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The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947
Charlie Parker
Neatwork 2008

1. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:43) *1
2. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (1:45) *1
3. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 3] (3:07) *1
4. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] (1:41) *1
5. Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 1 (false start)] (0:23) *1
6. Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 2 (false start)] (0:40) *1
7. Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 3] (3:10) *1
8. Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Thriving on a Riff] [take 1] (3:02) *1
9. Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Thriving on a Riff] [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:26) *1
10. Ko Ko (C. Parker) [take 1 (false start)] [Cherokee] (0:41) *1
11. Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [take 1] (3:00) *2
12. Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [take 3] (2:59) *2
13. Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:42) *2
14. Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 1] (3:05) *2
15. Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 3] (3:20) *2
16. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 1 (incomplete)] (0:51) *2
17. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 4] (3:09) *2
18. Blues #1 (Unknown) (0:48) *3
19. Blues #2 (Unknown) (1:09) *3
20. Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) (2:14) *3
21. Lullaby in Rhythm (B. Goodman-E. Sampson) (Part 1) (1:33) *3
22. Lullaby in Rhythm (B. Goodman-E. Sampson) (Part 2) (1:36) *3
23. Home Cookin' (Unknown) ['S Wonderful] (2:24) *3
24. Home Cookin' (Unknown) [Cherokee] (2:09) *3
25. Home Cookin' (Unknown) [I Got Rhythm] (2:29) *3
26. This is Always (M. Gordon-H. Warren) [take 2] (3:13) *4
27. Dark Shadows (E. Coleman) [take 1] (4:05) *4
28. Dark Shadows (E. Coleman) [take 2] (3:13) *4
29. Dark Shadows (E. Coleman) [take 4] [Sonically Inferior] (3:01) *4
30. Bird's Nest (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:54) *4
31. Bird's Nest (C. Parker) [take 2] (2:53) *4
32. Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 1] [Hot Blues] (1:58) *4

*1 1945/11/26 Charlie Parker's Reboppers - WOR Studio / Savoy
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p) Argonne Thornton (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)

*2 1946/3/28 Charlie Parker Septet - Dial
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Lucky Thompson (ts) Arvin Garrison (g) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Vic McMillan (b) Roy Porter (d)

*3 1947/2/1 Jam Session- Dial
Howard McGhee (tp) Melvin Broiles (tp) Shorty Rogers (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Russ Freeman (p) Arnold Fishkind (b) Jimmy Pratt (d)

*4 1947/2/19 Charlie Parker Quartet - Dial
Charlie Parker (as) Erroll Garner (p) Red Callender (b) Harold West (d) Earl Coleman (vo)


The Alternative Takes, Vol. 2: 1947
Charlie Parker
Neatwork 2015

1. Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 2] [Blow Top Blues] (2:26) *1
2. Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 4] (2:54) *1
3. Relaxin' at Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 1] (3:09) *2
4. Relaxin' at Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 4] (3:05) *2
5. Relaxin' at Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 5] (3:01) *2
6. Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 1] (3:12) *2
7. Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 2] (3:07) *2
8. Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 3] (3:04) *2
9. Carvin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:48) *2
10. Stupendous (H. McGhee) [take 2] (2:56) *2
11. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 1 (false start)] (2:39) *3
12. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 2] (2:34) *3
13. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 3] (3:03) *3
14. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 4] (3:02) *3
15. Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:58) *3
16. Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 3] (3:02) *3
17. Cheryl (C. Parker) [take 1] (0:08) *3
18. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:33) *3
19. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:38) *3
20. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 3] (2:40) *3
21. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] (0:22) *3
22. Dexterity (C. Parker) [take 1] (3:00) *4
23. Bongo Bop (C. Parker) [take 2] (2:46) *4
24. Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 1] [Prezology] (3:31) *4
25. Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 2] (3:05) *4
26. The Hymn (C. Parker) [take 2] [Superman] (2:30) *4
27. All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [take 1] [Bird of Paradise] (3:11) *4
28. All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [take 2] [Bird of Paradise] (3:10) *4

*1 1947/2/19 Charlie Parker Quartet - Dial
Charlie Parker (as) Erroll Garner (p) Red Callender (b) Harold West (d) Earl Coleman (vo)

*2 1947/2/26 Charlie Parker's New Stars - Dial
Charlie Parker (as) Howard McGhee (tp) Wardell Gray (ts) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Don Lamond (d)

*3 1947/5/8 Charlie Parker Quintet - Harris Smith Studio / Savoy
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)

*4 1947/10/28 Charlie Parker Quintet - Dial
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)


