510421

CHARLIE PARKER QUINTET

PR, 'Symphony Ballroom', Boston, Mass., Saturday, April 21, 1951.

Possibly Benny Harris (tp); Charlie Parker (as); possibly Al Haig or Walter Bishop Jr. (p); possibly Teddy Kotick (b);
possibly Roy Haynes (ds). or Don Stratton (tp); probably Nat Pierce (p); Roy Shane (b); Bob Shurleff (ds).

#Matrix TitleTakeTimeSPOrig.LPReis.LPCD
a
52nd Street Theme (I) (with Parker announcement)-inc.2:24
b
Perdido-inc.3:44
c
Out Of Nowhere-inc.3:22
"Country Gardens" closing tag, with prolonged trill
d
Ornithology-inc.3:41
e
Lady Bird-inc.3:19
For the closing chorus (2:37-3:19) Parker switches to the melody of "Half Nelson"
f
I Can't Get Started-inc.0:49
g
Little Willie Leaps-inc.2:49
h
Star Eyes-inc.3:30
i
The Way You Look Tonight
6:05
j
52nd Street Theme (II) into
3:35
k
Band warming up (noodling)
0:10
l
Groovin' High
3:41
m
Don't Blame Me
3:25
"Country Gardens" closing tag, with prolonged trill
n
Cheers
3:42
o
Band warming up
0:13
p
Cheryl
2:59
q
Embraceable You
2:37
r
Chasin' the Bird
3:27
s
All the Things You Are
5:07
t
Bloomdido
3:00
u
Stardust
2:36
"Country Gardens" closing tag, with prolonged trill
v
52nd Street Theme
0:30
w
Band warming up (noodling)
0:16
x
Buzzy
3:13
y
Confirmation
3:04
z
Now's the Time
3:35
aa
Crazeology
1:41
bb
52nd Street Theme
1:10
"Country Gardens" tag cut off after a few notes
cc
Closing announcement
0:17
"Ladies and gentlemen, just after playing now to a crowd of ten thousand people, Charlie Parker had a tremendous ovation and he was carried on the shoulders by the... all the boys here. We say adieu to all of us -- good night..."

Note:

a, i - cc : Unissued.

b - e, g, hEPM Records FDC 5711"CHARLIE PARKER LIVE / BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, BROOKLYN, 1951"
b - e, g, hPhilology (I) Vol.8 (W 80)"BIRD'S EYES, VOLUME 8"
fPhilology (I) Vol.16 (W 846)"BIRD'S EYES, VOLUME 16"
dPhilology (I) Vol.58 (W 889) [CD-R]"BIRD'S EYES, VOLUME 58"[CD-R]