Charlie Parker Discography
1940 (The age of 20)
Charlie Parker Solo
Charlie Parker (as)probably Kansas City, KS, May 11, 1940
| Honeysuckle Rose | Philology (It) 214W 5; Stash STCD 535 | |
| Body And Soul | - |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Birth Of The Bebop (Stash STCD 535)
Jay McShann And His Orchestra
Buddy Anderson, Orville Minor (tp) Bob Gould (tb, vln) John Jackson, Charlie Parker (as) Bob Mabane (ts) Jay McShann (p) Gene Ramey (b) Gus Johnson (d)Trocadero Ballroom, Wichita, KS, August 9, 1940
| Jumping At The Woodside | Stash STCD 542 | |
| I Got Rhythm | - |
Jay McShann And His Orchestra
Buddy Anderson, Orville Minor (tp) Bob Gould (tb, vln) Charlie Parker (as) William J. Scott (ts) Jay McShann (p) Gene Ramey (b) Gus Johnson (d)Trocadero Ballroom, Wichita, KS, November 30, 1940
| I've Found A New Baby | Spotlite (E) SPJ 120; Onyx ORI 221; Stash STCD 542 | |
| Body And Soul | - |
* Charlie Parker First Recordings! (Onyx ORI 221)
* Charlie Parker With Jay McShann And His Orchestra - Early Bird (Stash STCD 542)
Jay McShann And His Orchestra
Buddy Anderson, Orville Minor (tp) Bob Gould (tb, vln) Charlie Parker (as) Bob Mabane (ts) Jay McShann (p) Gene Ramey (b) Gus Johnson (d)Trocadero Ballroom, Wichita, KS, December 2, 1940
| Honeysuckle Rose | Spotlite (E) SPJ 120; Onyx ORI 221; Stash STCD 542 | |
| Lady Be Good | - | |
| Coquette | - | |
| Moten Swing | - | |
| Wichita Blues | - |
* Charlie Parker First Recordings! (Onyx ORI 221)
* Charlie Parker With Jay McShann And His Orchestra - Early Bird (Stash STCD 542)
1941
Jay McShann And His Orchestra
Buddy Anderson, Harold Bruce, Orville Minor (tp) Joe Taswell Baird (tb) John Jackson, Charlie Parker (as) Harold Ferguson, Bob Mabane (ts) Jay McShann (p) Gene Ramey (b) Gus Johnson (d) Walter Brown (vo -2)Dallas, TX, April 30, 1941
| 1. 93730A | Swingmatism | Decca 8570; MCA 1338 |
| 2. 93731A | Hootie Blues | Decca 8559; MCA 1338 |
| 3. 93732A | Dexter Blues | Decca 8583; MCA 1338 |
* Jay McShann - Swingmatism c/w Vine Street Boogie (Decca 8570)
* Jay McShann - Hootie Blues c/w Confessin' The Blues (Decca 8559)
* Jay McShann - Dexter Blues c/w Hold 'Em Hootie (Decca 8583)
Kansas City Band
Charlie Parker (as) Efferge Ware (g) Little Phil Phillips (d)Vic Damon Studio, Kansas City, KS, September, 1941, 1942
| Cherokee | Stash STCD 535 | |
| My Heart Tells Me | - | |
| I've Found A New Baby | - | |
| Body And Soul | - |
1942
Clark Monroe
unknown (tp) Charlie Parker (as) unknown (sax) Al Tinney (p) Ebenezer Paul (b) unknown (d) Clark Monroe (vo)Clark Monroe's Uptown House, NYC, January-March, 1942
| Cherokee | Spotlite (E) SPJ 120; Onyx ORI 221; Stash STCD 542 |
* Charlie Parker First Recordings! (Onyx ORI 221)
* Charlie Parker With Jay McShann And His Orchestra - Early Bird (Stash STCD 542)
Jay McShann And His Orchestra
Buddy Anderson, Bob Merrill, Orville Minor (tp) Lawrence Anderson, Joe Taswell Baird (tb) John Jackson, Charlie Parker (as) Fred Culliver, Bob Mabane (ts) James Coe (bars) Jay McShann (p) Leonard "Lucky" Enois (g) Gene Ramey (b) Doc West (d) Al Hibbler (vo -2)"Savoy Ball Room", NYC, February 13, 1942
| 1. | St. Louis Mood | Stash STCD 542 |
| 2. | I've Got It Bad | - |
| 3. | I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles | - |
| 4. | Hootie Blues | - |
| 5. | Swingmatism | - |
| 6. | Love Don't Get You Nothing But The Blues | - |
Jay McShann And His Orchestra
Buddy Anderson, Bob Merrill, Orville Minor (tp) Lawrence Anderson, Joe Taswell Baird (tb) John Jackson, Charlie Parker (as) Fred Culliver, Bob Mabane (ts) James Coe (bars) Jay McShann (p) Leonard "Lucky" Enois (g) Gene Ramey (b) Doc West (d) Walter Brown (vo -1,3) Al Hibbler (vo -2)NYC, July 2, 1942
| 1. 70993A | Lonely Boy Blues | Decca 4387; MCA 1338 |
| 2. 70994A | Get Me On Your Mind | Decca 4418, ED 742; MCA 1338 |
| 3. 70995A | The Jumpin' Blues | Decca 4418; MCA 1338 |
