/ BLACK ELEPHANT (Du) PE-811.009
/ CED-EXPLOSIVE (F) 538.104
YW-7539/40-EV, YW-7584/85-EV
"C.PARKER / ON THE AIR" (2 LPs) (1976)(1978)
| # | Matrix | Title | Take | Time | SP | Orig.LP | Reis.LP | CD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (voiceover) | 1:04 | Sav MG 12186, | SJL 2259 | (J)K30Y 6241/4 | |||
| Voiceover from 0:15: "And so once again, ladies and gentlemen, we take our WMCA microphones... Without wasting too much time, bringing you here at the Metropolitan Opera House [sic], we bring you the great Bird, Charlie Parker. Let's give Charlie a great big hand... Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker on alto, Miles Davis on trumpet, Tommy Potter on bass, and the great Max Roach on drums. And to start things jumping without wasting too much time, the Bird -- 'Groovin' High'..." Announcement incomplete (0:12) on Savoy 17021/4 and Definitive | ||||||||
| b | Groovin' High | 4:50 | Sav MG 12186, | SJL 2259 | (J)K30Y 6241/4 | |||
| c | 'Symphony Sid' talks with Parker | 0:36 | SJL 2259 | (J)K30Y 6241/4 | ||||
| "And so, ladies and gentlemen, there's the great Bird, Charlie Parker and the All-Stars, and don't be surprised if we go off the air and go back to the Apollo Theater, I'd like to remind you it's being done for a wonderful cause. I'd also like to remind you that we're gonna take the same group, around 4:15, we're gonna take Charlie Parker and the All-Stars, the great Mr. B, Billy Eckstine, and the wonderful Charlie Ventura and the bop group, and take 'em right up to the Apollo Theater where we'll do exactly the same thing as we're having here at the Roost. So stand by and have a lot of fun, and I know that you will, diggin' the great Bird and the All-Stars. And right now, Mr. Bird, what do we got? A thing called 'Big Foot'..." | ||||||||
| d | Big Foot ("Air Conditioning /Drifting On A Reed") | 4:43 | Sav MG 12186, | SJL 2259 | (J)K30Y 6241/4 | |||
| During his solo Davis quotes the "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid" theme (1:40-1:42); Parker and Davis exchanges before closing theme (3:33-4:10) | ||||||||
| e | Announcement | 0:30 | Sav MG 12186, | SJL 2259 | (J)K30Y 6241/4 | |||
| "And so, ladies and gentlemen, once again at the Metropolitan Bopera House, the original house that bop built, on Broadway between 47th, we're presenting to you over the Christmas holidays right up into New Year, the great Bird, Charlie Parker and the All-Stars, Mr. B, Billy Eckstine, and the wonderful Charlie Ventura and the bop group. We invite you to come down and sit back and relax and have a wonderful time. And right now the Bird with his original thing, 'Ornithology'..." Incomplete (0:04) on Savoy 17021/4 and Definitive | ||||||||
| f | Ornthology | 5:41 | Sav MG 12179 | SJL 2259 | (J)K30Y 6241/4 | |||
| During his solo Parker quotes the "Cool Blues" theme (1:02-1:04), then plays with "I'll Remember April" (1:37-1:50) | ||||||||
| g | Announcement | 0:21 | SJL 2259 | (J)K30Y 6241/4 | ||||
| "Well, looks like we're gonna have a Charlie Parker program this morning here at the Royal Roost, and I don't think that for... Well, I think it's for a lot of wonderful kicks, man... Ah, you get... How about let's getting Charlie Parker to do one of the pop tunes of the day, his version of 'A Slow Boat to China'..." Incomplete (0:06) on Savoy 17021/4 and Definitive | ||||||||
| h | On A Slow Boat To China | 5:03 | SJL 2259 | (J)K30Y 6241/4 | ||||
| i | Announcement | 0:48 | SJL 2259 | (J)K30Y 6241/4 | ||||
