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Charlie Parker Tapelist

I used, like reference, the giant list made by John Burton. 
I nearly destroyed it!
If you want to see the complete list go  this site :::::::::::::::::::::
 
The sessions: 
 
Date: Probably May-November 1940 
Place: Probably Kansas City 
Group: Parker plays unaccompanied 
Recording: Personal acetate 
 

    1. Honeysuckle Rose (inc.) into 
    2. Body and Soul (inc.) (3:40)
 
 
Date: November 30, 1940 
Place: Wichita, Kansas 
Group: Jay McShann Octet with Buddy Anderson and Orville Minor (tpt), 
Bob Gould (tb) (vln on 6), William J. Scott (ts on 1-2), Bob Mabane (ts 
on 3-7), Jay McShann (p), Gene Ramey (b), Gus Johnson (d) 
Recorded: Acetates recorded at radio station KFBI 
 

    1. I Found a New Baby (2:59) 
    2. Body and Soul (2:51) 
    3. Moten Swing (2:48) 
    4. Coquette (3:09) 
    5. Lady Be Good (2:56) 
    6. Wichita Blues (no solo) (3:09) 
    7. Honeysuckle Rose (2:58)
 
Date: April 30, 1941 
Place: Unknown recording studio, Dallas, Texas 
Group: Jay McShann Orchestra with Buddy Anderson, Orville Minor, Harold 
Bruce (tpt), Joe Taswell Baird (tb), John Jackson (as), Harold Ferguson 
and Bob Mabane (ts), Jay McShann (p), Gene Ramey (b), Gus Johnson (d), 
item 2 arranged by Charlie Parker 
 

    1. Swingmatism (2:36) 
    2. Hootie Blues (v-Walter Brown) (2:53) 
    3. Dexter Blues (2:53) (no solo) 

 
 
Date: Early 1942 
Place: Clark Monroe's Uptown House, New York 
Group: Clark Monroe's Band, possibly with Allan Tinney (p) 
Recording: Paper disc made by Jerry Newman 
Primary Source: LP Onyx 221; CD Stash 542, Masters of Jazz 78 

    1. Cherokee (2:49) 
 

 
Date: February 13, 1942 
Place: Savoy Ballroom, New York 
Group: Jay McShann Orchestra with Buddy Anderson, Orville Minor, Bob 
Merrill (tpt), Lawrence Anderson, Joe Taswell Baird (tb), John Jackson 
(as), Fred Culliver, Bob Mabane (ts), James Coe (bs), Jay McShann (p), 
Leonard Enois (g), Gene Ramey (b), Harold West (d) 
Recording: Acetate of NBC broadcast of "Blue Network" 

    -  Announcement by Bill Abernathy into 
    1. St. Louis Mood (4:42) 
    -  Announcement into 
    2. I Got it Bad (and that ain't Good) (v-Al Hibbler) (4:08) 
    -  Announcement into 
    3. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (4:06) 
    -  Announcement into 
    4. Hootie Blues (4:27) 
    -  Announcement into 
    5. Swingmatism (4:02) 
    6. Love Don't Get You Nothing but the Blues (0:29) 
         (Closing Theme) (no solo)
 
Date: July 2, 1942 
Place: New York, New York 
Group: Jay McShann Orchestra with Buddy Anderson, Orville Minor, Bob 
Merrill (tpt), Lawrence Anderson, Joe Taswell Baird (tb), John Jackson 
(as), Fred Culliver, Bob Mabane (ts), James Coe (bs), Jay McShann (p), 
Leonard Enois (g), Gene Ramey (b), Harold West (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Decca 
 

    1. Lonely Boy Blues (2:54) (v-Walter Brown) 
    2. Get Me on Your Mind (3:01) (v-Al Hibbler) (no solo) 
    3. The Jumpin' Blues (2:59) (v-Walter Brown) 
    4. Sepian Bounce (3:06)
 
Date: September 1942 (possibly 1941) 
Place: Vic Damon Studios, Kansas City, Kansas 
Group: Informal trio with Efferge Ware (g), Little Phil Phillips (d) 
Recording: Personal acetates 
Primary Source: Stash CD 535, Masters of Jazz 79 

    1. Cherokee (3:09) 
    2. My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart) (3:17) 
    3. I Found a New Baby (3:39) 
    4. Body and Soul (3:40) 

 
Date: February 15, 1943 
Place: Savoy Hotel, Room 305, Chicago, Illinois 
Group: Informal trio with Dizzy Gillespie (tpt), Oscar Pettiford (b) 
Recording: Acetate made by Bob Redcross 
Primary Source: Stash CD 535; Masters of Jazz 79 

    1. Sweet Georgia Brown (7:40)
 
Date: February 1943 
Place: Chicago, Illinois 
Group: Variable, probably including Billy Eckstine, Shorty McConnell, 
Benny Harris (tpt), Oscar Pettiford (b), Hurley Ramey (g), Bob Redcross 
(brushes) 
Recording: Acetates made by Bob Redcross 
 

    1. Three Guesses (4:12) 
    2. Boogie Woogie (3:47) 
    -  Conversation (Parker voice) into 
    3. Shoe Shine Swing (Yardin' with Yard) (inc.) (4:12) 
    4. Body and Soul (inc.) (1:52) 
    5. Embraceable You (Hazel Scott record) (2:39) 
    6. China Boy (Benny Goodman record) (2:31) 
    7. Avalon (Benny Goodman record) (2:40) 
    8. Indiana (inc.) (1:31) 
    9. Lady Be Good (inc.) (1:17)
 
Date: September 15, 1944 
Place: WOR Studios, New York 
Group: Tiny Grimes Quintet with Clyde Hart (p), Tiny Grimes (g), Jimmy 
Butts (b), Doc West (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Savoy Records 
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    1. Tiny's Tempo I (3:01) CT 
    2. Tiny's Tempo II (2:59) CT 
    3. Tiny's Tempo III (2:53) MT 
    -  I'll Always Love You Just the Same I (0:04) FS 
    4. I'll Always Love You Just the Same II (2:57) CT (v-TG) 
    5. I'll Always Love You Just the Same III (3:00) MT (v-TG) 
    6. Romance Without Finance I (3:06) CT (v-TG and JB) 
    7. Romance Without Finance II (1:01) IT (v-TG and JB) 
    8. Romance Without Finance III (3:04) CT (v-TG and JB) 
    9. Romance Without Finance IV (0:43) IT (v-TG and JB) 
   10. Romance Without Finance V (3:00) MT (v-TG, JB and CP) 
   11. Red Cross I (3:16) CT 
   12. Red Cross II (3:07) MT
 
 
Date: January 4, 1945 
Place: New York 
Group: Clyde Hart's All-Stars with Dizzy Gillespie (tpt), Don Byas (ts), 
Trummy Young (tb, voc on items 6-9), Clyde Hart (p), Mike Bryan (g), Al 
Hall (b), Specs Powell (d), Rubberlegs Williams (voc on items 1-5) 
Recording: Commercial for Continental 
 

    1. What's the Matter Now? (2:45) 
    2. I Want Every Bit of It (3:04) 
    3. That's the Blues (2:50) 
    4. G.I. Blues (2:31) 
    5. 4-F Blues (2:15) 
    6. Dream of You (2:49) 
    7. Seventh Avenue (2:49) 
    8. Sorta Kinda (2:59) 
    9. Oh Oh, My My, Oh Oh (2:44) (no solo)
 
  
Date: February 28, 1945
Place: New York
Group: Dizzy Gillespie Sextet with Clyde Hart (p), Remo Palmieri (g), 
Slam Stewart (b), Cozy Cole (d)
Recording: Commercial for Guild Records


    1. Groovin' High (2:40)
    2. All the Things You Are (2:52)
    3. Dizzy Atmosphere (2:45)
 
Date: May 11, 1945 
Place: Unknown recording studio, New York 
Group: Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Stars with Al Haig (p), Curley 
Russell (b), Sid Catlett (d), Sarah Vaughan (voc) 
Recording: Commercial for Guild Records 
 

    1. Salt Peanuts (2:20) (vocal-Gillespie) 
    2. Shaw 'Nuff (2:57) 
    3. Lover Man (3:22) (vocal-Sarah Vaughan) 
    4. Hot House (2:27)
 
 
  
Date: June 5, 1945
Place: Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Group: Dizzy Gillespie Quintet with Al Haig (p), Curley Russell (b), 
Stan Levy (d)
Recording: Acetate recording of concert excerpt


    1. Blue 'n' Boogie (inc.) 
 
 
 
Date: November 26, 1945 
Place: WOR Studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker's Reboppers with Miles Davis (tpt), Dizzy 
Gillespie (tpt, p), Sadik Hakim [Argonne Thorton] (p), Curley Russell 
(b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Savoy Records 
 

    1. Billie's Bounce I (2:40) CT 
    2. Billie's Bounce II (1:41) IT 
    3. Billie's Bounce III (3:03) CT 
    4. Warming Up a Riff (Cherokee) (2:32) (inc.) 
    5. Billie's Bounce IV (1:37) IT 
    6. Billie's Bounce V (3:09) MT 
    7. Now's the Time I (0:20) FS 
    8. Now's the Time II (0:37) FS 
    9. Now's the Time III (3:06) CT 
   10. Now's the Time IV (3:15) MT 
   11. Thriving from a Riff (Anthropology) I (2:59) CT 
   12. Thriving from a Riff (Anthropology) II (0:23) IT 
   13. Thriving from a Riff (Anthropology) III (2:55) MT 
   14. Meandering (Embraceable You) (inc.) (3:15) 
   15. Ko-Ko (Cherokee) I (0:38) FS 
   16. Ko-Ko II (2:54) MT
 
Date: December 29, 1945 
Place: Unknown recording studio, Hollywood, California 
Group: Slim Gaillard and His Orchestra with Dizzy Gillespie (tpt), Jack 
McVea (ts), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Bam Brown (b), Zutty Singleton (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Bel-Tone 

    1. Flat Foot Floogie I (2:45) CT 
    2. Flat Foot Floogie II (2:30) MT 
    3. Dizzy Boogie I (3:15) CT 
    4. Dizzy Boogie II (3:08) MT 
    5. Popity Pop (2:55) 
    6. Slim's Jam (3:14) (Gaillard patter throughout, Parker voice)
 
Date: December 29, 1945 
Place: Unknown recording studio, Hollywood, California 
Group: Dizzy Gillespie and His Rebop Six with Al Haig (p), Milt Jackson 
(vb on item 3), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d) 
Recording: AFRS Jubilee 

    -  Announcement (Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman and Dizzy Gillespie) - into 
    1. Shaw 'Nuff (4:52) 
    -  Announcement into 
    2. Groovin' High (5:57) 
    -  Announcement by Whitman and Gillespie into 
    3. Dizzy Atmosphere (4:42)
 
Date: January 24, 1946 
Place: Billy Berg's, Hollywood, California 
Group: Dizzy Gillespie and His Rebop Six with Lucky Thompson (ts), Milt 
Jackson (vb), Al Haig (p), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d) 
Recording: WEAF radio broadcast, possibly the Rudy Vallee Show 
 

    1. Salt Peanuts (2:08)
 
Date: January 28, 1946 
Place: Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California 
Group: JATP with Dizzy Gillespie (tpt), Al Killian (tpt), Willie Smith 
(as), Lester Young (ts), Mel Powell (p), Billy Hadnott (b), Lee Young 
(d) 
Recording: Concert recorded for Mercury Records 
 

    1. Sweet Georgia Brown (9:32) 

New Group (second set?): JATP with Howard McGhee, Al Killian (tpt), 
Willie Smith (as), Lester Young (ts), Arnold Ross (p), Billy Hadnott 
(b), Lee Young (d) 

    2. Blues for Norman (8:37) 
    3. I Can't Get Started (9:15) 
    4. Lady Be Good (11:05) 
    5. After You've Gone (7:33)
 
  
Date: February 5, 1946
Place: Electro Broadcasting Studios, Glendale, California

Group: Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen with Lucky Thompson (ts), George Handy 
(p), Arvin Garrison (g), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d)
Recording: Commercial for Dial Records

    1. Diggin' Diz (2:52)
  
Date: February-March 1946
Place: Finale Club, Los Angeles, California
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Joe Albany (p), 
Addison Farmer (b), Chuck Thompson (d)
Recording: Acetates recorded from radio broadcast

    1. Anthropology (2:46)
    -  Applause and fragment of announcement ("From the Finale Club,
         located at the. . .")
    2. Billie's Bounce (3:41)
    3. Blue 'n' Boogie (5:08)
    4. All the Things You Are (5:07)
    5. Ornithology (inc.) (5:01)
 
Date: March 28, 1946 
Place: Radio Recorders Studios, Hollywood, California 
Group: Charlie Parker Septet with Miles Davis (tpt), Lucky Thompson 
(ts), Arvin Garrison (g), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Vic McMillan (b), Roy 
Porter (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Dial Records 
 