| 4. 70996A | Sepian Bounce | Decca 4387; MCA 1338 |
* Jay McShann - no details (Decca ED 742)
* Jay McShann - Lonely Boy Blues c/w Sepian Bounce (Decca 4387)
* Jay McShann - Get Me On Your Mind c/w The Jumpin' Blues (Decca 4418; Coral 60034)
1943
Billy Eckstine's Jam Session
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (ts) Oscar Pettiford (b) Shadow Wilson (d)Room 305 Of Savoy Hotel, Chicago, IL, February 15, 1943
| Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 1 | Stash ST 260, STCD 535 | |
| Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 2 | - |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Birth Of The Bebop (Stash STCD 535)
Billy Eckstine's Jam Session
Billy Eckstine (tp -1/3) Charlie Parker (ts) unknown (sax -1,2) Hurley Ramey (g) Bob Redcross (brush -1/3)Room 305 Of Savoy Hotel, Chicago, IL, February 28, 1943
| 1. | Three Guesses | Stash ST 260, STCD 535 |
| 2. | Shoe Woogie | Stash STCD 535 |
| 3. | Boggie Woogie | Stash ST 260, STCD 535 |
| 4. | Body And Soul | Stash STCD 535 |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Birth Of The Bebop (Stash STCD 535)
Benny Goodman Trio And Quartet
Benny Goodman (cl, comp, ldr) Charlie Parker (as) and othersChicago, IL, February, 1943
| Avalon | Stash STCD 535 | |
| China Boy | - |
Charlie Parker
unknown (tp) Charlie Parker (as) unknown (b)Chicago, IL, February, 1943
| Indiana | Stash ST 260, STCD 535 | |
| Lady Be Good | Stash STCD 535 |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Birth Of The Bebop (Stash STCD 535)
Charlie Parker - Hazel Scott
Charlie Parker (as) Hazel Scott (p)Chicago, IL, 1943
| Embraceable You | Stash ST 260, STCD 535 |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Birth Of The Bebop (Stash STCD 535)
1944
Tiny Grimes Quintette
Charlie Parker (as) Clyde Hart (p) Tiny Grimes (g, vo) Jimmy Butts (b, vo) Doc West (d)WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, September 15, 1944
| S5710-1 | Tiny's Tempo (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S5710-2 | Tiny's Tempo (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 5500 |
| S5710-3 | Tiny's Tempo (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 526, 541, 45-310, XP 8000, MG 9010, MG 12001, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S5711-1 | I'll Always Love You Just The Same (take 1) | Savoy SJL 2208, SJL 5500 |
| S5711-2 | I'll Always Love You Just The Same (take 2) | Savoy 526, 567, 613, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S5712-1 | Romance Without Finance (take 1) | Savoy SJL 2208, SJL 5500 |
| S5712-2 | Romance Without Finance (take 2) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| S5712-3 | Romance Without Finance (take 3) | Savoy SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S5712-4 | Romance Without Finance (take 4) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| S5712-5 | Romance Without Finance (take 5) | Savoy 532, 613, MG 9022, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S5713-1 | Red Cross (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S5713-2 | Red Cross (orig.-take 2) | Savoy 532, 541, 567, 45-300, XP 8000, MG 9000, MG 12001, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
* Charlie Parker - Encores (Savoy SJL 1107)
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy SJL 5500)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* Various Artists - The Changing Face Of Harlem (Savoy SJL 2208)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9010)
* Various Artists - Birth Of The Bop, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 9022)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 9000)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8000)
* Charlie Parker - Milestones c/w Tiny's Tempo (Savoy 45-310)
* Charlie Parker - Now's The Time c/w Red Cross (Savoy 45-300)