The Alternative Takes, Vol. 3: 1947-1948
Charlie Parker
Neatwork 2028

1. Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [take 1] (3:50) *2
2. Klact-oveeseds-tene (C. Parker) [take 2] (3:08) *3
3. Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) [take 2] (3:01) *3
4. Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green) [take 1] (4:06) *3
5. Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green) [take 2] (3:53) *3
6. Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 2] [Big Foot] (2:56) *4
7. Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 4] [Big Foot] (2:56) *4
8. Quasimodo (C. Parker) [take 2] (2:57) *4
9. Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 2] (2:49) *4
10. Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 4] (2:49) *4
11. Bongo Beep (C. Parker) [take 2] [Dexterity] (3:00) *4
12. Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 1 (incomplete)] (1:03) *4
13. Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:35) *4
14. Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 3] (3:01) *4
15. How Deep is the Ocean? (I. Berlin) [take 2] (3:09) *4
16. Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 1 (incomplete)] (0:18) *5
17. Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:48) *5
18. Bluebird (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:56) *5
19. Bird Gets the Worm (C. Parker) [Lover Come Back to Me] [take 1] (3:04) *5
20. Barbados (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:39) *6
21. Barbados (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:46) *6
22. Barbados (C. Parker) [take 3] (2:37) *6
23. Ah-Leu-Cha (C. Parker) [take 1 (incomplete)] (0:40) *6
24. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 2] (2:35) *6
25. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 3 (incomplete)] (2:09) *6
26. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] (0:24) *6
27. Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 1 (incomplete)] (0:50) *1
28. Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 2] (3:11) *1
29. Half Nelson (M. Davis) [take 1] (2:53) *1
30. Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 1 (incomplete)] (0:56) *1
31. Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 4] (2:26) *1

*1 1947/8/14 Miles Davis All-Stars - Harris Smith Studio / Savoy
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (ts) John Lewis (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)

*2 1947/10/28 Charlie Parker Quintet - Dial
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)

*3 1947/11/4 Charlie Parker Quintet - Dial
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)

*4 1947/12/17 Charlie Parker Sextet - Dial
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)

*5 1947/12/21 Charlie Parker Quintet - United Sound Studio / Savoy
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)

*6 1948/9/18 Charlie Parker All-Stars - Harris Smith Studio / Savoy
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)


The Alternative Takes, Vol. 4: 1948-1950
Charlie Parker
Neatwork 2037

1. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 2] (3:27) *1
2. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)]? (2:15) *1
3. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)]? (2:15) *1
4. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:35) *2
5. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:28) *2
6. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 3] (2:12) *2
7. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] (0:40) *2
8. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 6]? (2:21) *2
9. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 6]? (2:06) *2
10. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (1:16) *2
11. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 5] (2:54) *2
12. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 7 (incomplete)] (1:02) *2
13. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 9] (3:09) *2
14. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 11 (incomplete)] (0:46) *2
15. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 7 (incomplete)]? (1:03) *2
16. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 9]? (3:03) *2
17. Merry-Go-Round (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:21) *2
18. No Noise (J. Bartee) (part 2) (2:58) *3
19. An Oscar for Treadwell (C. Parker) [take 3] (3:24) *4
20. Mohawk (C. Parker) [take 3] (3:51) *4
21. My Melancholy Baby (G. Norton-E. Burnett) [take 1] (3:19) *4
22. My Melancholy Baby (G. Norton-E. Burnett) [coda rehearsal] (0:08) *4
23. Leap Frog (C. Parker) [take 1 (incomplete)] (0:29) *4
24. Leap Frog (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:19) *4
25. Leap Frog (C. Parker) [take 3 (incomplete)] (0:42) *4
26. Leap Frog (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] (0:19) *4
27. Leap Frog (C. Parker) [take 5] (2:36) *4
28. Leap Frog (C. Parker) [take 6 (incomplete)] (0:25) *4
29. Leap Frog (C. Parker) [take 7 (incomplete)] (0:16) *4
30. Leap Frog (C. Parker) [take 8] (2:05) *4
31. Leap Frog (C. Parker) [take 9] (2:09) *4
32. Leap Frog (C. Parker) [take 10 (incomplete)] (0:46) *4
33. Relaxing with Lee (C. Parker) [take 1 (incomplete)] (0:36) *4
34. Relaxing with Lee (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (1:09) *4
35. Relaxing with Lee (C. Parker) [take 3 (false start)] (0:10) *4
36. Relaxing with Lee (C. Parker) [take 4] (3:59) *4
37. Relaxing with Lee (C. Parker) [take 5 (incomplete)] (0:29) *4
38. Laura (A. Raskin-J. Mercer) [take 1] (3:01) *5
39. I'm in the Mood for Love (D. Fields-J. McHugh) [take 3] (3:32) *5
40. I'll Remember April (D. Raye-G. DePaul-P. Johnston) [take 2 (false start)] (0:11) *5
41. I'll Remember April (D. Raye-G. DePaul-P. Johnston) [take 1] (3:09) *5

*1 1948/9/18 Charlie Parker All-Stars - Harris Smith Studio / Savoy
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)

*2 1948/9/24 Charlie Parker All-Stars - Harris Smith Studio / Savoy
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)

*3 1948/12/20 Machito and His Orchestra
Frank "Machito" Grillo (maracas) Mario Bauza (tp) Paquito Davilla (tp) Bob Woodlen (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Gene Johnson (as) Fred Skerritt (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Jose Madera (ts) Leslie Johnakins (bs) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Jose Mangual (bgo) Luis Miranda (cga) Umbaldo Nieto (timbales)

*4 1950/6/6 Charlie Parker Quintet - Bird and Diz
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)

*5 1950/7/5 Charlie Parker with Strings
Charlie Parker (as) Joseph Singer (frh) Edwin Brown (oboe) Bernie Leighton (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d) Verley Mills (harp)