Rare Live Recordings (RLR Records)


At Jirayr Zorthian's ranch, July 14th, 1952
Charlie Parker
RLR Records RLR 88622

*1 1952/07/08      Jam Session    'Jirayr Zorathian's Ranch' Altadena, CA.,
Chet Baker (tp); Charlie ParkerAFrank Morgan (as); Don Wilkerson (ts); Amos Trice (p); Dave Bryant (b); Lawrence Marable (ds).

*2 1952/07/14      Jam Session    'Jirayr Zorathian's Ranch' Altadena, CA.,
Charlie ParkerAFrank Morgan (as); Don Wilkerson (ts); Amos Trice (p); Dave Bryant (b); Lawrence Marable (ds).

1. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)  7:03*2
2.Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris)  7:10*2
3.Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)  3:55*2
4.Hot House (T. Dameron)   6:44*2
5.Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker)13:32*1
6.Cool Blues (C. Parker)12:42*2
7.Dixie - Yankee Doodle - I Got Rhythm  4:27*2
8.Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker)   6:05*2
9.Au Privave - Dance of the Infidels 13:20*2

Bird at St. Nick's Complete Edition
Charlie Parker
RLR Records RLR 88633

*1 1950/02/18      Charlie Parker Quintet    'St. Nicholas Arena', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Red Rodney [Robert Chudnick] (tpt); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (d).

*2 1951/06/00      Charlie Parker Sextet    'Veterans Administration Hospital', Philadelphia
Charlie Parker (as); Red Rodney [Robert Chudnick] (tpt); Unknown (ts); Walter Bishop, Jr. (p); Teddy Kotick (b); Roy Haynes (d); Unknown (voc).

  1.I Didn't Know What Time It Was (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) 2:38*1
  2.Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) 3:30*1
  3.Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)2:20*1
  4.Visa (C. Parker) 3:00*1
  5.I Cover the Waterfront (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) 1:47*1
  6.Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) 4:40*1
  7.Star Eyes (D. Raye-G. DePaul-P. Johnston) 3:08*1
  8.Confirmation (C. Parker) 3:16*1
  9.Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) 2:20*1
10.Hot House (T. Dameron) 3:48*1
11.What's New? (J. Burke-B. Haggart) 2:46*1
12.Now's the Time (C. Parker) 4:18*1
13.Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (J. Kern-O. Harbach)4:49*1
14.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) 3:28*1
15.Perdido (J. Tizol) 3:29*1
16.I Can't Get Started (V. Duke-I. Gershwin) 1:19*1
17.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) 2:59*1
18.Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) 2:17*1
19.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) 0:34*1
20.Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) 4:29*1
21.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) 0:27*1
22.Cheryl (C. Parker) 2:54*1
23.Cool Blues (C. Parker) 3:39*2
24.Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) 1:48*2
25.This is Always (M. Gordon-H. Warren) 3:24*2
26.Now's the Time (C. Parker) 2:37*2
27.Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) 2:27*2

Charlie Parker at the Finale Club and More
Charlie Parker
RLR Records RLR 88634

*1 1946/02-03/00      Charlie Parker Quintet    Finale Club, 'Little Tokyo Area', Los Angeles
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); Joe Albany (p); Addison Farmer (b); Chuck Thompson (ds).

*2 1950/08/28      Charlie Parker Quintet    New Brunswick, N.J.,
Charlie Parker (as); Unknown (tpt); Jimmy Knepper (tb); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (ds).

*3 1952/03/25B      J.Jerome Jazz Concert feat. C.Parker    'Loew's Valencia Theatre', Jamaica
Charlie Parker (as); Dick Cary (p); Eddie Safranski (b); Don Lamond (ds); Leonard Feather (ann).

*4 1949/03/05B      Charlie Parker All-Stars    'Waldorf Astoria Hotel', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Kenny Dorham (tpt); Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (ds).

*51946/04/00      All-Star jam session    'AFRS Jubilee No. 186', NBC Studios, Hollywood CA
Willie Smith -15, Benny Carter -16, Charlie Parker -17 (as); Nat "King" Cole (p); Oscar Moore (g); Johnny Miller (b); Buddy Rich (ds); Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman (m.c.).