* Tiny Grimes - Tiny's Tempo c/w I'll Always Love You Just The Same (Savoy 526)
* Charlie Parker - Tiny's Tempo c/w Red Cross (Savoy 541, 915, 45-600)
* Tiny Grimes - I'll Always Love You Just The Same c/w Charlie Parker - Red Cross (Savoy 567)
* Tiny Grimes - I'll Always Love You Just The Same c/w Romance Without Finance (Savoy 613)
= Charlie Parker/Tiny Grimes - I'll Always Love You Just The Same c/w Romance Without Finance (Savoy 925)
* Tiny Grimes - Romance Without Finance c/w Red Cross (Savoy 532)
1945 (The age of 25)
Clyde Hart's All Stars
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Trummy Young (tb, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Don Byas (ts) Clyde Hart (p) Mike Bryan (g) Al Hall (b) Specs Powell (d) Rubberlegs Williams (vo -1/5)NYC, January 4, 1945
| 1. W3301 | What's The Matter Now? | Continental 6013; Remington REP 84, R 1031; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Onyx ORI 221 |
| 2. W3302 | I Want Every Bit Of It | Continental 6020; Remington R 1031; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Onyx ORI 221 |
| 3. W3303 | That's The Blues | Continental 6013; Remington R 1031; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Onyx ORI 221 |
| 4. W3304 | G.I. Blues | Remington R 1031; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Onyx ORI 221 |
| 5. - | G.I. Blues (4-F Blues) | Continental 6020; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Onyx ORI 221 |
| 6. W3305 | Dream Of You | Continental 6060; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Remington LP 803 |
| 7. W3306 | Seventh Avenue | Continental 6005; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Remington LP 803 |
| 8. W3307 | Sorta Kinda | Continental 6005; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D |
| 9. W3308 | Ooh Ooh, My My, Ooh Ooh | Continental 6060; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Remington LP 803 |
* Charlie Parker First Recordings! (Onyx ORI 221)
* Clyde Hart/Timme Rosenkrantz/Rubberlegs Williams - The Birth Of Bebop And Blues (Remington R 1031)
* Clyde Hart - What's The Matter Now? c/w ??? (Remington REP 84)
* Clyde Hart - What's The Matter Now? c/w That's The Blues (Continental 6013)
* Clyde Hart - I Want Every Bit Of It c/w G.I. Blues (Continental 6020)
* Clyde Hart - Dream Of You c/w Ooh Ooh, My My, Ooh Ooh (Continental 6060)
* Clyde Hart - Seventh Avenue c/w Sorta Kinda (Continental 6005)
* Clyde Hart's All Stars (no details) (Remington LP 803)
Clyde Bernhardt And His Kansas City Buddies
Clyde Bernhardt (tb, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Jay McShann (p) probably Gene Ramey (b) probably Gus Johnson (d)NYC, January, 1945
| Lay Your Habits Down | Masters Of Jazz MJCD 104; Philology (It) W 849-2 | |
| Triflin' Woman Blues | - | |
| So Good This Mornin' | - | |
| Would You Do Me A Favor | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 19 (Philology (It) W 849-2)
Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
Cootie Williams (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Sam Taylor (ts) Arnold Jarvis (p) Carl Pruitt (b) Sylvester "Vess" Payne (d)radio broadcast, "Savoy Ballroom", NYC, February 12, 1945
| Floogie Boo | Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D |
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Clyde Hart (p) Remo Palmieri (g) Slam Stewart (b) Cozy Cole (d)NYC, February 28, 1945
| G554A-1 | Groovin' High | Guild 1001; Musicraft 486, MVSCD 53; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige PR 24030 |
| G556 | All The Things You Are | Musicraft 488, MVSCD 53; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige PR 24030 |
| G557 | Dizzy Atmosphere | - |
* Dizzy Gillespie - In The Beginning (Prestige PR 24030)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Shaw 'Nuff (Musicraft MVSCD 53)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Blue 'N' Boogie c/w Groovin' High (Guild 1001)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High c/w Hot House (Musicraft 486)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy Atmosphere c/w All The Things You Are (Musicraft 488)