    1. Moose the Mooche I (2:57) CT 
    2. Moose the Mooche II (3:02) MT 
    3. Moose the Mooche III (2:55) CT 
    4. Yardbird Suite I (2:39) CT 
    5. Yardbird Suite II (2:54) MT 
    6. Ornithology I (3:01) (no solo) CT 
    7. Ornithology II (Bird Lore) (3:16) CT 
    8. Ornithology III (2:59) MT 
    9. Night in Tunisia I (Famous Alto Break) (0:47) (excerpt) 
   10. Night in Tunisia II (3:05) CT 
   11. Night in Tunisia III (3:02) MT 

 
 
Date: April 22, 1946 
Place: Embassy Auditorium, Los Angeles, California 
Group: JATP with Buck Clayton (tpt), Willie Smith (as), Coleman Hawkins, 
Lester Young (ts), Ken Kersey (p), Irving Ashby (g), Billy Hadnott (b), 
Buddy Rich (d) 
Recording: Concert recorded live for Mercury Records 
 

    1. I Got Rhythm (12:54) 
    -  Introductions by Norman Granz (2:16) 
    2. JATP Blues (10:56)
  
Date: July 29 1946
Place: C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, California
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet (except item 4 issued as Howard McGhee 
Quintet) with Howard McGhee (tpt), Jimmy Bunn (p), Bob Kesterson (b), 
Roy Porter (d)
Recording: Commercial for Dial

    1. Max Making Wax (2:30)
    2. Lover Man (3:20)
    3. The Gypsy (3:02)
    4. Bebop (2:53)
 
Date: February 1, 1947 
Place: Chuck Copely's apartment, Hollywood, California 
Group: Jam Session including Melvin Broiles, Howard McGhee, Shorty 
Rogers (tpt), Russ Freeman (p), Arnold Fishkin (b), Jimmy Pratt (d) 
Recording: Privately recorded on Acetate by Ross Russell 

    1. Blues I (0:49) 
    2. Blues II (1:10) 
    3. Yardbird Suite (2:14) 
    4. Lullaby in Rhythm I (1:33) 
    5. Lullaby in Rhythm II (2:10) 
    6. Home Cookin' I ('S Wonderful with Honeysuckle Rose bridge) (2:24) 
    7. Home Cookin' II (Cherokee) (2:10) 
    8. Home Cookin' III (I Got Rhythm) (2:30)
 
Date: February 19, 1947 
Place: C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, California 
Group: Charlie Parker Quartet with Erroll Garner (p), Red Callender (b), 
Doc West (d); Earl Coleman (voc) (items 1-6) 
Recording: Commercial for Dial Records 
 

    1. This is Always I (3:13) MT 
    2. This is Always II (3:09) CT 
    3. Dark Shadows I (4:02) CT 
    4. Dark Shadows II (3:10) CT 
    5. Dark Shadows III (3:05) MT 
    6. Dark Shadows IV (2:58) CT 
    7. Bird's Nest I (2:51) CT 
    8. Bird's Nest II (2:49) CT 
    9. Bird's Nest III (2:42) MT 
   10. Cool Blues I (Hot Blues) (1:58) CT 
   11. Cool Blues II (Blow Top Blues) (2:22) CT 
   12. Cool Blues III (3:07) MT 
   13. Cool Blues IV (2:50) CT
 
Date: February 26, 1947 
Place: C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, California 
Group: Charlie Parker's New Stars with Howard McGhee (tpt), Wardell Gray 
(ts), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Barney Kessel (g), Red Callender (b), Don 
Lamond (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Dial Records 

    1. Relaxin' at Camarillo I (3:06) CT 
    2. Relaxin' at Camarillo II (2:49) MT 
    3. Relaxin' at Camarillo III (3:01) CT 
    4. Relaxin' at Camarillo IV (2:58) CT 
    5. Cheers I (3:08) CT 
    6. Cheers II (3:04) CT 
    7. Cheers III (3:00) CT 
    8. Cheers IV (3:04) MT 
    9. Carvin' the Bird I (2:44) CT 
   10. Carvin' the Bird II (2:44) MT 
   11. Stupendous I (2:53) MT 
   12. Stupendous II (2:53) CT
  
Date: February-March 1947
Place: Probably somewhere in or near Los Angeles, California
Group: Jam Session, unknown personnel
Recording: Dubbed (perhaps recorded) by Dean Benedetti


    1. Blues in B-Flat (1:44) [4/1]
  
Date: March 1, 1947
Place: Hi-De-Ho Club, Los Angeles, California
Group: Howard McGhee Quintet with Hampton Hawes (p), Addison Farmer (b), 
Roy Porter (d)
Recording: Privately recorded on acetate by Dean Benedetti


    1. September in the Rain (2:09) [4/39]
    2. Rose Room (1:32) [1/3]
    3. 52nd Street Theme (0:45) [1/5]
    4. All the Things You Are (2:21) [1/4]
    5. Blue 'n' Boogie (0:56) [1/1]
    6. I Surrender Dear (0:57) [4/40]
    7. Stardust (1:12) [1/2]
 
Date: March 2, 1947 
Place: Hi-De-Ho Club, Los Angeles, California 
Group: Howard McGhee Quintet with Hampton Hawes (p), Addison Farmer (b), 
Roy Porter (d) 
Recording: Privately recorded on acetate by Dean Benedetti 

    1. Blues in F (0:22) [4/57] 
    2. The Man I Love (1:59) [1/9] 
    3. Cheers I (0:36) [4/58] 
    4. Byas a Drink I (2:28) [1/10] 
    5. Relaxin' at Camarillo (1:05) [1/8] 
    6. I'm in the Mood for Love I (1:05) [1/12] 
    7. Yardbird Suite (1:20) [1/11] 
    8. September in the Rain (0:39) [4/5] 
    9. Sportsman's Hop (0:34) [4/52] 
   10. Night and Day (0:11) [4/54] 
   11. The Very Thought of You (0:28) [4/55] 
   12. Hot House (1:58) [1/6] 
   13. Cheers II (0:59) [4/24] 
   14. I Don't Stand a Ghost of A Chance (1:10) [1/7] 
   15. Wee (Big Noise) I (1:02) [1/13] 
   16. Bean Soup (2:22) [1/15] 
   17. Wee (Big Noise) II (0:35) [4/59] 
   18. I'm in the Mood for Love II (0:43) [4/2] 
   19. 52nd Street Theme (?) (0:43) [4/64] 
   20. Carvin' the Bird (1:01) [1/21] 
   21. Stardust (1:17) [1/14] 
   22. Byas a Drink II (1:56) [1/32] 
   23. Groovin' High (1:36) [1/20] ("Last call for alcohol") 
   24. It's the Talk of the Town (1:47) [1/22] 
   25. Ornithology (0:11) [4/60] 
   26. Perdido (0:59) [4/61] 
   27. Sweet Georgia Brown (0:53) [1/19] 
   28. Night in Tunisia (0:59) [1/31]
 
Date: March 1, 2, 4 or 5, 1947 
Place: Hi-De-Ho Club, Los Angeles, California 
Group: Howard McGhee Quintet with Hampton Hawes (p), Addison Farmer (b), 
Roy Porter (d) 
Recording: Privately recorded on acetate by Dean Benedetti 

    1. Bean Soup (1:04) [4/15] 
    2. Stardust (1:05) [3/35] 
    3. Hot House I (1:22) [1/28] 
    4. The Man I Love I (1:34) (1/27) 
    5. 52nd Street Theme (1:02) [4/16] 
    6. Groovin' High (1:14) [4/14] 
    7. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance (1:08) (1/24) 
    8. Prisoner of Love (or Body and Soul?) (1:08) (1/26) 
    9. Indiana (0:58) (1/23) 
   10. Disorder at the Border (0:40) [4/13] 
   11. Ornithology (1:15) (1/25) 
   12. September in the Rain (0:50) [4/6] 
   13. Wee (Big Noise) (1:07) [4/12] 
   14. Hot House II (0:58) [4/17] 
   15. Sportsman's Hop (0:46) [4/18] 
   16. Cool Blues (0:40) (1/18) 
   17. I'm in the Mood for Love (1:04) [1/17] 
   18. Cheers (0:41) [4/19] 
   19. The Man I Love II (1:18) [1/16] 
   20. Stuffy (0:43) (1/29) 
   21. Night and Day (1:12) (1/30) 
   22. Past Due (Relaxin' At Camarillo) (?) (0:42) [4/56]
 
Date: March 6, 1947 
Place: Hi-De-Ho Club, Los Angeles, California 
Group: Howard McGhee Quintet with Hampton Hawes (p), Addison Farmer (b), 
Roy Porter (d), Earl Coleman or Danny Knight (voc) 
Recording: Privately recorded on acetate by Dean Benedetti 

    1. Sportsman's Hop (1:37) [1/36] 
    2. Night in Tunisia (0:59) [4/62] 
    3. The Very Thought of You (1:16) -v [3/38] 
    4. Perdido (0:55) [3/41] 
    5. Now's the Time (0:53) [4/63] 
    6. Wee (Big Noise) (2:15) [3/39] 
    7. Hot House (2:06) [3/36] 
    8. Stuffy (0:13) [4/65] 
    9. Body and Soul (0:34) [4/76] 
   10. Ornithology (1:12) [4/25] 
   11. Sentimental Journey (0:26) [1/37] 
   12. 52nd Street Theme (1:28) [1/39] 
   13. Groovin' High (0:16) [4/26] 
   14. The Man I Love (1:41) [3/40] 
   15. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance (1:08) -v [4/27] 
   16. Past Due (Relaxin' at Camarillo) (1:38) [1/35] 
   17. Night and Day (1:01) [1/34] 
   18. Moose the Mooche (2:10) [1/33] 
   19. Cheers (1:06) [4/28]
 
Date: March 7, 1947 
Place: Hi-De-Ho Club, Los Angeles, California 
Group: Howard McGhee Quintet with Hampton Hawes (p), Addison Farmer (b), 
Roy Porter (d) 
Recording: Privately recorded on acetate by Dean Benedetti 

    1. Rose Room (1:34) [2/7] 
    2. Groovin' High (1:34) [4/66] 
    3. Wee (Big Noise) I (1:41) [4/8] 
    4. Byas a Drink (1:12) [2/4] 
    5. Body and Soul I (1:12) [2/3] 
    6. Hot House I (1:09) [2/1] 
    7. Cheers (1:06) [4/29] 
    8. Night in Tunisia (2:13) [2/2] 
    9. Now's the Time (1:52) [2/5] 
   10. I'm in the Mood for Love (1:21) [2/8] 
   11. September in the Rain (2:07) [2/9] 
   12. I Surrender Dear (1:57) [1/41] 
   13. Dee Dee's Dance I (2:18) [1/42] 
   14. Stuffy (1:44) [1/40] 
   15. Perdido (1:48) [1/39] 
   16. Body and Soul II (0:30) [4/30] 
   17. Wee (Big Noise) II (0:32) [4/11] 
   18. All the Things You Are (1:08) [2/12] 
   19. Relaxin' at Camarillo (Past Due) (1:36) [2/11] 
   20. Sportsman's Hop (2:07) [2/6] 
   21. Dee Dee's Dance II (1:58) [2/13] 
   22. Stardust (1:06) [2/10] 
   23. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance (unissued) 
   24. Ornithology (unissued) 
   25. The Man I Love (unissued) 
   26. Bean Soup (2:07) [4/53] 

 
Date: March 1-7, 1947 
Place: Hi-De-Ho Club, Los Angeles, California 
Group: Howard McGhee Quintet with Hampton Hawes (p), Addison Farmer (b), 
Roy Porter (d) 
Recording: Privately recorded on acetate by Dean Benedetti 
Primary Source: Mosaic Benedetti box 

    1. Hot House (2:16) [4/20] 
    2. The Man I Love (1:46) [4/21] 
    3. Past Due (Relaxin' at Camarillo) (2:33) [4/22] 
    4. 'S Wonderful (Stupendous) (1:48) [4/23]
 
Date: March 8, 1947 
Place: Hi-De-Ho Club, Los Angeles, California 
Group: Howard McGhee Quintet with Hampton Hawes (p), Addison Farmer (b), 
Roy Porter (d) 
Recording: Privately recorded on acetate by Dean Benedetti 
Primary Source: Mosaic Benedetti box 

    1. Sportsman's Hop (1:28) [2/14] 
    2. Dee Dee's Dance (2:11) [2/16] 
    3. Stuffy (1:15) [4/31] 
    4. Hot House (1:05) [4/67] 
    5. Perdido (1:32) [3/42] 
    6. Disorder at the Border (1:58) [3/33] 
    7. I Surrender Dear (?) (0:07) [4/70] 
    8. I'm in the Mood For Love (0:57) [2/19] 
    9. Night and Day (0:03) [4/70] 
   10. Bean Stalking (2:08) [2/17] 
   11. September in the Rain (2:22) [2/18] 
   12. Now's the Time (1:33) [2/20] 
   13. Wee (Big Noise) (2:16) [2/21] 
   14. Bean Soup (2:31) [2/22] 
   15. Body and Soul (0:48) [2/23] 
   16. Night and Day (0:08) [4/72] 
   17. Prisoner of Love (0:21) [4/32] 
   18. The Very Thought of You (0:07) [4/71] 
   19. Byas a Drink (2:20) [2/24] 
   20. All the Things You Are (0:30) [2/25] 
   21. Stardust (?) (0:05) [4/75] 
   22. Night in Tunisia (1:00) [3/37] 
   23. Ornithology (1:39) [2/15] 
   24. The Man I Love (1:45) [2/26]
 