*6 1948/05/23      Dixieland vs. Bebop All-Stars   Washington Music Hall, Washington DC
Charlie Parker (as); Charlie Walp (tp); Earl Swope (tb); Ben Lary (ts); Sam Krupit (p); Mert Oliver (b); Joe Theimer (d); Art Phipps (b); Buddy Rich (ds); Wild Bill Davison (cornet); Benny Morton (tb); Tony Parenti (cl); Jackson Lowe (ann); Willis Conover (ann).

  1.Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) 3:44*1
  2.Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) 5:15*1
  3.All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) 5:08*1
  4.Blue 'n' Boogie (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)5:09*1
  5.Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) 2:48*1
  6.Hot House - What is This Thing Called Love? 3:54*2
  7.I May Be Wrong, But I Think You're Wonderful (H. Ruskin-H. Sullivan) 3:05*2
  8.Parker's Mood (C. Parker) 3:27*2
  9.'S Wonderful (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) 3:14*2
10.Indiana (J.F. Hanley-B. McDonald) 4:34*2
11.Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) 8:22*3
12.Cool Blues (C. Parker) 4:19*3
13.Barbados (C. Parker) 3:57*4
14.Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) 2:25*4
15.Announcement (Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman and Benny Carter)1:20*5
15.Tea for Two (V. Youmans-I. Caesar) - Smith solos, Parker out4:08*5
16.Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) - Carter solos, Parker out2:35*5
17.Cherokee (R. Noble) 3:04*5
18.Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) 3:14*6

Complete Live at Cafe Society
Charlie Parker
RLR Records RLR 88635

*1 1950/06-07/00      Charlie Parker Quintet    'Cafe Society' Downtown, 2 Sheridan Square, NYC
Kenny Dorham (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Tony Scott (cl); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (ds).

*2 1950/03/00    Cafe Society Jam Sessions    'Cafe Society' Downtown, 2 Sheridan Square, NYC
Kenny Dorham (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Tony Scott (cl); Brew Moore (ts); Dick Hyman (p); Chuck Wayne (g); Leonard Gaskin (b); Ed Shaughnessy (ds).

  1.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)
- Introduction (Charlie Parker)
  0:46*1
  2.Just Friends (J. Klenner-S. Lewis)  3:08*1
  3.Introduction (Charlie Parker)
- April in Paris (E.Y. Harburg-V. Duke)
  3:32*1
  4.A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) - 52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)  5:27*1
  5.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)
- Introduction (Charlie Parker)
  0:36*1
  6.Just Friends (J. Klenner-S. Lewis)
- Introduction (Charlie Parker)
  3:10*1
  7.April in Paris (E.Y. Harburg-V. Duke)  3:00*1
  8.Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) [inc.]
- Summertime (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin-D. Heyward)
  5:01*1
  9.I Cover the Waterfront (E. Heyman-J.W. Green)
- Gone with the Wind (H. Magidson-A. Wrubel)
  4:26*1
10.Easy to Love (C. Porter)
- 52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)
  4:58*1
11.What's New (B.Haggart-J.Livingston)
- It's the Talk of the Town (A.J.Neiburg-M.Symes)
  6:44*1
12.Moose the Mooche (C. Parker)
- 52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)
10:38*2
13.Lover Come Back to Me (S. Romberg-O. Hammerstein)17:21*2
14.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)  1:40*2

Complete Live At The Rockland Palace
Charlie Parker
RLR Records RLR 88641-2
2 CDs

*1 1952/09/26      Charlie Parker Quintet   'Rockland Palace Ballroom', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Walter Bishop Jr. (p); Mundell Lowe (g, not in f); Teddy Kotick (b); Max Roach (ds); + unknown oboe & string section

*2 1952/09/20      Charlie Parker Quartet   'Birdland', 1678 Broadway, NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Duke Jordan (p); Charles Mingus (b); Phil Brown (ds); Bob Garrity (m.c.).

*3 1950/12/23      Charlie Parker Quintet   'Station WJZ', 'Birdland', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Earl "Bud" Powell (p); Charles Mingus (b); Arthur Taylor (ds).

*4 1951/03/24      Charlie Parker with Strings   'Birdland' 1678 Broadway, NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Walter Bishop Jr. (p); Teddy Kotick (b); Roy Haynes (ds); unknown oboe and string section; 'Symphony Sid' Torin (m.c.).