Dizzy Gillespie And His All Stars
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Sidney Catlett (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo -3)NYC, May 11, 1945
| 1. G565A-1 | Salt Peanuts | Guild 1003; Musicraft 518, MVSCD 53; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige PR 24030 |
| 2. G566A-1 | Shaw 'Nuff | Guild 1002; Musicraft MVSCD 53; Prestige PR 24030 |
| 3. G567A-1 | Lover Man | Guild 1002; Musicraft 499, MVSCD 53; Prestige PR 24030 |
| 4. G568A-1 | Hot House | Guild 1003; Musicraft 486, MVSCD 53; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige PR 24030 |
* Dizzy Gillespie - In The Beginning (Prestige PR 24030)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Shaw 'Nuff (Musicraft MVSCD 53)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Salt Peanuts c/w Hot House (Guild 1003)
* Dizzy Gillespie - I Waited For You c/w Salt Peanuts (Musicraft 518)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Lover Man c/w Shaw 'Nuff (Guild 1002; Musicraft 354)
* Sarah Vaughan/George Treadwell - I'm Through With Love c/w Sarah Vaughan/Dizzy Gillespie - Lover Man (Musicraft 499)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High c/w Hot House (Musicraft 486)
Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie Septet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Nat Jaffe (p -1,3) Tadd Dameron (p -2) Bill DeArango (g) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo)NYC, May 25, 1945
| 1. W3325 | What More Can A Woman Do? | Continental 6008; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D |
| 2. W3326 | I'd Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream | - |
| 3. W3327 | Mean To Me | Continental 6024; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D |
* Sarah Vaughan - What More Can A Woman Do? c/w I'd Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream (Continental 6008)
* Sarah Vaughan - Signing Off c/w Mean To Me (Continental 6024)
Charlie Parker Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Don Byas (ts) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Stan Levey (d)"Lincoln Square", NY, May 30, 1945
| Sweet Georgia Brown (incomplete) | Stash ST 260, STCD 535 |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Birth Of The Bebop (Stash STCD 535)
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Red Norvo (vib) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Stan Levey (d)"Academy Of Music", Philadelphia, PA, June 5, 1945
| Blue 'N' Boogie (incomplete) | Philology (It) W 847-2 |
Red Norvo And His Selected Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Red Norvo (vib) Teddy Willson (p) Slam Stewart (b) Specs Powell (d)WOR Recording Studios, NYC, June 6, 1945
| T8-A | Hallelujah | Dial LP 903; Spotlite (E) SPJ 107, SPJ 127 |
| T8-B | - | Dial unissued |
| T8-C | - | - |
| T8-D | - | - |
| T8-E | Hallelujah (Sing Hallelujah!) | Dial 1045; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105, SPJ 127 |
| T8-F | Hallelujah | Comet T-6; Dial LP 903; Spotlite (E) SPJ 127 |
| T9-A | Get Happy | Dial unissued |
| T9-B | - | Dial 1035, LP 903; Spotlite (E) SPJ 107, SPJ 127 |
| T9-C | - | Dial unissued |
| T9-D | - | Comet T-7; Dial LP 903; Spotlite (E) SPJ 127 |
* Various Artists - Lullaby In Rhythm (Spotlite (E) SPJ 107; Zim ZM 1001)
* Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session (Spotlite (E) SPJ 127)
* Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 5 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 105)
* Red Norvo - Bird's Blues c/w Sing Hallelujah! (Dial 1045)
* Red Norvo - Halleluliah c/w Slim Slam Blues (Comet T-6)
* Red Norvo - Congo Blues c/w Get Happy (Dial 1035)