Date: March 9, 1947 
Place: Hi-De-Ho Club, Los Angeles, California 
Group: Howard McGhee Quintet with Hampton Hawes (p), Addison Farmer (b), 
Roy Porter (d) 
Recording: Privately recorded on acetate by Dean Benedetti 

    1. Perdido I (2:27) [2/28] 
    2. Indiana (2:33) [2/29] 
    3. Now's the Time (1:52) [2/27] 
    4. Night in Tunisia (1:47) [3/3] 
    5. Sweet and Lovely (2:16) [3/31] 
    6. Stardust (0:11) [4/73] 
    7. Bean Soup (2:59) [2/31] 
    8. Perdido II (2:13) [2/34] 
    9. Moose the Mooche (1:22) [3/2] 
   10. Hot House (1:48) [2/32] 
   11. Dee Dee's Dance (3:53) [3/30] 
   12. Ornithology I (Bird Lore) (1:46) [2/30] 
   13. Past Due (Relaxin' at Camarillo) (1:14) [3/1] 
   14. Body and Soul (1:26) [2/36] 
   15. Ornithology II (1:18) [3/4] 
   16. The Man I Love (1:48) [2/33] 
   17. Stuffy (1:15) [4/33] 
   18. Ornithology III (1:57) [2/35] 

 
Date: March 11, 1947 
Place: Hi-De-Ho Club, Los Angeles, California 
Group: Howard McGhee Quintet with Hampton Hawes (p), Addison Farmer (b), 
Roy Porter (d) 
 

    1. 'S Wonderful (1:27) [3/5] 
    2. Disorder at the Border (1:00) [3/6] 
    3. September in the Rain (0:51) [4/4] 
    4. Now's the Time (1:02) [3/8] 
    5. I'm in the Mood for Love (0:58) [4/1] 
    6. Rifftide (1:25) [3/9] 
    7. Dee Dee's Dance (1:30) [4/34] 
    8. Ornithology (1:43) [3/34] 
    9. Cheers (1:06) [4/35] 
   10. Perdido (1:27) [3/7] 
   11. Byas a Drink (1:56) [4/36] 
   12. Wee (Big Noise) (1:06) [4/9] 
   13. The Very Thought of You (0:46) [4/37] 
   14. Stardust (?) (0:05) [4/74] 
   15. Bean Soup (1:27) [3/32]
 
Date: March 12, 1947 
Place: Hi-De-Ho Club, Los Angeles, California 
Group: Howard McGhee Quintet with Hampton Hawes (p), Addison Farmer (b), 
Roy Porter (d) 
Recording: Privately recorded on acetate by Dean Benedetti 

    1. Blues in B-Flat (1:03) [3/18] 
    2. Unidentified tune ending (0:05) [4/68] 
    3. Sweet and Lovely (1:01) [3/11] 
    4. Perdido (1:46) [3/15] 
    5. Cheers (0:15) [4/38] 
    6. Sportsman's Hop (1:09) [4/41] 
    7. Wee (Big Noise) I (0:20) [4/10] 
    8. Stuffy (0:56) [3/12] 
    9. Hot House I (0:45) [3/13] 
   10. Ornithology (0:50) [3/17] 
   11. Dee Dee's Dance (1:26) [4/42] 
   12. The Man I Love (2:10) [3/14] 
   13. September in the Rain (0:18) [4/7] 
   14. I'm in the Mood for Love (0:56) [4/3] 
   15. Groovin' High (2:10) [3/19] 
   16. Cheers (0:53) [4/43] 
   17. Byas a Drink (1:30) [4/44] 
   18. Prisoner of Love (?) (0:06) [4/69] 
   19. Stardust (0:53) - v [3/16] 
   20. Now's the Time (0:39) [4/45] 
   21. Hot House II (unissued-bad sound) 
   22. Unidentified Tune (Stardust?) (0:03) [4/75] 
   23. Wee (Big Noise) II (1:14) [3/10]
  
Date: March 13, 1947
Place: Hi-De-Ho Club, Los Angeles, California
Group: Howard McGhee Quintet with Hampton Hawes (p), Addison Farmer (b), 
Roy Porter (d)
Recording: Privately recorded on acetate by Dean Benedetti

    1. Groovin' High (0:43) [4/49]
    2. September in the Rain (1:11) [3/29]
    3. Wee (Big Noise) (1:22) [3/21]
    4. Rifftide (0:43) [3/28]
    5. Perdido (1:07) [3/25]
    6. These Foolish Things (0:54) [4/77]
    7. Body and Soul (0:22) [4/50]
    8. Disorder at the Border (?) (0:30) [4/51]
    9. Hot House (1:12) [4/46]
   10. Moose the Mooch (0:47) [3/23]
   11. Sportsman's Hop (0:34) [4/47]
   12. Blues in B-Flat (0:39) [4/48]
   13. Ornithology (1:30) [3/22]
   14. Stuffy (0:48) [3/26]
   15. Night in Tunisia (1:20) [3/27]
   16. Byas a Drink (0:51) [3/20]
   17. Indiana (1:27) [3/24]
 
Date: May 8, 1947 
Place: Harris Smith Studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Bud Powell (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Savoy Records 
    1. Donna Lee I (0:11) FS 
    -  studio voices 
    2. Donna Lee II (3:00) (CP) 
    3. Donna Lee III (2:31) CT 
    4. Donna Lee IV (2:35) CT 
    5. Donna Lee V (2:32) MT 
    6. Chasin' the Bird I (2:53) CT 
    7. Chasin' the Bird II (0:19) FS 
    -  "Hold it." 
    8. Chasin' the Bird III (2:58) CT 
    9. Chasin' the Bird IV (2:44) MT 
   10. Cheryl I (0:04) FS 
    -  Parker says "Hold it, hold it." 
   11. Cheryl II (2:58) MT 
   12. Buzzy I (2:59) CT 
   13. Buzzy II (0:35) IT 
    -  "Hold it Charlie, Hold it." 
   14. Buzzy III (2:38) CT 
   15. Buzzy IV (0:22) IT 
    - "Hold it." 
   16. Buzzy V (2:30) MT
 
Date: August 14, 1947 
Place: Harris Smith Studios, New York 
Group: Miles Davis All-Stars with Charlie Parker (ts), John Lewis (p), 
Nelson Boyd (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Savoy Records 

    1. Milestones I (0:19) FS 
    -  "Hold it, Hold it." 
    2. Milestones II (2:36) MT 
    3. Milestones III (2:45) CT 
    4. Little Willie Leaps I (0:51) IT 
    -  "Okay, you want to try it again?" 
    5. Little Willie Leaps II (3:09) CT 
    6. Little Willie Leaps III (2:50) MT 
    7. Half Nelson I (2:50) CT 
    8. Half Nelson II (2:44) MT 
    9. Sippin' at Bells I (0:55) IT 
    -  "Hold it, fellas." 
   10. Sippin' at Bells II (2:23) MT 
   11. Sippin' at Bells III (0:06) (FT) 
    -  "Okay, okay." 
   12. Sippin' at Bells IV (2:26) CT
  
Date: September 13, 1947
Place: Mutual Studios, New York
Group: Barry Ulanov and His All-Star Metronome Jazzmen with Dizzy 
Gillespie (tpt), John LaPorta (cl), Lennie Tristano (p), Billy Bauer 
(g), Ray Brown (b), Max Roach (d)
Recording: WOR radio broadcast (U.S. Treasury for Mutual network)


    1. Ko-Ko (1:00) (theme) (voiceover by Bruce Elliott)
    -  Announcement into
    2. Hot House (5:44)
    -  I Surrender Dear (3:21) (rhythm section only)
    3. Fine and Dandy (3:41) (voiceover Barry Ulanov and Bruce Elliott)
 
Date: September 20, 1947 
Place: Mutual Studios, New York 
Group: Barry Ulanov and His All-Star Metronome Jazzmen with Dizzy 
Gillespie (tpt), John LaPorta (cl), Lennie Tristano (p), Billy Bauer 
(g), Ray Brown (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: WOR radio broadcast (U.S. Treasury for Mutual network) 

    1. Ko-Ko (Theme with voiceover) into 
    -  Announcement (0:52) 
    2. On the Sunny Side of the Street into 
    3. 52nd Street Theme (tag) (3:42) 
    4. How Deep is the Ocean? (3:00) 
    5. Tiger Rag into 
    -  Announcement (4:13) into 
    6. Fifty Second Street Theme (0:48) (theme with voiceover) 
 
Date: September 29, 1947 
Place: Carnegie Hall, New York 
Group: Dizzy Gillespie Quintet with John Lewis (p), Al McKibbon (b), Joe 
Harris (d) 
Recording: Live recordings issued first by Savoy 

    1. Night in Tunisia (5:11) 
    2. Dizzy Atmosphere (4:03) 
    3. Groovin' High (5:15) 
    4. Confirmation (5:37) 
    5. Ko-Ko (4:12)
 
Date: October 28, 1947 
Place: WOR Studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Duke Jordan (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Dial 

    1. Dexterity I (2:57) 
    2. Dexterity II (2:59) 
    3. Bongo Bop I (2:44) 
    4. Bongo Bop II (2:44) 
    5. Dewey Square I (Prezology) (3:28) 
    6. Dewey Square II (3:02) 
    7. Dewey Square III (3:07) 
    8. The Hymn I (2:31) 
    9. The Hymn II (Superman) (2:28) 
   10. Bird of Paradise I (All the Things You Are) (3:08) 
   11. Bird of Paradise II (3:10) 
   12. Bird of Paradise III (3:11) 
   13. Embraceable You I (3:47) 
   14. Embraceable You II (3:23)
 
Date: November 4, 1947 
Place: WOR Studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Duke Jordan (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Dial Records 

    1. Bird Feathers (2:51) 
    2. Klact-oveeseds-tene I (3:05) 
    3. Klact-oveeseds-tene II (3:05) 
    4. Scrapple from the Apple I (2:39) 
    5. Scrapple from the Apple II (2:58) 
    6. My Old Flame (3:14) 
    7. Out of Nowhere I (4:03) 
    8. Out of Nowhere II (3:50) 
    9. Out of Nowhere III (3:05) 
   10. Don't Blame Me (2:47)
 
Date: November 8, 1947 
Place: Mutual Studios, New York 
Group: Barry Ulanov and His All Star Metronome Jazzmen with Fats Navarro 
(tpt), John LaPorta (cl), Lennie Tristano (p), Billy Bauer (g), Tommy 
Potter (b), Buddy Rich (d) 
Recording: U.S. Treasury radio broadcast for Mutual 

    1. 52nd Street Theme (1:40) (voiceover by Bruce Elliott) 
    -  Announcement by Barry Ulanov (0:35) 
    2. Donna Lee (2:22) 
    -  Everything I Have is Yours (3:05) (v-Sarah Vaughan) 
    -  Announcement by Barry Ulanov into 
    3. Fats Flats/Hot House (2:55) (Parker plays on out chorus) 
    -  Announcement by Barry Ulanov into 
    -  Tea for Two (2:34) 
    -  Announcement by Barry Ulanov into 
    -  Don't Blame Me (3:11) 
    -  Announcement by Barry Ulanov into 
    4. Groovin' High (3:35) (Parker plays on chorus) 
    5. Ko-Ko (5:41) (voiceover) into 
    6. Anthropology (0:36) (voiceover)
 
 
 
Date: December 17, 1947 
Place: WOR Studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Sextet with Miles Davis (tpt), J.J. Johnson (tb), 
Duke Jordan (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Dial Records 

    1. Drifting on a Reed I (Big Foot) (2:56) CT 
    2. Drifting on a Reed II (Big Foot) (2:53) CT 
    3. Drifting on a Reed III (Big Foot) (2:52) MT 
    4. Quasimodo I (2:54) CT 
    5. Quasimodo II (2:52) MT 
    6. Charlie's Wig I (2:46) CT 
    7. Charlie's Wig II (2:46) CT 
    8. Charlie's Wig III (2:42) MT 
    9. Bongo Beep I (Dexterity) (2:57) CT 
   10. Bongo Beep II (Bird Feathers) (2:57) MT 
   11. Crazeology I (1:00) (excerpt: theme and solo) 
   12. Crazeology II (0:32) (excerpt: solo) 
   13. Crazeology III (2:57) CT 
   14. Crazeology IV (2:57) MT 
   15. How Deep is the Ocean I (3:23) MT 
   16. How Deep is the Ocean II (3:07) CT
 
Date: December 21, 1947 
Place: United Sound Studios, Detroit, Michigan 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Duke Jordan (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Savoy Records 