Disc 1
  1.East of the Sun (B. Bowman)3:33*1
  2.What is This Thing Called Love? (C. Porter)2:26*1
  3.Stardust (H. Carmichael-M. Parrish)4:10*1
  4.Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [incomplete]3:12*1
  5.Easy to Love (I) (C. Porter)1:55*1
  6.Just Friends (I) (J. Klenner-S. Lewis) [incomplete]2:35*1
  7.Dancing in the Dark (H. Dietz-A. Schwartz)3:47*1
  8.Gold Rush (G. Mulligan) [Turnstile]4:18*1
  9.Don't Blame Me (D. Fields-J. McHugh)2:42*1
10.April in Paris (E.Y. Harburg-V. Duke)3:12*1
11.Repetition (N. Hefti) [incomplete]2:54*1
12.Everything Happens to Me (M. Dennis-T. Adair) [incomplete]2:10*1
13.Sly Mongoose (I) (J. Edwards) [incomplete]3:43*1
14.Sly Mongoose (II) (J. Edwards) [incomplete]1:49*1
15.Rocker (I) (G. Mulligan)4:28*1
16.Laura (A. Raskin-J. Mercer)3:29*1
17.Lester Leaps In (L. Young)4:34*1
18.Parker Warming Up (Noodling)0:27*1
19.Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green)3:08*1
20.I Didn't Know What Time Was (R. Rodgers-L. Hart)2:59*1
21.I'll Remember April (D. Raye-G. DePaul-P. Johnston)2:28*1
22.Parker Warming Up (Noodling) into
Cool Blues (C. Parker)
3:45*1
23.East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) (B. Bowman)3:29*1
24.Just Friends (J. Klenner-S. Lewis)3:23*1
25.What is This Thing Called Love? (C. Porter)2:22*1

Disc 2
  1.My Little Suede Shoes (C. Parker)5:18*1
  2.Repetition (II) (N. Hefti) [incomplete]2:58*1
  3.This Time the Dream's on Me (H. Arlen-J. Mercer)7:19*1
  4.Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [incomplete]che Pa4:07*1
  5.Star Eyes (D. Raye-G. DePaul-P. Johnston) [incomplete]2:09*1
  6.Rocker (II) (G. Mulligan) [incomplete]5:43*1
  7.Easy to Love (II) (C. Porter)2:06*1
  8.Announcement Into Ornithology (B.Harris / C.Parker) 5:52*2
  9.52nd Street Theme [I] (T. Monk) 4:58*2
10.JumpinfWith Symphony Sid Anthropology (D.Gillespie / C.Parker) 4:56*3
11.Embraceable You (G.Gershwin / I.Gershwin)4:59*3
12.Cheryl (C. Parker) 4:18*3
13.Salt Peanuts Into Jumpin With Symphony Sid (L. Young)5:15*3
14.JumpinfWith Symphony Sid (L. Young) / Opening Announcement1:02*4
15.Just Friends (John Klenner / Sam M. Lewis) 2:54*4
16.Announcement by Symphony Sid Torin 0:29*4
17.Everything Happens To Me (Tom Adair / Matt Dennis) 2:36*4
18.East Of The Sun (Brooks Bowman) 3:20*4
19.Laura (Johnny Mercer / David Raksin) 2:56*4
20.Dancing In The Dark (Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz) 4:15*4

Complete Live at Birdland
Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie
RLR Records RLR 88642

*1 1951/03/31      Charlie Parker and the All-Stars    'Birdland' 1678 Broadway, NYC
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Bud Powell (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (ds); 'Symphony Sid' Torin (m.c.).

*2 1951/03-04      Charlie Parker Quintet   VOA Program no. 26 'Jazz Club USA', 'Birdland'
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Billy Taylor (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (ds); Leonard Feather (m.c.).

*3 1953/05/23      Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars   'Birdland', 1678 Broadway, NYC
Dizzy Gillespie (tp,vcl-b); Miles Davis (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Sahib Shihab (bars); Wade Legge (p); Louis Hackney (b); Al Jones (ds); Joe Carroll (vcl).

*4a 1945/12/17C      D.Gillespie and his Rebop Six   AFRS Jubilee, NBC studios, Hollywood
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Milt Jackson (vib, -1); Al Haig (p); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (ds); Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman (m.c.).

*4b 1945/12/17D      D.Gillespie and his Rebop Six   AFRS Jubilee, NBC studios, Hollywood
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Milt Jackson (vib, -1); Al Haig (p); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (ds); Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman (m.c.).

*5 1945/12/10      Dizzy Gillespie Quintet    AFRS Jubilee, NBC studios, Hollywood
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Milt Jackson (vib); Al Haig (p); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (ds); Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman (m.c.).

