500517

CHARLIE PARKER QUINTET

PR, 'Birdland',1678 Broadway, NYC, Wednesday, May 17,1950.

Fats Navarro (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Bud Powell (p); Walter Bishop, Jr. (p); Curley Russell (b); Tommy Potter (b); Art Blakey (ds);
Roy Haynes (d); "Little" Jimmy Scott (voc).

#MatrixTitleTakeTime SPOrig.LPReis.LPCD
a
52nd Street Theme (I)
1:31
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
b
Wahoo
6:24
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
c
'Round About Midnight-inc.5:07
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
d
This Time The Dream's On Me
6:15
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
e
Dizzy Atmosphere
6:52
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
f
A Night In Tunisia (Parker out)
5:38
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
g
Move into
6:30
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
Parker out during opening chorus. During his solo Powell quotes "Rhythm-a-ning" (4:19-4:22); he ends the solo with a quick allusion to "52nd Street Theme" (5:11); Parker and Navarro exchanges before the closing chorus (5:12-5:59). Listed as "Moo" on Ozone 4
h
52nd Street Theme(II)-inc.0:21
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
i
The Street Beat
9:27
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
Parker out on opening chorus. At the beginning of Navarro's solo, someone yells "Go girl!" During his solo Parker quotes "Moose the Mooche" (4:50-4:54); he plays some weird phrases during Powell's solo (6:37-6:42), and Powell responds by quoting "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie" (6:58-7:06). Parker and Navarro exchanges before closing theme (7:20-8:50). Listed as "Rifftide" on Ozone 9
j
Out Of Nowhere
6:20
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
Opening measures missing. Parker out on opening chorus. Parker can be heard talking to Navarro toward the end of Powell's solo (5:07-5:23); before the closing theme he and Navarro split a chorus (5:26-5:55)
k
Little Willie Leaps into
5:44
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
l
52nd Street Theme (III)
0:17
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
m
Ornithology into
7:50
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
At the beginning of Parker's solo someone (Little Jimmy Scott?) yells "Go, baby!" During his solo Navarro quotes "Cool Blues" (3:08-3:10); Parker and Navarro exchanges following Powell's solo (6:17-7:23)
n
I'll Remember April into
8:07
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
Navarro out. Parker and Blakey exchanges following Powell's solo (5:18-7:00)
o
52nd Street Theme (IV)
1:32
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
p
Embraceable You
6:18
Bird Box 8
Emb. FBB 901
Add Scott (voc). Parker plays the opening chorus and some occasional obbligatos behind Scott; he ends with the "Country Gardens" tag (6:02-6:09)
q
Cool Blues-inc.7:03
Bird Box 9
Emb. FBB 901
Parker, Navarro, and Haynes exchanges following Bishop's solo (5:32-6:27). Parker breaks in with the closing theme eight measures too early (at 6:18); Navarro recovers, then continues with the closing chorus. Splice at 4:33
r
52nd Street Theme
2:11
Bird Box 9
Emb. FBB 901

Note:

         In Bird's Diary Ken Vail suggests that these titles were spread over a week:

b, c, g, iAlamac (F) 180.051"C.PARKER'S ALL STARS 1950"

Alamac QSR-2430"C.PARKER ALL-STARS 1950"