    1. Another Hair-Do I (0:14) IT 
    -  Parker says "Hold it, start it once more." 
    2. Another Hair-Do II (0:44) IT 
    -  Parker talks again, "Let's see how it goes down this time." 
    3. Another Hair-Do III (1:04) IT 
    -  Studio voices 
    4. Another Hair-Do IV (2:37) MT 
    5. Bluebird I (2:53) CT 
    6. Bluebird II (0:03) FS 
    7. Bluebird III (2:50) MT 
    8. Klaunstance (The Way You Look Tonight) (2:53) MT 
    9. Bird Gets the Worm (Lover Come Back) I (3:00) CT 
   10. Bird Gets the Worm II (0:10) IT 
   11. Bird Gets the Worm III (2:35) MT
 
Date: Early December 1947 
Place: Carnegie Hall, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quartet with Hank Jones (p), Ray Brown (b), Shelly 
Manne (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 
 

    1. The Bird (4:44)
 
Date: Early December 1947 
Place: Carnegie Hall, New York 
Group: Neal Hefti's Orchestra 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 
 

    1. Repetition (2:57)
 
 
  
Date: March 1948
Place: The Three Deuces, New York
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Duke Jordan (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d); Kenny Hagood (voc)
Recording: Private tape by Dean Benedetti

    1. 52nd Street Theme I (3:44) [5/7]
    2. Dizzy Atmosphere (2:56) [5/9]
    3. My Old Flame (0:26) [5/10] (fragment)
    4. All the Things You Are (4:50) - v [5/13]
    5. Half Nelson (4:36) [5/12]
    6. 52nd Street Theme II (2:36) (Parker voiceover) [5/11]
    7. 52nd Street Theme III (1:21) (Parker voiceover) [5/14]
    8. Big Foot (Drifting on a Reed) (4:24) [5/8]
 
Date: July 6-11, 1948 
Place: The Onyx Club, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Duke Jordan (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d); Earl Coleman (voc) 
Recording: Private tape by Dean Benedetti 

    1. 52nd Street Theme I (1:31) [7/26] 
    2. 52nd Street Theme II (1:10) [6/1] 
    3. Out of Nowhere I (5:40) [6/2] 
    4. My Old Flame I (2:22) [6/3] (odd tag) 
    5. Chasin' the Bird (1:39) [6/4] 
    6. The Way You Look Tonight I (6:19) [6/5] 
    7. This Time the Dream's on Me I (with Country Gardens tag (4:35) 
         [6/6] 
    8. Shaw 'Nuff (3:48) [6/7] 
    9. 52nd Street Theme III (few notes) into 
    -  Announcement by Parker of pianist (0:21) [6/8] 
   10. 52nd Street Theme IV (1:16) [7/32] 
   11. Cheryl (0:21) [6/9] (fragment of head, sounds like a breakdown, 
         rehearsal?) 
   12. Ornithology (Bird Lore) (How High the Moon) (1:57) [6/10] 
   13. These Foolish Things (1:30) [6/11] 
   14. Groovin' High (2:14) [6/12] 
   15. Little Willie Leaps (2:05) [6/13] 
    -  Parker introducing Earl Coleman into 
   16. Night and Day (2:36) [7/24] - v 
   17. This Time the Dream's on Me II (4:42) [6/15] 
   18. 52nd Street Theme V (2:23) [6/14] 
   19. The Way You Look Tonight II (4:10) [6/16] (Woody Woodpecker 
         quote) 
   20. Out of Nowhere II (2:25) [6/17] 
   21. My Old Flame II (0:31) [6/18] 
   22. Big Foot (?) (1:20) [6/19] (closing theme with Parker voiceover)
 
Date: July 7, 1948 
Place: The Onyx Club, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Duke Jordan (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Private tape by Dean Benedetti 
 

    1. Out of Nowhere with Country Gardens tag (0:50) [6/20] 
    2. How High the Moon (2:43) [6/21] into 
    3. 52nd Street Theme (0:08) [6/22]
 
Date: July 10, 1948 (afternoon rehearsal) 
Place: The Onyx Club, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Duke Jordan (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Private tape by Dean Benedetti 

    1. Chasin' the Bird (4:42) [6/23] 
    2. Don't Blame Me (0:39) [6/24] 
    3. Tico Tico (2:03) [6/25] 
    4. Out of Nowhere (2:13) [6/26] 
    -  voices, including Parker's, someone requests Indiana 
    5. Indiana/Donna Lee (2:38) [6/27]
 
Date: July 10, 1948 
Place: The Onyx Club 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Duke Jordan (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d); Carmen McRae (voc), Earl Coleman (voc) 
Recording: Private tape by Dean Benedetti 

    1. 52nd Street Theme I (0:25) [7/1] 
    2. How High the Moon I (3:06) [7/2] (Woody Woodpecker quote) 
    3. I'm In the Mood for Love (1:27) [7/3] 
    4. This Time the Dream's on Me (3:23) [7/4] (Tico Tico quote) 
    5. Yesterdays (0:18) [7/5] 
    6. 52nd Street Theme II (0:08) [7/6] Parker voiceover 
    7. 52nd Street Theme III (0:02) [7/7] into 
    8. How High the Moon II (6:13) 
    9. Groovin' High (2:11) [7/8] 
   10. What Price Love (Yardbird Suite) I (2:37) [7/29] (voc) 
   11. What Price Love (Yardbird Suite) II (0:18) [7/30] (voc) 
   12. 52nd Street Theme IV (1:52) [7/9] (Parker introducing 
         Coleman) 
   13. Blues (2:24) [7/10] (voices, someone's hassling Benedetti?) 
 
 
Date: July 11, 1948 
Place: The Onyx Club 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Duke Jordan (p), 
Thelonious Monk (p) (item 3), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d); Carmen 
McRae (voc), Earl Coleman (voc) 
Recording: Private tape by Dean Benedetti 

    1. All the Things You Are (2:46) [7/11] -v into 
    -  Announcement 
    2. Country Garden (ballad ending) (0:07) [7/12] -v 
    3. Well, You Needn't (with Monk sitting in) (2:33) [7/31] 
    4. Big Foot (3:57) [7/13] 
    5. I Can't Get Started into 
    -  Parker announcement (1:12) [7/14] 
    6. Dizzy Atmosphere (4:24) [7/15] 
    7. Spotlite (2:39) [7/16] - v into 
    8. 52nd Street Theme I (0:08) [7/17] 
    9. How High the Moon (3:57) [7/18] 
   10. September Song with Country Gardens tag (1:41) [7/19] 
   11. Hot House (3:49) [7/20] 
   12. 52nd Street Theme II (0:58) [7/21] with voiceover 
   13. Night in Tunisia (3:29) [7/22] 
   14. My Old Flame (1:51) [7/23] 
   15. The Hymn (?) (1:24) [7/25] 
    -  52nd Street Theme III (1:31) [7/26] (no audible Parker) 
    -  Half Nelson (1:12) [7/27] (no audible Parker) 
    -  Little Willie Leaps (0:27) [7/28] (no audible Parker)
 
Date: September 4, 1948 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Tadd Dameron (p), 
Curley Russell (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast by unknown 
 

    -  Announcement by Bob Garrity and Symphony Sid (0:37) into 
    1. Symphony Sid talking over Theme (0:42) into 
    2. 52nd Street Theme (4:18) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid into 
    3. Ko-Ko (2:30) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid into 
    4. 52nd Street Theme (0:32) (voiceover)
 
Date: September 18, 1948 
Place: Harris Smith Studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker All-Stars with Miles Davis (tpt) (out on 12-16), 
John Lewis (p), Curley Russell (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Savoy 

    1. Barbados I (2:36) CT 
    2. Barbados II (0:43) IT 
    -  "Hold it," Parker (?) says "Okay." 
    3. Barbados III (2:34) CT 
    4. Barbados IV (2:27) MT 
    5. Ah-Leu-Cha I (0:36) IT 
    -  Parker says "Hold it, hold it." 
    6. Ah-Leu-Cha II (2:53) MT 
    7. Constellation I (0:10) IT 
    -  "Hold it." 
    8. Constellation II (2:32) CT 
    -  "Roll 'em, Ronnie." 
    9. Constellation III (2:23) IT 
   10. Constellation IV (0:22) IT 
    -  Parker says "One more." 
   11. Constellation V (2:27) MT 
   12. Parker's Mood I (0:05) FS 
    -  "Okay, try it again." 
   13. Parker's Mood II (3:23) CT 
   14. Parker's Mood III (0:11) FS 
    -  "Alright, Hold it, hold it." 
   15. Parker's Mood IV (2:25) IT 
   16. Parker's Mood V (3:01) MT
 
Date: September 24, 1948 
Place: Harris Smith Studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker All-Stars with Miles Davis (tpt), John Lewis (p), 
Curley Russell (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Savoy Records 

    1. Perhaps I (2:09) CT 
    2. Perhaps II (0:27) IT 
    3. Perhaps III (2:08) CT 
    4. Perhaps IV (0:18) IT 
    -  "Alright, we'll cut again, Jack." 
    5. Perhaps V (0:34) IT 
    -  Parker says "Once more," and "Pick it up." 
    6. Perhaps VI (2:24) CT 
    -  Parker says to play it back 
    7. Perhaps VII (2:33) MT 
    8. Marmaduke I (0:03) FS 
    -  "Alright, we'll start again." 
    9. Marmaduke II (1:15) IT 
    -  Parker says "Hold it." 
   10. Marmaduke III (0:52) IT 
   11. Marmaduke IV (0:04) FS 
   12. Marmaduke V (2:51) CT 
   13. Marmaduke VI (0:06) FS 
   14. Marmaduke VII (0:59) IT 
    -  "Pick them up, Jack" 
   15. Marmaduke VIII (0:03) FS 
    -  Parker says "Once more." 
   16. Marmaduke IX (3:01) CT 
    -  Parker says, "Play that back, please." 
   17. Marmaduke X (0:30) IT 
    -  "Hold it, we'll start again, Jack." 
   18. Marmaduke XI (0:44) IT 
    -  Sounds like Parker's saying "I don't know, I crashed." 
   19. Marmaduke XII (2:41) MT 
    -  Parker says "Downbeat." 
   20. Steeplechase I (0:10) FS 
    -  "Hold it, Jack." 
   21. Steeplechase II (3:03) MT 
   22. Merry-Go-Round I (2:17) CT 
   23. Merry-Go-Round II (2:24) MT
 
  
Date: September 26, 1948
Place: Pershing Hotel Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois
Group: Dizzy Gillespie Big Band with Miles Davis, Dave Burns, Willie 
Cook, Elmon Wright (tpt); Jesse Tarrant, Andy Duryea (tb), John Brown, 
Ernie Henry (as), Joe Gayles, James Moody (ts), Cecil Payne (bs), James 
Foreman, Jr. (p), Nelson Boyd (b), Teddy Stewart (d), Chano Pozo (cga)
Recording: Private acetates
    1. Yesterdays (3:44)
    2. 'Round Midnight (3:19)
    3. Algo Bueno (1:39)
    4. Manteca (2:12)
    5. Ool ya kool I (0:48)
    6. Lover Man (2:00)
    7. Good Bait (1:45)
    -  Good Bait (no Parker) (2:25)
    -  Ballad Fragment (no Parker) (0:32)
    -  Half Nelson (no Parker) (2:50) (tape)
    8. Things to Come (2:18)
    9. Ooh Bop Sh' Bam (1:32)
   10. Night in Tunisia (3:16)
   11. What is This Thing Called Love? (0:52)
   12. Groovin' High (1:45)
   13. Ool ya Kool II (1:54) (Woody Woodpecker quote)
   14. I Can't Get Started (3:38)
   15. All the Things You Are (0:50) (sixteen measures)
   17. Unknown Tune based on blues (0:43)
   18. Don't Blame Me (1:55)
    -  Cool Breeze (0:47) (no Parker)
   
   20. Ornithology (2:22
 
 
Date: December 11, 1948 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Al Haig (p), Tommy 
Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 

    1. Jumping with Symphony Sid (1:04) with Symphony Sid voiceover 
    2. Groovin' High (4:50) 
    -  Symphony Sid talks with Parker (0:36) 
    3. Big Foot (4:43) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:30) 
    4. Ornithology (5:41) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:21) 
    5. On a Slow Boat to China (5:03) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:48)
 
Date: December 12, 1948 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Al Haig (p), Tommy 
Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 

    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:32) 
    1. Hot House (4:19) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:16) 
    2. Salt Peanuts (3:48) (Parker vocal) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:24)
 
Date: December 18, 1948 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Al Haig (p), Tommy 
Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 
 

    1. Jumping with Symphony Sid (1:24) (with Symphony Sid voiceover) 
    2. Chasin' the Bird (4:21) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:53) 
    3. Out of Nowhere (3:19) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:16) 
    4. How High the Moon (2:50)
 
Date: December 20, 1948 
Place: Unknown recording studio, New York 
Group: Machito and His Orchestra with Mario Bauza, Frank Davilla, Bob 
Woodlen (tpt), Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt (as), Jose Madera (ts), 
Leslie Johnakins (bs), Rene Hernandez (p), Roberto Rodriguez (b), Jose 
Mangual (bgo), Luis Miranda (cga), Umbaldo Nieto (timbales) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 
 