| "And so, ladies and gentlemen, the wonderful Charlie Parker and the All-Stars, direct here from the Royal Roost, I hope that a lot of you folks out there are really having a wonderful time. But don't forget, every Friday night, Saturday morning, we take our WMCA microphones right down to the Roost where we bring you the gonest. So you all be cool and everything will be real straight. Don't forget, once again this morning we'll take our WMCA microphones right up to the Apollo Theater, where we'll once again bring to you the entire show from the Royal Roost -- the great Mr. B, Billy Eckstine, who's now doing a benefit over at the Ziegfeld Theater, Charlie Ventura and his wonderful bop group, and of course the sensational and wonderful Charlie Parker and..." Cut off | ||||||||
| b | BOP (F) BP3 (EDITION LIMITEE A 350 EXEMPLAIRES) | |
| All titles | Savoy SJL-2259 | "BIRD AT THE ROOST / THE COMPLETE ROYAL ROOST PERFORMANCES Vol.1" (2LPs) |
| b, d, f, h | ESP-Bird-1 / BLACK ELEPHANT (Du) PE-811.009 / CED-EXPLOSIVE (F) 538.104 | "BROADCAST PERFORMANCES 1948-1949, Vol.1" | |
| b, d, f, h | RCA/Savoy (UK) WL-70541 | "C.PARKER / BIRD AT THE ROOST" | |
| b, d, f | Charlie Parker Records CP-701 | "C.PARKER / HISTORICAL MASTERPIECES" (3 LPs Box) | |
| b, d, f | EVEREST (J) YW-7076, YW-7539/40-EV, YW-7584/85-EV | "C.PARKER / ON THE AIR" Vol.1 (1981) "C.PARKER / ON THE AIR" (2 LPs) (1976)(1978) | |
| b, d, f | VOGUE (F) 500.204 | "C.PARKER / ALIVE & KICKIN', Vol.1" | |
| b, f | Audiofidelity AFE-3-7 | "C.PARKER / BOP CITY" (3LPs) | |
| b, f | Bellaphon (G) BLS-4040 | "C.PARKER" (eq: C.Parker Records 701-A) | |
| b, d | B & C (UK) Bird-1 | "THE ESSENTIAL CHARLIE PARKER, 1945-1953" (10 LPs Box) | |
| b, d | BYG (F) 529.157 | "C.PARKER/ A NIGHT IN TUNISIA" | |
| b, d | CBS/Sony (J) SOPL-69SY/SOPU-26SY | "C.PARKER ON SAVOY, Vol.6" | |
| b, f | Ember (UK) CJS-821 | "C.PARKER / PENSIVE BIRD" | |
| b, f | Everest FS-214 | "CHARLIE PARKER" | |
| b, f | MGM (F/G) 65.101, MGM (UK) C-986 | "C.PARKER / HISTORICAL MASTERPIECES , Vol.1" | |
| b, d | Savoy / Musidisc (F) 30SA-6036 | "C.PARKER AT BIRDLAND IN NEW YORK" | |
| b, d | Savoy MG-12186 / (J) COJY-9149 | "C.PARKER : NEWLY DISCOVERED SIDES BY IMMORTAL" | |
| b | Axtor Discque 7201 | "CELESTIAL BIRD" | |
| b | Sagapan(UK) 6909 | "C.PARKER Vol.4 / GROOVIN' HIGH" | |
| d | Alamac QSR-2430 | "C.PARKER'S ALL STARS" | |
| d | America (F) 30AM-6096 | "THE IMMORTAL C.PARKER" | |
| d | Bellaphon (G) BLS-4074 | "C.PARKER (eq: C.Parker Records 701-B)" | |
| d | CBS/Sony (J) SL-5002-EV | C."THE BIRD" PARKER VOL.1(ON THE AIR) | |
| d | CBS/Sony (J) SOPJ-134/5SY | "THE BIRD / C.PARKER MEMORIAL ALBUM ON SAVOY (2 LPs)" | |
| d | Everest FS-232 | "CHARLIE PARKER Volume II" | |
| d | MGM (F/G) 65.102 | ||
| d | MGM (UK) C-987 | "HISTORICAL MASTERPIECES Vol.2" | |
| d | Sagapan (UK) 6912 | "C.PARKER Vol.7 / GET HAPPY" | |
| d | Temple (UK) M-555 | "BEBOP HIGHLIGHTS" | |
| d | Xtra (UK) 1095 | ||
| f | BYG (F) 529.134 | ||
| f | CBS/Sony (J) SOPL-70SY/SOPU-27SY | "CHARLIE PARKER ON SAVOY Vol.7" | |
| f | Sagapan (UK) 6929 | "C.PARKER Vol.10 / OUT OF NOWHERE" | |
| f | Savoy MG-12179 | "THE BIRD RETURNS" | |
| All titles | Definitive DRCD 11153_4 | "THE COMPLETE SAVOY LIVE RECORDINGS" [4CDs] |
| b, d, f, h | ESP - DISK 3000 | "LIVE PERFORMANCES" | |
| All titles | Fremeaux & Associes FA 1335 | "INTEGRALE CHARLIE PARKER VOL. 5 : PARKER'S MOOD 1947-1949" [3CDs] | |
| b, d, f | Jazz Archives No. 3 | "CHARLIE PARKER SESSION LIVE VOL.1 1948/1950" | |
| h | Musica Jazz MJCD 1102 | "BIRD AND THE TRUMPETS" | |
| All titles | Savoy (J) COCB-50405 / 8 | THE COMPLETE ROYAL ROOST LIVE RECORDINGS, Volume 1 / C.PARKER | |
| All titles | Savoy (J) COCY-75791/8 | THE COMPLETE CHARLIE PARKER ON SAVOY YEARS [8CDs] Disc 5 | |
| All titles | Savoy Jazz SVY 17021/4 | "THE COMPLETE LIVE PERFORMANCES ON SAVOY" [4 CDs] | |
| f | Savoy (J) SV-0155, COCY-78283 | "THE BIRD RETURNES" | |
| b, d | Savoy (J) SV-0156, COCY-78282 | "NEWLY DISCOVERED SIDES" | |
| b, c, d, f, h | Savoy (J) K25Y-9521 / 28 | "Charlie Parker Complete Savoy Years" | |
| b, c, d, f, h | Savoy (J) K30Y-6241 / 42 | "Charlie Parker Complete Savoy Years" | |