Bellaphon (G) BLS-4040 "CHARLIE PARKER"
All titles Bird Box (I) LP-8,9/22 "C.PARKER LIVE AND PRIVATE RECORDINGS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER" (22LPs)
All titles CBS (Eu) 88250 "C.PARKER: ONE NIGHT IN BIRDLAND" (2LPs)
All titles CBS/Sony (J) 40AP-852/53 "C.PARKER: ONE NIGHT IN BIRDLAND" (2LPs)
All titles Columbia JG-34808 "C.PARKER: ONE NIGHT IN BIRDLAND" (2LPs)
b, c Charlie Parker Rec. 701-A "CHARLIE PARKER / HISTORICAL MASTERPIECES, VOL.1"
b, c Ember (UK) CJS-821 "PENSIVE BIRD"
b, c Everest FS-214 "CHARLIE PARKER"
b Everest (J) HR-138-EV "CHARLIE PARKER AT CAFE SOCIETY"
b, c Everest (Columbia)(J) YW-7539/40-EV "PARKER ON THE AIR" (2 LPs)
b, c Everest (Columbia)(J) YW-7584/85-EV "PARKER ON THE AIR" (2 LPs)
b Forlane (F) UM-9009 "C.PARKER: BIRD (1949 CONCERT & ALL-STARS 1950-51"
b, c Jazz Anthology (F) 30JA-5136 "C.PARKER: RERE BROADCAST PERFORMANCES"
b, c Jazz Live (I) BLJ-8029 "BIRD" & "FATS" Vol.1
b, c King Of Jazz (I) KLJ-20010 "C.PARKER - F.NAVARRO - B.POWELL: MOVE"
b, c MGM (F/G) 65.101 "CHARLIE PARKER / HISTORICAL MASTERPIECES, VOL.1"
b, c MGM (UK) C-986 "CHARLIE PARKER / HISTORICAL MASTERPIECES, VOL.1"
b, c Ozone 9 "PARKER-POWELL-NAVARRO"
b, c Quadrifoglio (I) VDS-385 "CHARLIE PARKER / HISTORICAL MASTERPIECES, VOL.1"
a, g, r, q, mA Jazz Hour With JHR-73532"BLUEBIRD, VOL.2"
b, c, iA Jazz Hour With JHR-73591"CARVIN' THE BIRD"
a - dBird Box (Jazz Up Top Box CD-3004/6)"LIVE AND PRIVATE RECORDINGS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER" BIRD BOX VOL.4-6 [Disc 5]
e - oBird Box (Jazz Up Top Box CD-3004/6)"LIVE AND PRIVATE RECORDINGS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER" BIRD BOX VOL.4-6 [Disc 6]
p - rBird Box (Jazz Up Top Box CD-3007/9)"LIVE AND PRIVATE RECORDINGS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER" BIRD BOX VOL.7-9 [Disc 7]
All titlesCharly CD DIG 16"BIRD AT BIRDLAND" [disc 2]
b, c, i, f, g, m, o - rCool and Blue 103"BIRD & FATS" C.PARKER QUINTET LIVE AT BIRDLAND 1950
f, i, j, kDressed To Kill METRO372"JAZZ AT TIFFANY'S"
a - oEmber Records 502"CHARLIE PARKER AT BIRDLAND, VOL. 1" [2CDs]
p - rEmber Records 504"CHARLIE PARKER AT BIRDLAND, VOL. 2" [2CDs]
All titlesEmber/ Fat Boy Jazz (UK) FBB-901"CHARLIE PARKER AT BIRDLAND, 1950-1951"[4CDs]
b, g, i, q, rForlane International UCD 19009"1949 CONCERT & ALL STARS 1950-1951"
All titlesFremeaux & Associes FA 1337"INTEGRALE CHARLIE PARKER VOL. 7 : JUST FRIENDS 1949-1950" [3CDs]
c, j, kThe Golden Age of Jazz JZCD311"XI. C.PARKER / BIRD :RARITIES FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS 1947-1950"
m, pThe Golden Age of Jazz JZCD311"XII. C.PARKER / BIRD :RARITIES FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS 1950-1953"
nJazzman JM 11739"THE MASTERS SAXES CLUB CONCERT VOL.1: 48/61 / MEET BUD POWELL"
g, iMusica Jazz MJCD 1102"BIRD AND THE TRUMPETS"
a - jPhilology (I) Vol.50 (W 881) [CD-R]"BIRD'S EYES, VOLUME 50"[CD-R]
k - rPhilology (I) Vol.51 (W 882) [CD-R]"BIRD'S EYES, VOLUME 51"[CD-R]
c, j, k, l, m, pRecording Arts Reference Edition / (swi) CD 04/05"RARE "BIRD" THE COLLECTOR'S CHARLIE PARKER, 25RARE CONCERT & TV PERFORMANCES" [2CDs]
b, c, g, i, m, q, rRhino R2-70197-2"BEBOP & BIRD, VOL. 1"
All titlesRare Live Recordings RLR 88647"COMPLETE LIVE AT BIRDLAND MAY 17, 1950" [2CDs]
b, c, g, i, m, q, rSAGA 5CD BOX CPBOX 2"C.PARKER 1945-1953 VOL.2" CPBOX 2/2 : THE BIRDLAND BROADCASTS 1949 [disc 2]
b, cSaga (UK) CPBox-2 "IMMORTAL SESSIONS: C.PARKER, VOL.2: 1949-1953"
All titles, omit aSony Records, CBS Sony, CBS SRCS 7111-2"ONE NIGHT IN BIRDLAND"[2CDs]