    1. No Noise, Parts I and II (5:53) 
    2. No Noise, Part II (2:55) CT 
    3. Mango Mangue (2:53)
 
Date: December 25, 1948 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 

    -  Announcement from studio by Bob Garrity into 
    1. Jumping with Symphony Sid - Jingle Bells (1:39) (Symphony Sid 
         voiceover) 
    2. Half Nelson (4:27) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:50) 
    3. White Christmas (4:50) 
    -  Announcement by Sid, Parker says "Right." (0:35) 
    4. Little Willie Leaps (3:38) into 
    5. 52nd Street Theme (1:45) voiceover by Symphony Sid and Garrity
 
Date: January 1, 1949 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris (d) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 
 

    1. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid - Auld Lang Syne (1:18) Symphony Sid 
         voiceover 
    2. Bebop (3:48) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:25) 
    3. On a Slow Boat to China (4:16) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:43) 
    4. Ornithology (4:43) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:08) 
    5. Groovin' High (4:46) 
    -  Symphony Sid and Parker talk (1:16) 
    6. East of the Sun (4:38) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:26) 
    7. Cheryl (4:21) 

New Group: Large jam session including Flip Phillips, Charlie Ventura 
(ts), Conte Condoli (tpt), Benny Green (tb), Al Haig (p), Curley 
Russell, Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris, Shelly Manne, Ed Shaughnessy (d) 

    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (1:03) 
    8. How High the Moon/Ornithology (4:31) into 
    9. Jumping with Symphony Sid (0:15) with voiceover
 
Date: January 3, 1949 
Place: Unknown recording studio, New York 
Group: Metronome All-Stars with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Fats 
Navarro (tpt), J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (tb), Buddy DeFranco (cl), 
Charlie Ventura (ts), Ernie Caceres (bs), Billy Bauer (g), Lennie 
Tristano (p), Eddie Safranski (b), Shelly Manne (d), Pete Rugolo 
(directing) 
Recording: Commercial for RCA Records 

    5. Victory Ball (short - alt) (2:39)
  
Date: January 1948
Place: Unknown recording studio, New York
Group: Machito and His Orchestra with Mario Bauza, Frank "Paquito" 
Davilla, Bob Woodlen (tpt), Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt (as), Jose 
Madera (ts), Leslie Johnakins (bs), Rene Hernandez (p), Roberto 
Rodriguez (b), Jose Mangual (bgo), Luis Miranda (cga), Umbaldo Nieto 
(timbales)
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records
2

    1. Okiedoke 
 
  
Date: January 15, 1949
Place: Royal Roost, New York
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris (d)
Recording: Live off radio broadcast

    -  Announcement (0:59)
    1. Scrapple from the Apple (4:05)
    -  Announcement (0:28)
    2. Bebop (3:20)
    -  Announcement (0:14)
    3. Hot House (5:10
 
Date: January 22, 1949 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 
 

    1. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (1:12) with voiceover 
    2. Ooh Bop Sh'Bam (4:53) 
    -  Announcement (0:42) 
    3. Scrapple from the Apple (4:29) 
    -  Announcement (0:25) 
    4. Salt Peanuts (4:06) into 
    5. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (0:35) with voiceover
 
Date: January 29, 1949 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 

    1. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (0:57) with voiceover 
    2. Groovin' High (3:42) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:22)
 
Date: February 5, 1949 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 
 

    1. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (0:58) with voiceover 
    2. Scrapple from the Apple (3:22) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:21) 
    3. Barbados (3:49) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:09) 
    4. Salt Peanuts (3:33) into 
    5. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (1:27) with voiceover
 
Date: February 12, 1949 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 

    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:09) 
    1. Scrapple from the Apple (4:27) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:21) 
    2. Barbados (3:49) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:13) 
    3. Bebop (3:13) into 
    4. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (0:52) 
 
Date: February 19, 1949 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 

    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:05) 
    1. Groovin' High (4:43) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:08) 
    2. Confirmation (3:30) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:14) 
    3. Salt Peanuts (3:39) into 
    4. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (0:52) (with voiceover)
 
Date: February 21, 1949 
Place: WPIX-TV Studios, New York 
Group: Metronome Award Show with Shorty Sherrock (tpt), Sidney Bechet 
(ss), Joe Bushkin (p), Chubby Jackson (b), George Wettling (d) 
Recording: TV broadcast WPIX home recorded (audio only 
    -  Announcements (Parker voice) into 
    1. Now's the Time (3:22) 
    -  Studio chatter into 
    2. Lover (2:57) 
    -  Announcement 
    -  I Can't Get Started into 
    -  Dixieland Blues Jam
 
Date: February 26, 1949 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Septet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Milt Jackson (vb), 
Lucky Thompson (ts), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d); 
vocals by Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:08) 
    1. Half Nelson (3:24) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:22) 
    2. Night in Tunisia (4:33) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:25) 
    3. Scrapple from the Apple (4:34) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:22) 
    4. Deedle (2:01) -v 
    -  Introductions by Dave Lambert and Buddy Stewart (0:38) 
    5. What's This (1:37) -v into 
    6. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (0:39) with voiceover
 
Date: March 4, 1949 
Place: CBS-TV Studios, New York 
Group: Impromptu with Miles Davis, Max Kaminski (tpt), Kai Winding, Will 
Bradley (tb), Joe Marsala (cl), Mike Caluccio, Joe Sullivan (p), Max 
Roach, Specs Powell (d), Ann Hathaway (voc) 
21 

    -  Announcements (Parker voice) 
    1. Anthropology (2:52) 
    -  Announcement 
    -  Bop City (tb-Kai Winding) (1:27) 
    -  Announcement 
    2. I Get a Kick Out of You (v-Ann Hathaway) (2:59) 
    -  Announcement 
    3. Blues Jam (5:53)
 
Date: March 5, 1949 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Septet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Lucky Thompson 
(ts), Milt Jackson (vb), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d), 
Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (voc) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 

    1. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (1:12) with voiceover announcement 
    2. Cheryl (3:39) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:29) 
    3. Anthropology (5:06) 
    4. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (1:11) with voiceover 
    5. Hurry Home (2:18) vocal by Buddy Stewart 
    6. Deedle (2:03) -vocals 
    7. Royal Roost Bop (All the Things You Are) (2:10) -vocals 
    8. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (2:02) with voiceover
 
Date: March 5, 1949 
Place: Waldorf Astoria Hotel 
Group: Charlie Parker All-Stars with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Lucky Thompson 
(ts), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Air check 

    -  Announcement 
    1. Barbados (3:26) 
    2. Anthropology (2:18)
 
Date: March 12, 1949 
Place: Royal Roost, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Septet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Lucky Thompson 
(ts), Milt Jackson (vb), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Live off radio broadcast 

    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:15) 
    1. Cheryl (3:19) 
    -  Introduction by Charlie Parker 
    2. On a Slow Boat to China (3:39) 
    -  Announcement, Parker's voice, Ezzard Charles introduced (1:18) 
    3. Chasin' the Bird (6:27) into 
    4. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (0:07)
 
 
Date: Mid-March 1949 
Place: Unknown midtown studio, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker and His Orchestra with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Tommy 
Turk (tb), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d), Carlos Vidal 
(cga) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 
 

    1. Cardboard (3:08) 
    2. Visa (2:58)
 
 
Date: May 5, 1949 
Place: Unknown recording studio, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker and His Orchestra with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig 
(p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 

    1. Segment (Tune X) (3:19) 
    2. Diverse (Tune X - alternate) (3:16) 
    3. Passport (Tune Y) (2:54) 
    4. Passport (Tune Z) (2:59)
 
Date: May 8, 9, 14, and 15, 1949 
Place: Salle Pleyel, Paris, France 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Private tape 
 

   10. Out of Nowhere III with Country Gardens Tag (5:28) 
   11. A Night in Tunisia (4:17) 
   12. Moose the Mooche (4:24) 
   13. Hot House (5:38) 
   14. I Got Rhythm Tune (mistitled Blues on Bird Box) (2:55) (inc.) 
   15. 52nd Street Theme III (4:41)
 
Date: May 12, 1949 
Place: Colisée Movie Theatre, Roubaix, France 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig (p), 
Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Private recordings on acetate 

    1. Ornithology (4:24) 
    2. Out of Nowhere (3:44) (inc.) 
    3. Cheryl (2:46) (starts near end of Parker solo) 
    -  Parker voice ("That's all...") 
    4. 52nd Street Theme I (1:12) (Dorham solo) 
    5. Lover Man (4:24) 
    6. Groovin' High (4:31) 
    7. Half Nelson (4:32) (inc.) 
    8. 52nd Street Theme II (2:54) (starts near end of Parker solo)
 
 
Date: June 19, 1949 
Place: Carnegie Hall, New York 
Group: JATP with Roy Eldridge (tpt), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Hank Jones 
(p), Eddie Safranski (b), Buddy Rich (d) 
Recording: Radio broadcast 

    -  Norman Granz announcement into 
    1. Lover Come Back to Me (Bean and the Boys) (1:45) (no solo) 
    2. Stuffy (7:20)
 
Date: September 17-18, 1949 
Place: Carnegie Hall, New York 
Group: JATP with Roy Eldridge (tpt), Tommy Turk (tb), Lester Young, Flip 
Phillips (ts), Hank Jones (p), Ray Brown {b), Buddy Rich (d), Ella 
Fitzgerald (voc) 
Recording: Live concert recorded for Mercury Records 

    1. The Opener (12:47) 
    2. Lester Leaps In (12:14) 
    3. Embraceable You (10:33) 
    4. The Closer (10:57) 
    5. Ow (0:48) voiceover (Granz) introducing Ella Fitzgerald 
    6. Flyin' Home (5:31) - v Fitzgerald 
    7. How High the Moon (6:24) - v Fitzgerald 
    8. Perdido (8:34) - v Fitzgerald
 
 
 
Date: Late November 1949 (?) 
Place: New Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois 
Group: Charlie Parker Sextet possibly with unknown (ts), Red Rodney 
(tpt), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d) 
Recording: Private tape) 

    1. Billie's Bounce (2:51)
 
 
Date: November 30, 1949 
Place: Mercury Studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker with Strings with Stan Freeman (p), Ray Brown (b), 
Buddy Rich (d), Mitch Miller (oboe), string section; Myor Rosen (harp); 
arranged and conducted by Jimmy Carroll 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 

    1. Just Friends (3:30) 
    2. Everything Happens to Me (3:15) 
    3. April in Paris (3:06) 
    4. Summertime (2:46) 
    5. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (3:12) 
    6. If I Should Lose You (2:46)
 
Date: December 24, 1949 
Place: Carnegie Hall, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Red Rodney (tpt), Al Haig (p), Tommy 
Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d) 
Recording: Voice of America radio broadcast 
Primary Source: CD 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (Parker voice) (1:02) into 
    1. Ornithology (4:15) 
    2. Cheryl (4:54) 
    3. Ko-Ko (4:59) 
    4. All the Things You Are (6:03) 
    5. Now's the Time (5:09)
 
Date: Maybe 1949 (or 1950) 
Place: Diplomat Hotel, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis or Red Rodney (tpt), 
poss. Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    1. Billie's Bounce (2:40) 
    2. Caravan (2:36) 
    3. Cool Blues (3:00) 
    4. April in Paris (2:00) 
    5. Ornithology (2:00) into 
    6. 52nd Street Theme (0:02) (tag) 
    7. Drifting on a Reed (Big Foot) (4:48)
 
Date: February 14, 1950 
Place: Birdland, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Sextet with Red Rodney (tpt), J.J. Johnson (tb), 
Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    1. Hot House (3:34) 
    2. Out of Nowhere (2:20) 
    3. Visa into 
    4. 52nd Street Theme I (3:21) 
    5. Anthropology into 
    6. Wee I (4:22) 
    7. What's New (with Country Gardens tag) (2:27) 
    8. Little Willie Leaps (3:06) 
    9. Yesterdays into 
   10. 52nd Street Theme II (2:12) 
    -  voice: "Does the microphone work?" 
   11. 52nd Street Theme III (1:06) 
   12. Dizzy Atmosphere (3:44) 
   13. Wahoo (Perdido) (4:16) 
   14. I Can't Get Started (1:09) 
   15. Wee II (3:34) 
   16. 52nd Street Theme IV (1:06) 
   17. Slow Boat to China (3:33) 
   18. Night in Tunisia (2:50) into 
   19. 52nd Street Theme V (1:34)
 
Date: February 18, 1950 
Place: St. Nicholas Arena, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Red Rodney (tpt), Al Haig (p), Tommy 
Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d) 
Recording: Private tape by Don Lanphere 
) 
   16. 52nd Street Theme III (3:30) 
   17. Perdido (3:30) 
   18. I Can't Get Started (1:19) 
   19. 52nd Street Theme IV (2:59) 
   20. Anthropology (2:17) 
   21. 52nd Street Theme V (0:34) 
   22. Groovin' High (4:29) 
   23. 52nd Street Theme VI (0:27) 
   24. Cheryl into 
   25. 52nd Street Theme VII (2:55)
 