* Red Norvo - Get Happy c/w Congo Blues (Comet T-7) J.C. Heard (d) replaces Powell
same location, date
| T10-A | Slam Slam Blues (Bird's Blues) | Dial 1045, LP 903; Spotlite (E) SPJ 107, SPJ 127 |
| T10-B | Slam Slam Blues | Comet T-6; Dial LP 903; Spotlite (E) SPJ 107, SPJ 127 |
| T11-A | Congo Blues | Dial LP 903; Spotlite (E) SPJ 107, SPJ 127 |
| T11-AA | Congo Blues (uncomplete take) | Dial LP 903 |
| T11-B | Congo Blues | Dial 1035; Spotlite (E) SPJ 127 |
| T11-BB | Congo Blues (uncomplete take) | Dial LP 903 |
| T11-C | Congo Blues | Comet T-7; Dial LP 903; Spotlite (E) SPJ 127 |
* Various Artists - Lullaby In Rhythm (Spotlite (E) SPJ 107; Zim ZM 1001)
* Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session (Spotlite (E) SPJ 127)
* Red Norvo - Bird's Blues c/w Sing Hallelujah! (Dial 1045)
* Red Norvo - Halleluliah c/w Slim Slam Blues (Comet T-6)
* Red Norvo - Congo Blues c/w Get Happy (Dial 1035)
* Red Norvo - Get Happy c/w Congo Blues (Comet T-7)
Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Don Byas (ts -1,2,6,7) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d -1/5) Sid Catlett (d -6,7)"Town Hall", NYC, June 22, 1945
| 1. | Intro | Uptown UPCD 27.51 |
| 2. | Bebop | - |
| 3. | A Night In Tunisia | - |
| 4. | Groovin' High | - |
| 5. | Salt Peanuts | - |
| 6. | Hot House | - |
| 7. | 52nd Street Theme | - |
Sir Charles Thompson And His All-Stars
Buck Clayton (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Danny Barker (g) Jimmy Butts (b) J.C. Heard (d)NYC, September 4, 1945
| R1030 | Takin' Off | Apollo 757, LAP 103; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Vogue (F) LDAP 769; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| R1031 | If I Had You | - |
| R1032 | 20th Century Blues | Apollo 759, LAP 103; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Vogue (F) LDAP 769 |
| R1033 | The Street Beat | Apollo 759, LAP 103; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Vogue (F) LDAP 769; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
* Sir Charles Thompson - The Fabulous Apollo Sessions (Vogue (F) LDAP 769)
* Dexter Gordon, Vol. 2 Young Dex 1944-1946 (Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128)
* Sir Charles Thompson And His All-Stars (Apollo LAP 103)
= Sir Charles Thompson - Sir Charles All Stars Featuring Charlie Parker (Vogue (E) LDE 032, (F) LD 038)
* Sir Charles Thompson - Takin' Off c/w If I Had You (Apollo 757; Swing (F) 385)
* Sir Charles Thompson - 20th Century Blues c/w The Street Beat (Apollo 759; Swing (F) 386)
Charlie Parker Rebeboppers
Miles Davis (tp -2/13) Charlie Parker (as) Sadik Hakim (p -11/13) Dizzy Gillespie (p -1/10,16, tp, p -14,15) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| 1. S5849-1 | Warming Up A Riff (orig.-take 1) | Savoy 945, 45-302, XP 8001, MG 9000, MG 12014, MG 12079, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 2. S5850-1 | Billie's Bounce (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| 3. S5850-2 | Billie's Bounce (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 5500 |
| 4. S5850-3 | Billie's Bounce (new-take 3) | - |
| 5. S5850-4 | Billie's Bounce (new-take 4) | - |
| 6. S5850-5 | Billie's Bounce (orig.-take 5) | Savoy 573, 45-304, XP 8000, MG 9001, MG 12009, MG 12079, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 7. S5851-1 | Now's The Time (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 5500 |
| 8. S5851-2 | Now's The Time (short-take 2) | - |
| 9. S5851-3 | Now's The Time (new-take 3) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| 10. S5851-4 | Now's The Time (orig.-take 4) | Savoy 573, 45-300, 4508, XP 8000, MG 9000, MG 12001, MG 12079, MG 12125, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 11. S5852-1 | Thriving On A Riff (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| 12. S5852-2 | Thriving On A Riff (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 5500 |
