mulligan) | 2:56 | *4 |
| 24. | Repetition (N. Hefti) | 2:57 | *5 |
The Complete, Vol. 1: 1944-1946 / Tiny Grimes
Charlie Parker
Blue Moon (Sp) BMCD 6005
*1 1944/09/15 Tiny Grimes Quintet Savoy Rec., 'WOR Recording Studios', NYC
Charlie Parker (as, vcl-k); Clyde Hart (p); Tiny Grimes (g, vcl : e-k); Jimmy Butts (b, vcl : g-k); Harold "Doc" West (ds).
| 1. | Tiny's Tempo (T. Grimes) [take 1] | 3:02 | *1 |
| 2. | Tiny's Tempo (T. Grimes) [take 2] | 3:02 | *1 |
| 3. | Tiny's Tempo (T. Grimes) [take 3 (master)] | 2:54 | *1 |
| 4. | I'll Always Love You Just the Same (Unknown) [take 1] | 2:58 | *1 |
| 5. | I'll Always Love You Just the Same (Unknown) [take 2 (master)] | 3:01 | *1 |
| 6. | Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 1] | 3:09 | *1 |
| 7. | Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 2 (incomplete)] | 1:03 | *1 |
| 8. | Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 3] | 3:10 | *1 |
| 9. | Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 4 (incomplete)] | 0:46 | *1 |
| 10. | Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 5 (master)] | 3:05 | *1 |
| 11. | Red Cross (C. Parker) [take 1] | 3:16 | *1 |
| 12. | Red Cross (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] | 3:08 | *1 |
The Complete Recordings 1945-1953 - Vol.1 / Clyde Bernhardt
Charlie Parker
Blue Moon (Sp) BMCD 6016
*1 1945/01/00 Clyde Bernhardt and His Kansas City Buddies Nola penthouse Studios, NYC
Clyde Bernhardt (tb, voc); Charlie Parker (as); Jay McShann (p); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson (ds). Glass based acetate test pressings.
| 22. | Triflin' Woman Blues (Clyde Bernhardt) | 3:22 | *1 |
| 23. | Would You Do Me a Favor? (Clyde Bernhardt) | 3:06 | *1 |
| 24. | Lay Your Habits Down (Clyde Bernhardt) | 2:25 | *1 |
| 25. | So Good This Morning (Clyde Bernhardt) | 2:09 | *1 |
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