Date: March-April 1950 
Place: Unknown recording studio, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quartet with Hank Jones (p), Ray Brown (b), Buddy 
Rich (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 

    1. Star Eyes (3:28) 
    2. Blues (Fast) (2:45) 
    3. I'm in the Mood for Love (2:50)
 
Date: April 3, 1950 
Place: Nola's Studio, New York 
Group: Gene Roland Orchestra with Marty Bell, Don Ferrera, Don Joseph, 
Jon Neilson, Al Porcino, Sonny Rich, Red Rodney, Neil Freiz (tpt); Eddie 
Bert, Porky Cohen, Jimmy Knepper, Paul Selden (tb); Frank Orchard (valve 
tb); Joe Maini (as); Al Cohn, Don Lanphere, Tommy MacKagon, Zoot Sims 
(ts); Bob Newman, Marty Flax (bs); Sam Herman (g); Harry Biss (p); Buddy 
Jones (b); Phil Arabia, Freddie Gruber, Don Manning (d); Gene Roland 
(arr, cond) 
Recording: Private tapes made by Don Manning and Eddie Bert at a 
rehearsal 

    -  It's a Wonderful World I (1:36) 
    -  It's a Wonderful World II (0:48) 
    1. It's a Wonderful World III (2:15) 
    2. It's a Wonderful World IV (5:49) 
    3. It's a Wonderful World V (0:31) (fragment of Parker solo) 
    -  Just You, Just Me (2:18) 
    4. Unknown Tune (0:17) 
    5. Stardust I (1:00) 
    6. Stardust II (0:57) 
    7. Stardust III (3:28) 
    8. Downhome Blues (2:50) 
    9. East Side, West Side (1:06) (A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody) 
   10. Limehouse Blues I (3:24) 
   11. Limehouse Blues II ("Hey fellas!") (0:49) 
   12. Stardust IV (5:15)
 
Date: May 1, 1950 
Place: New York 
Group: Interview by Marshall Stearns and John Maher 
Recording: Private tape 

    -  Interview (20:18)
 
Date: May 15-16, 1950 
Place: Birdland, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Fats Navarro (tpt), Bud Powell (p), 
Curley Russell (b), Art Blakey (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    1. 52nd Street Theme I (1:31) (not on Sony) 
    2. Wahoo (Perdido) (Sony 6:24; Ember 5:56; Bird Box 6:53) 
    3. 'Round Midnight (Sony 5:04; Ember 5:12; Bird Box 5:19) (FN out) 
    4. This Time the Dream's on Me (Sony 6:10; Ember 6:19; Bird Box 
         6:51) 
    5. Dizzy Atmosphere (Sony 6:48; Ember 7:01; Bird Box 7:18) 
    -  Night in Tunisia (Sony 5:35; Ember 5:36; Bird Box 5:40) (CP out) 
    6. Move (Sony 6:25; Ember 6:26; Bird Box 6:30) into 
    7. 52nd Street Theme II (Ember 0:22; Bird Box 0:24) (not on Sony) 
    8. The Street Beat (Sony 9:24; Ember 9:18; Bird Box 9:28) 
    9. Out of Nowhere (Sony 6:10; Ember 6:10; Bird Box 6:27) (FN out) 
   10. Little Willie Leaps (Sony 5:20; Ember 5:35) into 
   11. 52nd Street Theme III (Sony 0:16; Ember 0:16; Bird Box 5:58) 
   12. Ornithology (Sony 7:37; Ember 7:52; Bird Box 8:12) 
   13. I'll Remember April (Sony 7:49; Ember 8:00) (FN out) into 
   14. 52nd Street Theme IV (Sony 1:30; Ember 1:35; Bird Box 9:42) 
   15. 52nd Street Theme V (slow) (Ember 5:43) 

New Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Fats Navarro (tpt), probably 
Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d); "Little" Jimmy 
Scott (voc) 

   15. Embraceable You (Sony 6:00; Ember 6:03; Bird Box 6:19) (v-JS) 
   16. Cool Blues (Ember 6:50; Bird Box 7:03) 
   17. 52nd Street Theme (Ember 2:05; Bird Box 2:13) 
 
 
Date: May 15-16, 1950 
Place: Birdland, New York 
Group: All-Star jam session with Fats Navarro, Miles Davis (tpt); J. J. 
Johnson (tb); Brew Moore (ts); Walter Bishop, Jr. (p); Curley Russell 
(b); Art Blakey (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    1. Conception/Deception (10:56)
 
Date: May 19, 1950 
Place: Renaissance Ballroom, New York 
Group: Machito's Afro-Cuban band probably with Howard McGhee, Mario 
Bauza, Frank Davilla, Bob Woodlen (tpt); Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt 
(as); Jose Madera, Frank Socolow (ts); Leslie Johnakins (bs); Rene 
Hernandez (p); Roberto Rodriguez (b); Jose Mangual (bgo); Luis Miranda 
(cga); Umbaldo Nieto (timbales) 
Recording: Private tape 

    1. Reminiscing at Twilight 
    2. Mambo (5:05) 
    3. Lament for the Congo (5:44)
 
Date: June 4, 11, 18, or 25, 1950 
Place: Joe Maini and Don Lanphere's home, William Henry Apartments, NYC 
Group: Jam Session probably with Jon Eardley (tpt), Jimmy Knepper (tb), 
Joe Maini (as), Don Lanphere (ts), John Williams (p), Buddy Jones (b), 
Frank Isola (d), Buddy Bridgeford (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

Session 1: 
    1. Half Nelson (2:51) 
    2. Cherokee (2:12) 
    3. Scrapple from the Apple (6:12) 
    4. Star Eyes (4:38) 

Session 2: 
    5. Little Willie Leaps (7:19) 
    6. All the Things You Are (6:52) 
    7. Bernie's Tune (4:36) 
    8. Donna Lee (4:48) 
    9. Parker noodling into 
   10. Out of Nowhere (3:18) 
   11. Half Nelson II (2:40) 
   12. Fine and Dandy (4:40)
 
Date: June 6, 1950 
Place: Unknown recording studio, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Dizzy Gillespie (tpt), Thelonious 
Monk (p), Curley Russell (b), Buddy Rich (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 

    1. Bloomdido (3:24) MT 
    2. An Oscar for Treadwell III-alt (3:20) CT 
    3. An Oscar for Treadwell IV (3:22) MT 
    4. Mohawk III-alt (3:48) CT 
    5. Mohawk VI (3:34) MT 
    6. My Melancholy Baby I (3:16) CT 
    7. My Melancholy Baby (0:05) coda rehearsal 
    8. My Melancholy Baby II (3:23) MT 
    9. Leap Frog I (0:27) IT 
   10. Leap Frog II (0:18) IT 
   11. Leap Frog III (0:40) IT 
   12. Leap Frog IV (0:18) IT 
   13. Leap Frog V (2:33) CT 
   14. Leap Frog VI (0:23) IT 
   15. Leap Frog VII (0:14) IT 
   16. Leap Frog VIII-alt (2:02) CT 
   17. Leap Frog IX (2:06) CT 
   18. Leap Frog X (0:43) IT 
   19. Leap Frog XI (2:29) MT 
   20. Relaxin' With Lee I (0:35) IT 
   21. Relaxin' With Lee II (1:08) IT 
   22. Relaxin' With Lee III (0:08) FS 
   23. Relaxin' With Lee IV-alt (3:56) CT 
   24. Relaxin' With Lee V (0:25) IT 
   25. Relaxin' With Lee VI (2:46) MT
 
Date: June 8, 1950 
Place: Café Society, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig (p) Tommy 
Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    1. 52nd Street Theme I (short) into 
    -  Announcement by Parker into 
    2. Just Friends I  (4:04) 
    -  Announcement by Parker into 
    3. April in Paris I (3:17) 
    4. Night in Tunisia (with Kenny Dorham) into 
    5. 52nd Street Theme II (short) (5:22) 
    6. 52nd Street Theme III (short) into 
    -  Announcement by Parker into 
    7. Just Friends II (4:00) 
    -  Announcement by Parker into 
    8. April in Paris II (3:08) 
    9. Bewitched into 
   10. Summertime (4:34) 
    -  I Cover the Waterfront (with Kenny Dorham) into 
   11. Gone with the Wind (4:00) 
   12. Easy to Love into 
   13. 52nd Street Theme IV (short) into 
    -  Brief Announcement (4:43) 
 
Date: June 8, 1950 
Place: Café Society, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Kenny Dorham (tpt), Al Haig (p) Tommy 
Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d); jamming with Tony Scott (cl) and Brew Moore 
(ts) 
Recording: Private tape 
 

    1. Moose the Mooche into 
    2. 52nd Street Theme I (short) (10:33) 
    3. Lover Come Back to Me into 
    4. 52nd Street Theme II (19:51)
 
Date: Summer 1950 
Place: New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quartet with Bernie Leighton (p), Ray Brown (b), 
Buddy Rich (d) 
Recording: Radio broadcast 
 

    1. I Can't Get Started (4:48)
 
Date: Late summer 1950 
Place: Possibly two different studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker with Strings, with Joseph Singer (frh), Edwin 
Brown (oboe), string section; Bernie Leighton (p); Ray Brown (b); Buddy 
Rich (d); Verley Mills (harp); arranged and conducted by Joe Lippman 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury 
 

    -  Orchestra tuning up and voices into 
    1. Dancing in the Dark (3:19) 
    2. Out of Nowhere (3:06) 
    3. Laura I (2:57) CT 
    4. Laura II (2:56) MT 
    5. East of the Sun (3:38) 
    6. They Can't Take That away from Me (3:17) 
    7. Easy to Love (3:29) 
    8. I'm in the Mood for Love II (3:33) MT 
    9. I'm in the Mood for Love III-alt (3:27) CT 
   10. I'll Remember April I (3:09) CT 
   11. I'll Remember April II (0:10) FS 
   12. I'll Remember April III (3:02) MT
 
Date: August 17-23, 1950 
Place: Apollo Theater, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker with Strings with Tommy Mace (oboe), string 
section, Billy Taylor (p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d), Sarah 
Vaughan (voc), Symphony Sid Torin (ann) 
Recording: Private tape by Al Porcino, Don Lanphere and Jimmy Knepper 

First Show: 
    1. Repetition (3:27) 
    2. April in Paris (3:08) 
    3. Easy to Love (2:14) 
    4. What is This Thing Called Love into 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (3:05) 
    5. I Cried for You (2:00) (inc.) (v-Sarah Vaughan) 

Second Show: 
    6. Repetition (2:20) 
    7. April in Paris (3:13) 
    8. Easy to Love (2:15) 
    9. What is This Thing Called Love into 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (3:09) 

Third Show: 
   10. Repetition (2:36) 
   11. April in Paris (2:05) 
   12. Easy to Love (2:05) 
   13. What is This Thing Called Love (2:10)
 
Date: Late summer 1950 
Place: Unknown venue (Apollo Theater?), New York 
Group: Charlie Parker with Strings 
Recording: Sounds like a broadcast 
 

    -  Interview with Charlie Parker into 
    1. Easy to Love (3:02)
 
 
Date: Fall 1950 
Place: Gjon Mili's Studio, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker and Coleman Hawkins (ts) (on 1) with Hank Jones 
(p), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (d) 
Recording: JATP film soundtrack 

    1. Ballade (I Got It Bad, and That Ain't Good) (2:55) 
    2. Celebrity (1:33)
 
Date: September 16-17, 1950 
Place: Carnegie Hall, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker with Strings (featured with JATP) with Tommy Mace 
(oboe), string section, Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d) 
Recording: Live concert recording issued by Verve 

    1. What is This Thing Called Love? (2:54) 
    2. April in Paris (3:12) 
    3. Repetition (2:49) 
    4. Easy to Love (2:25) 
    5. Rocker (3:10)
 
Date: October 23, 1950 
Place: Pershing Hotel Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois 
Group: Charlie Parker with a local quintet with Von Freeman (ts), George 
Freeman (g), Chris Anderson (p), Leroy Jackson (b), Bruz Freeman (d); 
unknown Earl Coleman style vocalist 
Recording: Private tape by Donald Coy 
 

    1. Indiana (5:57) 
    2. I Can't Get Started (with Country Gardens tag) (2:49) 
    3. Anthropology (5:20) 
    4. Out of Nowhere (2:48) 
    5. Get Happy (5:36) 
    6. Hot House (5:06) 
    7. Embraceable You (2:01) 
    8. Body and Soul (2:16) 
    9. Cool Blues (3:15) 
   10. Stardust (0:57) -v 
   11. All the Things You Are (3:08) -v 
   12. Billie's Bounce (3:13) 
   13. Pennies from Heaven (3:21)
 
Date: October 23, 1950 
Place: Pershing Hotel Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois 
Group: Charlie Parker with a local quintet with Von Freeman (ts), George 
Freeman (g), Chris Anderson (p), Leroy Jackson (b), Bruz Freeman (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    1. There's a Small Hotel (10:09) 
    2. These Foolish Things (2:06) 
    3. Keen and Peachy (4:53) 
    4. Hot House  (9:00) 
    5. Bird, Bass and Out (rhythm tune) (3:34) 
    6. Goodbye (with voiceover) (3:08)
 