*6 1946/01/24      D.Gillespie and His Rebop Six     Billy Berg's Supper Club, Hollywood
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Lucky Thompson (ts); Milt Jackson (vib); Al Haig (p); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (ds).

*7 1946/02/04      C.Parker Quintet / D.G's California Jam    'Freddie James' Home', Hollywood
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); unknown (p); Red Callender (b); possibly Doc West (ds).

*8 1945/05/30      C.Parker - D.Gillespie    'Monte Proser's Lincoln Square Concert', NYC
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Don Byas (ts); possibly Al Haig (p); possibly Red Callender or Curly Russell (b); Doc West or possibly Stan Levey (ds).

*9 1945/12/17A      Dizzy Gillespie and His Rebop Six    Billy Berg's Supper Club, Hollywood
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Milt Jackson (vib); Al Haig (p); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (ds); Slim Gaillard (mc).

*10 1945/06/05      D.Gillespie Quintet    concert, 'Academy Of Music', Philadelphia
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie parker (as); Al Haig (p); Curley Russell (b); Stan Levey (ds).

  1.Blue 'N' Boogie (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)7:21*1
  2.Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker)5:30*1
  3.'Round Midnight (T. Monk)3:42*1
  4.A Night In Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) Into Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (L. Young)5:18*1
  5.Hot House (T. Dameron)4:32*2
  6.Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)3:39*2
  7.Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) / How High the Moon (N. Hamilton-M. Lewis)5:22*2
  8.The Bluest Blues (Gary McFarland / Sir Charles Thompson)6:29*3
  9.On the Sunny Side of the Street (D.Fields / J.McHugh)2:49*3
10.Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)6:33*4b
11.Shaw 'Nuff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker)4:50*5
12.Dizzy Atmosphere (D. Gillespie-C. Parker)4:43*4a
13.Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie-K. Clarke)2:06*6
14.Lover Come Back To Me (S. Romberg-O. Hammerstein)3:28*7
15.Sweet Georgia Brown (B. Bernie-M. Pinkard-K. Casey)3:20*8
16.I Waited For You [Theme] (W.G. Fuller)0:43*9
17.How High the Moon (N. Hamilton-M. Lewis)3:32*9
18.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)1:51*9
19.Blue 'N' Boogie (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)3:00*10

Complete Live at Birdland May 17, 1950
Charlie Parker
RLR Records RLR 88647
2 CDs

*1 1950/02/14      Charlie Parker Sextet    'Birdland' 1678 Broadway, NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Red Rodney [Robert Chudnick] (tp); J.J. Johnson (tb); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (ds).

*2 1950/05/17      Charlie Parker Quintet    'Birdland' 1678 Broadway, NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Theodore "Fats" Navarro (tp); Earl "Bud" Powell (p); Walter Bishop, Jr. (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Tommy Potter (b); Art Blakey (d); Roy Haynes (ds); "Little" Jimmy Scott (voc).

*3 1953/06/00      Charlie Parker Quartet    prob. 'Station WJZ', unknown loca., NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Earl "Bud" Powell (p); Charles Mingus (b); Arthur Taylor (ds).

Disc 1
  1.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) 1:46*2
  2.Wahoo (T. Dameron) 6:53*2
  3.'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk)5:21*2
  4.This Time the Dream's on Me (H. Arlen-J. Mercer) 6:29*2
  5.Dizzy Atmosphere (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) 7:18*2
  6.A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) 5:39*2
  7.Move - 52nd Street Theme 6:54*2
  8.The Street Beat (C. Thompson) 9:29*2
  9.Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) 6:25*2
10.Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) 8:12*2
11.I'll Remember April - 52nd Street Theme 9:41*2

Disc 2
  1.Little Willie Leaps - 52nd Street Theme 5:59*2
  2.Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) 6:21*2
  3.Cool Blues (C. Parker) 7:03*2
  4.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) 2:15*2
  5.Hot House (T. Dameron) 3:35*1
  6.Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) 2:32*1
  7.Visa - 52nd Street Theme 3:20*1
  8.Anthropology - Wee <4:23*1
  9.What's New? (J. Burke-B. Haggart)2:34*1
10.Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) 2:41*1
11.Yesterdays - 52nd Street Theme 2:12*1
12.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) 1:02*1
13.Dizzy Atmosphere (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) 3:44*1
14.Wahoo (T. Dameron) 4:17*1
15.I Can't Get Started (V. Duke-I. Gershwin) 1:30*1
16.Wee (D. Best) 3:42*1
17.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) 1:05*1
18.Slow Boat to China (F. Loesser) 3:36*1
19.A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)2:49*1
20.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) 1:35*1
21.Dance of the Infidels (B. Powell) 5:32*3

Complete Bird at the Open Door
Charlie Parker

RLR Records RLR 88655

*1 1953/07/26      Jam Session    'Open Door Club', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Benny Harris (tp); Al Haig (p); Charles Mingus (b); Art Taylor (ds).