Date: October 31, 1950 
Place: Broadway Open House TV show on Channel 5 in New York 
Group: Studio band with accordion (Milton DeLugg), tap dancer (Ray 
Malone), Jerry and Buddy Lester hosting 
Recording: Private tape 
    -  Patter including Parker's voice into 
    1. Anthropology (1:55) 
    -  Patter into 
    2. Donna Lee (1:40) 
    -  Patter into 
    3. Untitled Blues (2:05) (Buddy Lester vocalizing about Parker) 
    -  Patter into 
    4. Almost Like Being in Love (1:00) (Closing theme for show)
 
 
Date: November 22, 1950 
Place: Amiralen Dance Hall, Malmö, Sweden 
Group: Charlie Parker and His Swedish All-Stars with Rolf Ericson (tpt), 
Gösta Theselius (p), Thore Jederby (b), Jack Noren (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    1. Anthropology (5:57) 
    2. Cheers (6:40) 
    3. Lover Man (1:50) 
    4. Cool Blues (4:19)
 
Date: November 24, 1950 
Place: Folkets Park, Helsingborg, Sweden 
Group: Charlie Parker and His Swedish All-Stars with Rolf Ericson (tpt), 
Gösta Theselius (p), Thore Jederby (b), Jack Noren (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    1. Anthropology (5:38) 
    2. Scrapple from the Apple (6:29) 
    3. Embraceable You (2:41) 
    4. Cool Blues (5:04) 
    5. Star Eyes (2:09) 
    6. All the Things You Are (5:01) 
    7. Strike Up the Band (4:39)
 
Date: November 24, 1950 
Place: Unknown Restaurant, Helsingborg, Sweden 
Group: Jam session with Rolf Ericson, Rowland Greenberg (tpt), 
Gösta Theselius (ts), Lennart Nilsson (p), Folke Holst (b), Jack 
Noren (d) 
Recording: Private tape 
 

    1. How High the Moon into Ornithology (3:40) 
    2. Body and Soul (11:42) 
    3. Fine and Dandy (5:43)
 
 
Date: December 8, 1950 
Place: Birdland, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Red Rodney (tpt), Kenny Drew (p), 
Curley Russell (b), Art Blakey (d) 
Recording: WJZ radio broadcast 

    1. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (with Bob Garrity announcement) (0:50) 
    2. Anthropology (4:08) into 
    -  Announcement (0:21) 
    3. Embraceable You (4:55) 
    4. Cheryl (4:10) 
    -  Symphony Sid announcement (0:05) into 
    5. Salt Peanuts (4:36) (v-Parker) into 
    6. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (very brief) (0:35)
 
Date: December 21, 1950 
Place: New York 
Group: Machito and His Orchestra 

Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite (17:11): 
    1. Cancion 
    2. Mambo part 1 
    3. Mambo part 2 
    4. Rhumba Abierta 
    5. 6/8 
    6. Jazz
 
 
Date: January 17, 1951 
Place: Unknown recording studio, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Miles Davis (tpt), Walter Bishop, 
Jr., (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Max Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 
    1. Au Privave II-alt (2:38) CT 
    2. Au Privave III (2:43) MT 
    3. She Rote III-alt (3:09) CT 
    4. She Rote V (3:06) MT 
    5. K.C. Blues (3:24) 
    6. Star Eyes (3:34)
 
Date: March 12, 1951 
Place: Unknown recording studio, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Jazzers with Walter Bishop, Jr., (p), Teddy Kotick 
(b), Roy Haynes (d), Luis Miranda (cga), Jose Mangual (bgo) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 

    1. My Little Suede Shoes (3:03) 
    2. Un Poquito de tu Amor (2:40) 
    3. Tico Tico (2:44) 
    4. Fiesta (2:49) 
    5. Why Do I Love You? II-alt (2:58) CT 
    6. Why Do I Love You? VI-alt (2:58) CT 
    7. Why Do I Love You? VII (3:05) MT
 
Date: March 22, 1951 
Place: Birdland, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker with Strings with Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Teddy 
Kotick (b), Roy Haynes (d), unknown string section 
Recording: WJZ radio broadcast 

    1. Easy to Love (1:35) 
    2. Rocker (2:33) 
    3. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid into 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (2:40)
 
Date: March 24, 1951 
Place: Birdland, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker with Strings with Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Teddy 
Kotick (b), Roy Haynes (d), unknown string section 
Recording: WJZ radio broadcast 

    1. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (theme) (voiceover) into 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid 
    2. Just Friends (4:29) 
    3. Everything Happens to Me (2:38) 
    4. East of the Sun (3:21) 
    5. Laura (2:58) 
    6. Dancing in the Dark into 
    7. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (theme) (voiceover) (4:16
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Date: March 31, 1951 
Place: Birdland, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Dizzy Gillespie (tpt), Bud Powell 
(p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d) 
Recording: WJZ radio broadcast) 

    -  Introductions by Symphony Sid (1:41) 
    -  Announcement (0:07) into 
    1. Blue 'n' Boogie (6:28) into 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:11) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (0:02) into 
    2. Anthropology (4:56) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid (1:10) 
    3. 'Round Midnight (3:07) 
    -  Announcement by Symphony Sid and Parker (0:35) 
    4. Night in Tunisia (4:49) into 
    5. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (voiceover announcement) (0:41)
 
Date: April 7, 1951 
Place: Birdland, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker with Strings with Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Teddy 
Kotick (b), Roy Haynes (d), unknown string section 
Recording: WJZ radio broadcast 
 

    1. What is This Thing Called Love? (2:02) (inc.) 
    2. Laura (3:19) 
    3. Repetition (2:35) 
    -  Symphony Sid chats with Parker (2:58) 
    4. They Can't Take That away from Me (2:58) 
    5. Easy to Love (1:50)
 
 
Date: April 21, 1951 (?) 
Place: Christy's Restaurant, Framingham, Massachusetts 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet possibly with Benny Harris (tpt), Al Haig 
(p), Teddy Kotick (b), Roy Haynes (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    1. 52nd Street Theme I (with Parker announcement) (3:58) 
    2. Perdido (4:05) 
    3. Out of Nowhere with Country Gardens tag (3:30) 
    4. Ornithology (3:47) 
    5. Ladybird (3:20) 
    6. Little Willie Leaps (2:56) 
    7. Star Eyes (3:40) 
    8. 52nd Street Theme II (2:50) into 
    9. I Can't Get Started (0:46)
 
Date: Spring 1951 
Place: Birdland, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker interviewed by Leonard Feather 
Recording: VOA radio broadcast, "Jazz Club U.S.A." 
 

    -  Interview with Leonard Feather (5:58)
 
Date: Spring 1951 
Place: Birdland, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Dizzy Gillespie (tpt), Billy Taylor 
(p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d) 
Recording: VOA radio broadcast, "Jazz Club U.S.A." 
P 
    -  Announcement by Leonard Feather (Parker voice) 
    1. Hot House (4:12) 
    -  Announcement by Leonard Feather (0:15) into 
    2. Embraceable You (3:25) 
    -  Announcement by Leonard Feather (0:06) 
    3. How High the Moon/Ornithology (5:14)
 
 
Date: June 23, 1951 
Place: Eastern Parkway Ballroom, Brooklyn, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with unknown (tpt), Al Haig (p), Teddy 
Kotick (b), Roy Haynes (d) 
Recording: Private tape 
Primary Source: CD EPM FDC 5711, except items 1, 5, 13-15, and 17, which 
are on CD Philology Volume 16 (W 846.2); items 2-4, 6-10, and 12 on CD 
Philology Volume 1/4 (W 5/18-2) 

    1. 52nd Street Theme I (2:01) 
    5. 52nd Street Theme II (0:38) 
   13. Don't Blame Me (3:01) 
   15. All the Things You Are (4:19) 
 
 
 
 
Date: August 8, 1951 
Place: Possibly RCA 24th Street Studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker and His Orchestra with Red Rodney (tpt), John 
Lewis (p), Ray Brown (b), Kenny Clarke (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 

    1. Blues for Alice (2:46) 
    2. Si Si (2:38) 
    3. Swedish Schnapps III-alt (3:13) CT 
    4. Swedish Schnapps IV (3:10) MT 
    5. Back Home Blues I-alt (2:35) CT 
    6. Back Home Blues II (2:46) MT 
    7. Lover Man (3:21)
 
Date: January 22-23, 1952 
Place: Recording studio at First Ave. and East 44th St., New York 
e; Joe Lippman (arr, cond) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 
 

    1. Temptation (3:31) 
    2. Lover (3:06) 
    3. Autumn in New York (3:29) 
    4. Stella by Starlight (2:56)
 
Date: January 23, 1952 
Place: Unknown recording studio, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet [sic] with Benny Harris (tpt), 
Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Max Roach (d), Jose Mangual 
(bgo), Luis Miranda (cga) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 

    1. Mama Inez (2:50) 
    2. La Cucaracha I (3:24) CT 
    3. La Cucaracha II (0:49) IT 
    4. La Cucaracha III (0:10) FS 
    5. La Cucaracha IV (2:43) MT 
    6. Estrellita II (1:57) IT 
    7. Estrellita IV (2:46) CT 
    8. Estrellita V (0:04) FS 
    9. Estrellita VI (2:44) MT 
   10. Begin the Beguine (3:12) 
   11. La Paloma (2:39)
 
Date: February 24, 1952 
Place: Dumont TV Network, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie with Dick Hyman (p), Sandy 
Block (b), Charlie Smith (d) 
Recording: TV broadcast on Channel 5 
 

    -  Announcement (Earl Wilson, Leonard Feather and Parker) into 
    1. Hot House (4:34)
 
Date: March 25, 1952 
Place: Recording studio at First Ave. and East 44th St., New York 
Group: Charlie Parker and His Orchestra with Jimmy Maxwell, Carl Poole, 
Al Porcino, Bernie Privin (tpt); Bill Harris, Lou McGarity, Bart 
Varsalona (tb); Harry Terrill, Murray Williams (as); Flip Phillips, Hank 
Ross (ts); Danny Bank (bs); Oscar Peterson (p); Freddie Green (g); Ray 
Brown (b); Don Lamond (d); Joe Lippman (arr, cond) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 
 

    1. Night and Day (2:50) 
    2. Almost Like Being in Love (2:33) 
    3. I Can't Get Started (3:08) 
    4. What is This Thing Called Love? (2:36)
 
Date: March 25, 1952 
Place: Loew's Valencia Theater, Jamaica, New York 
Group: Jerry Jerome Jazz Concert with Bill Harris (tb), Buddy DeFranco 
(cl), Dick Cary (p), Eddie Safranski (b), Don Lamond (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    1. Ornithology (8:25) 

New Group: Charlie Parker Quartet with Teddy Wilson (p), Eddie Safranski 
(b), Don Lamond (d) 

    2. Cool Blues (4:22)
 
Date: First half of June, 1952 
Place: Radio Recorders Studio, Hollywood, California 
Group: Norman Granz Jam Session with Charlie Shavers (tpt); Benny 
Carter, Johnny Hodges (as); Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (ts); Oscar 
Peterson (p); Barney Kessel (g); Ray Brown (b); J.C. Heard (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 
 

    1. Jam Blues (14:42) 
    2. What is This Thing Called Love? (15:51) 
    3. Ballad Medley (Parker featured on Dearly Beloved) 
    4. Funky Blues (13:27)
 
 
 
Date: July 14, 1952 
Place: Jirahr Zorthian's ranch at the end of Fair Oaks Avenue in 
Altadena, California 
Group: Jam session with Frank Morgan (as), Don Wilkerson (ts), Amos 
Trice (p), Dave Bailey (b), Lawrence Marable (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    3. Embraceable You (2:51) 
    4. Hot House (3:46)
 
 
Date: September 20, 1952 
Place: Birdland, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quartet with Duke Jordan (p), Charles Mingus (b), 
Phil Brown (d) 
Recording: Radio broadcast 
Primary Source: CD Philology Volume 9 (W 120.2), Bird Box Volume 13 

    -  Announcement into 
    1. Ornithology (5:52) into 
    2. 52nd Street Theme (with announcement) (4:54 

 
Date: September 26, 1952 
Place: Rockland Palace, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Groups with Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Mundell Lowe 
(g), Teddy Kotick (b), Max Roach (d); unknown string section, unknown 
oboe player (s) 
Recording: Private tape 
 

    1. East of the Sun (3:32) (s) (not listed in KB) 
    2. What is this thing called love? (2:24) (s) 
    3. Stardust (4:07) (s) 
    4. Ornithology (3:09) (s) 
    5. Easy to Love (1:53) (s) 
    6. Just Friends (2:33) (s) 
    7. Dancing in the Dark (3:44) (s) 
    8. Gold Rush [a.k.a. Turnstile] (4:17) (s) 
    9. Don't Blame Me (2:40) 
   10. April in Paris (3:10) (s) 
   11. Repetition (2:51) (s) 
   12. Everything Happens to Me (2:08) (inc.) (s) 
   13. Sly Mongoose (3:43) 
   14. Sly Mongoose (1:17) (inc.) 
   15. Rocker (4:26) (s) 
   16. Laura (3:28) (s) 
   17. Lester Leaps In (4:28) 
   18. Out of Nowhere (3:06) (s) 
   19. I Didn't Know What Time it Was (2:57) (s) 
   20. I'll Remember April (2:26) (s) 
   21. Cool Blues (3:28) 
   22. East of the Sun #2 (3:28) (s) 
   23. Just Friends #2 (2:33) (s) 
   24. My Little Suede Shoes (5:31) (s) 
   25. What is this thing called love? #2 (2:20) (s) 
   26. Repetition #2 (2:57) (s) 
   27. This Time the Dream's on Me (7:17) 
   28. Moose the Mooche (4:06) (inc.) 
   29. Star Eyes (2:08) (inc.) 
   30. Rocker #2 (5:41) (s) 
   31. Easy to Love #2 (2:05) (inc.) (s) 

Bird Box contains these items not on Jazz Classics: 
    - Strings theme (s) (no Parker) 
   32. Parker warming up 
   33. Parker noodling between tunes 

Missing from both Private tape and all issued recordings, but rumored to 
exist: 
   34. Moose the Mooche II 
   35. 52nd Street Theme
 
 
 
 
 
Date: December 1952 
Place: Apollo Theater, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker with Dizzy Gillespie backing Billie Holiday (?) 
Recording: Unknown radio broadcast 
 

    1. Mop Mop (with announcements) into 
    2. Tenderly (v-Billie Holiday) (2:54)
 
 
 
Date: Late December 1952-early January 1953 
Place: Unknown recording studio, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quartet with Hank Jones (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Max 
Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 
 

    1. The Song is You (2:56) 
    2. Laird Baird (2:44) 
    3. Kim II-alt (2:58) CT 
    4. Kim IV (2:58) MT 
    5. Cosmic Rays II (3:05) MT 
    6. Cosmic Rays V (3:16) CT
 
 
Date: February 5, 1953 
Place: Jazz Workshop Program, CBC-TV, Montreal, Canada 
Group: Charlie Parker with Brew Moore (ts), Paul Bley (p), Niel Michaud 
(b), Ted Paskert (d), Dick Garcia (g) 
Recording: TV broadcast 
 

    -  Announcement (0:24) 
    1. Cool Blues (1:58) 
    -  Bernie's Tune (with Brew Moore) (3:13) 
    2. Don't Blame Me (3:24) 
    3. Wahoo/Perdido (3:28) 
    -  Announcement (0:17)
 
Date: February 7, 1953 
Place: Chez Paree Nightclub, Montreal, Canada 
Group: Charlie Parker with Valdo Williams or Steep Wade (p), Hal Gaylor 
or Bob Rudd (b), Dick Garcia (g), Billy Graham or Bobby Malloy (d) 
Recording: Private tape 
Primary Source: CD Uptown UPCD 27.36; Philology Volume 9 (W 120.2) 
(items 1 and 4) 

    -  Announcements (0:52) 
    1. Ornithology (4:08) 
    4. Embraceable You (3:42)
 
Date: February 16, 1953 
Place: Bandbox, New York 
Group: Bill Harris/Chubby Jackson Herd with Charlie Mariano (as), Harry 
Johnson (ts), Sonny Truitt (p), Morey Feld (d); announcement by Leonard 
Feather during tune 
Recording: Radio broadcast 

    1. Your Father's Mustache (5:10)
 
 
Date: Sometime in 1952-1953 
Place: Unknown location, New York 
Group: Unknown sextet including some other alto player 
Recording: Privately issued records 

    1. Groovin' High (4:14) 
    2. The Great Lie (4:17) 
    3. Unnamed Blues (3:59) 
    4. How High the Moon (4:32)
 
 
Date: February 21, 1953 
Place: Howard Theater, Washington, D.C. 
Group: Charlie Parker Quartet with John Lewis (p), Curley Russell (b), 
Kenny Clarke (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    1. Out of Nowhere (4:56) 
    2. Ornithology (4:39) (head missing) 
    3. Anthropology (5:21)
 
 
Date: March 23, 1953 
Place: Bandbox, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker with the Milt Buckner Trio (Buckner (org), Bernie 
McKay (g), Cornelius Thomas (d)) 
Recording: Radio broadcast 

    -  Conversation between Leonard Feather and Parker 
    1. Groovin' High (3:49)
 
Date: March 30, 1953 
Place: Bandbox, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quartet with Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Kenny O'Brien 
(b), Roy Haynes (d); Leonard Feather (mc); Bob Garrity (ann) 
Recording: Radio broadcast 

    1. Caravan (with voiceover) into 
    2. Cool Blues (with Leonard Feather voiceover) into 
    3. Star Eyes (6:13) 
    4. My Little Suede Shoes (with voiceover) into 
    -  Leonard Feather introduction into 
    5. Ornithology (6:07) 
    6. 52nd Street Theme I (with voiceovers) into 
    -  Conversation between Feather and Parker into 
    7. Dynamo A (Diggin' Diz) 
    8. 52nd Street Theme II (5:25) into 
    -  Feather requests tune, Parker says he'll comply into 
    9. Embraceable You (with Country Gardens tag) into 
   10. 52nd Street Theme III (3:35) (with voiceover)
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 25, 1953 
Place: Fulton Recording Studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker and His Orchestra with Junior Collins (frh), Hal 
McKusick (cl), Tommy Mace (oboe), Manny Thaler (bassoon), Tony Aless 
(p), Charles Mingus (b), Max Roach (d); Dave Lambert Singers; Gil Evans 
(arr, cond) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury Records 

    1. In the Still of the Night I (0:32) FS 
    2. In the Still of the Night II (0:53) IT 
    3. In the Still of the Night III (3:46) CT 
    4. In the Still of the Night IV (3:21) CT 
    5. In the Still of the Night V (0:45) FS 
    6. In the Still of the Night VI (3:26) CT 
    7. In the Still of the Night VII (3:22) MT 
    8. Old Folks I (0:26) IT 
    9. Old Folks II (0:09) FS 
   10. Old Folks III (4:04) CT 
   11. Old Folks IV IT 
   12. Old Folks V (0:21) FS 
   13. Old Folks VI (3:28) CT 
   14. Old Folks VII (0:26) IT 
   15. Old Folks VIII (3:39) CT 
   16. Old Folks IX (3:24) MT 
   17. If I Love Again (2:31)
 
 
 
Date: June 13, 1953 
Place: Boston, Massachusetts 
Group: Interview with John McLellan (a.k.a. John T. Fitch) 
Recording: WHDH radio broadcast 

    1. Interview with Parker (17:24)
 
Date: June 14, 1953 
Place: Hi-Hat Club, Boston, Massachusetts 
Group: Charlie Parker and His All-Stars with Herb Pomeroy (tpt), Dean 
Earl (p), Bernie Griggs (b), Bill "Baggy" Grant (d) 
Recording: WCOP radio broadcast 

    -  Introduction by Symphony Sid (0:40) into 
    1. Cool Blues (5:36) 
    -  Symphony Sid introduces next number (0:11) 
    2. Scrapple from the Apple (7:00) 
    -  Symphony Sid and Parker introduce the All-Stars (0:52) 
    3. Laura (6:35) 
    -  Symphony Sid chats with Parker (0:50) 
    4. Cheryl (5:41) 
    -  Symphony Sid introduces next number (0:07) 
    5. Ornithology (6:20) 
    6. 52nd Street Theme (voiceover announcement) (1:27
 
Date: June 1953 (exact date unknown) 
Place: Hi-Hat Club, Boston, Massachusetts 
Group: Charlie Parker and His All-Stars with Herb Pomeroy (tpt), Dean 
Earl (p), Bernie Griggs (b), Bill "Baggy" Grant (d) 
Recording: WCOP radio broadcast 

    1. Cool Blues (6:45) (inc.) 
    2. Scrapple from the Apple (5:41) 
    3. My Funny Valentine (6:31) 
    4. Ornithology (4:57)
  
Date: July 26, 1953
Place: Open Door, New York
Group: Jam Session with Benny Harris (tpt), Bud Powell or Al Haig (p), 
Charles Mingus (b), Art Taylor (d)
Recording: Private tape, probably recorded by Chan Parker
    1. Out of Nowhere (3:10) 
    2. Star Eyes (3:40) 
    3. Cool Blues (4:42) 
    4. East of the Sun (3:20) 
    5. The Song is You (6:02) 
    6. 52nd Street Theme I (2:40) 
    7. Ornithology (3:14) 
    8. Scrapple from the Apple (3:25) 
    9. My Old Flame (4:12) 
   10. My Little Suede Shoes (2:05) 
   11. I Remember You (2:57) 
   12. All the Things You Are (4:11) 
   13. Just You, Just Me (2:12) 
   14. I'll Remember April I (4:14) 
   15. Hot House (3:14) 
   16. 52nd Street Theme II (2:58) 
   17. I Cover the Waterfront (Country Gardens tag) (2:20) 
   18. This Time the Dream's on Me (4:09) 
   19. I'll Remember April II into 
   20. 52nd Street Theme III (very brief) into 
    -  Parker Announcement over Theme (3:11)
 
Date: July 30, 1953 
Place: Fulton Recording Studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quartet with Al Haig (p), Percy Heath (b), Max 
Roach (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Mercury 
 

    -  Voices into 
    1. Chi-Chi I-alt (3:09) CT 
    2. Chi-Chi II (0:27) FS 
    3. Chi-Chi III (2:42) CT 
    4. Chi-Chi IV (2:37) CT 
    5. Chi-Chi V (0:17) FS 
    6. Chi-Chi VI (3:02) MT 
    7. I Remember You (3:03) 
    8. Now's the Time (3:01) 
    9. Confirmation I (0:14) FS 
   10. Confirmation II (0:09) FS 
   11. Confirmation III (2:58) MT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: January 1954 (exact date unknown) 
Place: Hi-Hat, Boston, Massachusetts 
Group: Charlie Parker and His All-Stars with Herbie Williams (tpt), Jay 
Migliori (ts), Rollins Griffith (p), Jimmy Woode (b), George Solano (d) 
Recording: WCOP radio broadcast 

    1. Now's the Time (9:10) 
    -  Symphony Sid and Parker introduce the band (0:52) 
    2. Out of Nowhere (5:43) 
    -  Symphony Sid chats with Parker (0:18) 
    3. My Little Suede Shoes (4:42) into 
    4. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (voiceover announcements) (1:03)
 
 
Date: Early 1954 
Place: Boston, Massachusetts 
Group: Interview by Paul Desmond and John McLellan with Parker 
Recording: WHDH radio broadcast 
 

    -  Interview (Parker voice) (13:32)
 
Date: February 25, 1954 
Place: Civic Auditorium, Portland, Oregon 
Group: Stan Kenton Big Band with Sam Noto, Vic Minichelli, Buddy 
Childers, Don Smith, Stu Williamson (tpt); Milt Gold, Joe Ciavardone, 
Bob Fitzpatrick, Frank Rosolino (tb); George Roberts (bass tb); Charlie 
Mariano, Dave Schildkraut (as); Mike Ciccheti, Bill Perkins (ts); Tony 
Ferina (bs); Bob Lesher (g); Don Bagley (b); Stan Levey (d) 
Recording: Private tape 

    -  Announcement by Stan Kenton into 
    1. Night and Day (2:55) 
    2. My Funny Valentine (3:11) 
    3. Cherokee (2:52)
 
Date: March 31, 1954 
Place: Fine Sounds Studios, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Jerome Darr 
(g), Teddy Kotick (b), Roy Haynes (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Verve Records 

    1. I Get a Kick out of You I-alt (4:55) CT 
    2. I Get a Kick out of You II (0:32) FS and rehearsal 
    3. I Get a Kick out of You III (0:16) FS and rehearsal 
    4. I Get a Kick out of You IV (1:05) IT 
    5. I Get a Kick out of You V (0:17) FS 
    6. I Get a Kick out of You VI (1:08) IT 
    7. I Get a Kick out of You VII (3:34) MT 
    8. Just One of Those Things (2:46) 
    9. My Heart Belongs to Daddy I (0:36) FS and rehearsal 
   10. My Heart Belongs to Daddy II (3:18) MT 
   11. I've Got You under My Skin (3:38)
 
 
 
Date: December 10, 1954 
Place: Fine Sounds Studio, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker Quintet with Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Billy Bauer 
(g), Teddy Kotick (b), Art Taylor (d) 
Recording: Commercial for Verve Records 
 

    1. Love for Sale I (0:17) FS 
    2. Love for Sale II (5:47) CT 
    3. Love for Sale III (1:03) IT 
    4. Love for Sale IV-alt (5:32) CT 
    5. Love for Sale V (5:35) MT 
    6. I Love Paris II-alt (5:07) CT 
    7. I Love Paris III (5:07) MT
 
Date: Late 1954 (possibly early 1955) 
Place: Dick Meldonian's Apartment, New York 
Group: Charlie Parker playing scales and talking 
Recording: Private tape 
 

    1. Parker playing scales and talking about music (9:17)