  1.Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green) [incomplete]3:02*1
  2.Star Eyes (D. Raye-G. DePaul-P. Johnston) [incomplete]3:53*1
  3.Cool Blues (C. Parker) [incomplete]4:42*1
  4.East of the Sun (B. Bowman) [incomplete]3:23*1
  5.The Song is You (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [incomplete]6:06*1
  6.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [I]2:39*1
  7.Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) 3:20*1
  8.Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker)3:26*1
  9.My Old Flame (A. Johnston-S. Coslow)4:18*1
10My Little Suede Shoes (C. Parker) [incomplete]2:17*1
11.I Remember You (J. Mercer-I. Schertzinger) [incomplete]3:03*1
12.All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein)4:13*1
13.Just You, Just Me (R. Klages-J. Greer) [incomplete]1:58*1
14.I'll Remember April (D. Raye-G. DePaul-P. Johnston) [I]4:15*1
15.Hot House (T. Dameron) [incomplete]3:21*1
16.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [II]3:00*1
17.I Cover the Waterfront (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) [incomplete]2:27*1
18.This Time the Dream's on Me (H. Arlen-J. Mercer)4:14*1
19.I'll Remember April (D. Raye-G. DePaul-P. Johnston) [II] into
52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [III]
3:13*1

Complete French Tour Recordings
Charlie Parker / Bird In Paris

RLR Records RLR 88658
2 CDs

*1 1949/05/08, 09, 14, & 15      Charlie Parker Quintet    concert, 'Salle Pleyel' Paris
Kenny Dorham (tp); Charlie Parker (as,vcl); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (ds).

*2 1949/05/15      Jam Session    concert, 'Salle Pleyel', Paris
Aime Barelli, Bill Coleman, Miles Davis, Hot Lips Page, Kenny Dorham (tp); Russell "Big Chief" Moore (tb); Hubert Rostang (cl); Pierre Braslavsky, Sidney Bechet (ss); Charlie Parker (as); James Moody, Don Byas (ts); Hazy Osterwald (vib); Toots Thielemans (g); Al Haig, Bernard Pfeiffer(p); Tommy Potter(b); Max Roach(ds).

*3 1949/05/12      Charlie Parker Quintet    concert, 'Cinema Colisee', Roubaix, France
Kenny Dorham (tp); Charlie Parker (as,vcl); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (ds).

*4 1950/11/28      C.Parker with the Maurice Moufflard Orch.   'Studio Washington / O.R.T.F.radio broadcast, Le Poste Parisien, Paris
Roger Guerin, Georges Jouvin, Pierre Fassin, Yves Alouette (tp); Andre Paquinet, Maurice Gladieu, Charles Huss (tb); Charlie Parker, Robert Merchez, Roger Simon (as); Jacques Tess, Marcel Pommes (ts); Honore Truc (bs); Robert Cambier (p); Henri Karen (b); Pierre Loteguy (ds); two or three unknown (perc); Maurice Moufflard (arr, cond).

*5 1949/02/21      Metronome Award Show   TV-cast 'JAZZ', 'Station WPIX', NYC
Shorty Sherock (tp,b-d); Martin? (Benny Morton?) (tb,b-d); probably Sol Yaged (cl,c-d); Sidney Bechet (ss,b-d); Charlie Parker (as,talking); Joe Bushkin (p); Chubby Jackson (b,talking); George Wettling (ds); Teddy Hale (tap dancing-b); Charles Delauney (m.c.).

*6 1949/03/04      Jam Session   TV-cast 'Adventures In JAZZ', 'WCBS-TV', NYC
Miles Davis, Max Kaminsky (tp,-1); Kai Winding -2, Bill Bradley -1 (tb); Joe Marsala (cl,-1); Charlie Parker (as,-3); Mike Caluccio -3, Joe Sullivan -1 (p); unknown (b); Max Roach -3, Specs Powell -1 (ds); Ann Hataway (vcl); William B. Williams (m.c.).

*7 1950/10/31      'Broadway Open House' C.Parker, guest artist.   'TV-Show', 'Channel 5', NYC
Mikeey Bloom, unknown (tp-1); Charlie Parker (as); unknown (p); unknown (g); unknown (b); Unknown (ds); Milton DeLugg (band leader,accordion); Ray Malone (tap-dancing-2); Dagmar + guests, Jerry Lester (ann); Buddy Lester (ann,voc).

Disc 1
  1.Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie-K. Clarke)3:43*1
  2.Barbados (C. Parker)4:50*1
  3.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)3:30*1
  4.Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green)5:08*1
  5.Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie-K. Clarke)3:59*1
  6.Scrapple From the Apple (C. parker)5:05*1
  7.Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green)4:12*1
  8.Wee (aka Allen's Alley) (D. Best)3:57*1
  9.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)3:26*1
10.Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green)5:29*1
11.Night In Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)4:17*1
12.Moose the Mooche (C. Parker)3:02*1
13.I Got Rhythm (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)2:56*1
14.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)4:43*1
15.Hot House (T. Dameron)5:43*1
16.Blues Finale (Traditional)4:59*2

Disc 2
  1.Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris)4:23*3
  2.Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green)3:45*3
  3.Cheryl (C. Parker)2:47*3
  4.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)1:14*3
  5.Lover Man (J. Davis-R. Ramirez-J. Sherman)4:25*3
  6.Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)4:34*3
  7.Half Nelson (M. Davis)4:34*3
  8.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)2:56*3
  9.Lady Bird (T. Dameron-N. Heath)2:43*4
10.Introduction into Now's the Time (C. Parker)3:21*5
11.Lover (R. Rodgers-L. Hart)3:15*5
12.I Can't Get Started (V. Duke-I. Gershwin)2:52*5
13.Blues Jam 2:28*5
14.Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker)2:32*6
15.Bop City (K. Winding)1:25*6
16.I Get a Kick Out Of You (C. Porter)2:36*6
17.Big Foot (C. Parker)4:27*6
18.Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker)1:52*7
19.Donna Lee (M. Davis)1:41*7
20.Blues 2:02*7
21.Almost Like Being In Love (A.J. Lerner-F. Lowe)1:55*7

Complete Bird at the Bandbox
Charlie Parker

RLR Records RLR 88667

*1 1953/02/16      Charlie Parker with the B.Harris / C.Jackson Herd   'The Bandbox Club', NYC
Bill Harris (tb); Charlie Parker, Charlie Mariano (as); Harry Johnson (ts); Sonny Truitt (p); Chubby Jackson (b); Morey Feld (ds); Leonard Feather (m.c.).

*2 1953/03/23      C.Parker with the Milt Buckner Trio   'The Bandbox Club', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Milt Buckner (org); Bernie McKay (g); Cornelius Thomas (ds); Leonard Feather (m.c.).

*3 1953/03/30      Charlie Parker Quartet   'The Bandbox Club', NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Walter Bishop Jr. (p); Kenny O'Brien (b); Roy Haynes (ds); Leonard Feather, Bob Garrity (m.c.).

*4 1951/04/12      Charlie Parker Quartet/Quintet   'Christie's Restaurant', Framingham, Mass
Howard McGhee (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Bill Wellington (ts); Wardell Gray (ts); Nat Pierce (p); Jack Lawlor (b); Joe McDonald (ds).

*5 1951/01/19      Charlie Parker Quintet   Diplomat Hotel, New York NYC
Miles Davis (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (ds).

  1.Your Fatherfs Moustache (B. Harris)   5:12*1
  2.Groovinf High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)  3:46*2
  3.Caravan [Theme] (D. Ellington-J. Tizol-I. Mills) Into
Cool Blues / Star Eyes (D. Raye-G. DePaul-P. Johnston)
  6:13*3
  4.My Little Suede Shoes (C. Parker) / Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris)  6:06*3
  5.52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) / Digginf Diz [Aka Dynamo A] (C. Parker)  5:25*3
  6.52nd StreetTheme (T. Monk) / Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)  3:33*3
  7.Scrapple From The Apple (C. Parker) 15:47*4
  8. Lullaby In Rhythm (B. Goodman-E. Sampson)12:53*4
  9.Happy Bird Blues (C. Parker)  2:57*4
10Billiefs Bounce (C. Parker)  2:38*5
11.Cool Blues (C. Parker)   2:55*5
12.April In Paris (V. Duke-E.Y. Harburg)  1:56*5
13.Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) Into 52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)  1:56*5
14.Caravan (D. Ellington-J. Tizol-I. Mills)   2:16*5
15.Big Foot [Aka Drifting On A Reed] (C. Parker)   4:46*5

Complete Bird at the Apollo
Charlie Parker

RLR Records RLR 88669

*1 1950/08/17-23      Charlie Parker with Strings    'Apollo Theatre',NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Tommy Mace (oboe); Billy Taylor (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (d); Wallace McManus (harp); Teddy Blume (vln); Sam Caplan (vln); Stan Karpenia (vln); Dave Uchitel (vla); Bill Bundy (cello); Sarah Vaughan (voc); Symphony Sid Torin (ann).

*2 1950/08/17-23      Charlie Parker with Strings    'Apollo Theatre',NYC
Charlie Parker (as); Tommy Mace (oboe); Billy Taylor (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (d); Wallace McManus (harp); Teddy Blume (vln); Sam Caplan (vln); Stan Karpenia (vln); Dave Uchitel (vla); Bill Bundy (cello); Unknown (ann).

*3 1952/12/10      C.Parker & D.Gillespie introduce B.HOLIDAY    'Apollo Theatre',NYC
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Tony Scott (cl); Charlie Parker (as); Buster Harding (p); Billie Holiday (vcl); remainder of personnel unknown.

*4 1950/08/17      Stan Getz and his Orchestra    'Apollo Theatre',NYC
Stan Fishelson, Al Porcino, Idrees Sulieman (tp); Johnny Mandel (tp); Don Lanphere, Zoot Sims, Stan Getz (ts); Gerry Mulligan (bs); Billy Taylor (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (ds); Sarah Vaughan (vcl).

*5 1950/08/17      Sarah Vaughan (vcl),    'Apollo Theatre',NYC
with Bird's string section. Symphony Sid Torin (announcer).

First show
  1.Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin) into Repetition (N. Hefti)3:22*1
  2.April in Paris (V. Duke-E.Y. Harburg)3:08*1
  3.Easy to Love (C. Porter)2:16*1
  4.What is This Thing Called Love? (C. Porter)3:04*1

Second show
  5.Repetition (N. Hefti)2:40*1
  6.April in Paris (V. Duke-E.Y. Harburg)3:13*1
  7.Easy to Love (C. Porter)2:16*1
  8.What is This Thing Called Love? (C. Porter) into Announcement (S.Sid Torin)3:08*1

Third show
  9.Repetition (N. Hefti)2:43*1
10.April in Paris (V. Duke-E.Y. Harburg)2:12*1
11.Easy to Love (C. Porter)2:05*1
12.What is This Thing Called Love? (C. Porter)2:11*1

Fourth show
13.Repetition (N. Hefti)2:35*1
14.April in Paris (V. Duke-E.Y. Harburg)2:13*1
15.Easy to Love (C. Porter)2:06*1
16.What is This Thing Called Love? (C. Porter)2:06*1

Fifth show
17.Repetition (N. Hefti)2:25*1
18.April in Paris (V. Duke-E.Y. Harburg)2:11*1
19.Easy to Love (C. Porter)2:03*1
20.What is This Thing Called Love? (C. Porter)2:06*1

Sixth show
21.Repetition (N. Hefti)2:25*1
22.April in Paris (V. Duke-E.Y. Harburg)2:58*1
23.What is This Thing Called Love? (C. Porter)
into Closing announcement (Symphony Sid Torin)
2:45*1
24.Interview Into Easy To Love (C. Porter)3:03*1
25.I Cried For You [Incomplete]1:58*2
26.Mop-Mop (C. Hawkins) into Tenderly (J. Lawrence-W. Gross)2:57*3
27.Four Brothers (J. Giuffre) 3:06*4
28.Early Autumn (R. Burns-W. Herman- J. Mercer) 3:03*4
29.Announcement into My Gentleman Friend -v SV. (A. B. Horwitt- R. Lewine) 2:41*4
30.Youfre All I Need (W. Jurmann-G. Kahn- B. Kaper) 3:52*5

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