| 13. S5852-3 | Thriving On A Riff (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 903, 945, 45-306, XP 8006, MG 9001, MG 12009, MG 12079, MG 12126, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 14. S5853-1 | Ko-Ko (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 5500 |
| 15. S5853-2 | Ko-Ko (orig.-take 2) (Cocoa) | Savoy 597, 45-311, 4508, XP 8001, XP 8097, MG 9000, MG 9034, MG 12014, MG 12079, MG 12126, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 16. | Meandering (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
* Charlie Parker Story (Savoy MG 12079)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy SJL 5500)
* Charlie Parker - Encores (Savoy SJL 1107)
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 12009)
* The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12001)
* Various Artists - The Many Faces Of Blues (Savoy MG 12125)
* Various Artists - The Jazz Hour (Savoy MG 12126)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 9000)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9001)
* Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max (Savoy MG 9034)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8001)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8000)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 7 (Savoy XP 8006)
* Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8097)
* Charlie Parker - Warming Up A Riff c/w Buzzy (Savoy 45-302)
* Charlie Parker - Billie's Bounce c/w Klaunstance (Savoy 45-304)
* Charlie Parker - Now's The Time c/w Red Cross (Savoy 45-300)
* Charlie Parker - Now's The Time c/w Ko-Ko (Savoy 4508)
* Charlie Parker - Thriving On A Riff c/w Sippin' At Bells (Savoy 45-306)
* Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko c/w Marmaduke (Savoy 45-311)
* Charlie Parker - Warming Up A Riff c/w Thriving On A Riff (Savoy 945)
* Charlie Parker - Billie's Bounce c/w Now's The Time (Savoy 573)
= Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Billie's Bounce c/w Now's The Time (Savoy 918)
* The Bebop Boys - Opus De Bop c/w Thriving On A Riff (Savoy 903)
* Don Byas - How High The Moon c/w Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko (Savoy 597)
= Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko c/w Don Byas - How High The Moon (Savoy 916)
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker (as) and othersNYC, late 1945
| 52nd Street Theme | Philology (It) 214W 18 | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| Embraceable You | - | |
| Dexterity | - | |
| The Way You Look Tonight | - | |
| Barbados | - | |
| All The Things You Are | - |
Dizzy Gillespie And His Bebop Six
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d) Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman (ann)AFRS Jubilee, NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA, December 29, 1945
| Dizzy Atmosphere | Spotlite (E) SPJ 123; Klacto (E) MG 102; Stash STCD 535 | |
| Shaw 'Nuff | Spotlite (E) SPJ 123; Stash STCD 535 | |
| Groovin' High | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird Meets Birks (Klacto (E) MG 102)
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Birth Of The Bebop (Stash STCD 535)
Slim Gaillard And His Orchestra
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Jack McVea (ts) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Slim Gaillard (p, g, vo) Bam Brown (b, vo) Zutty Singleton (d)probably Hollywood, CA, December 29, 1945
| BTJ38-2 | Dizzy Boogie (take 2) | Savoy XP 8097, MG 12014 |
| BTJ39-2 | Flat Foot Floogie (orig.-take 2) | - |
| BTJ40-2 | Popity Pop (orig.-take 1) | Savoy XP 8098, MG 9034, MG 12014 |
| BTJ41RE | Slim's Jam (new-take 2) | - |
* Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max (Savoy MG 9034)
* Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8097)
* Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8098)
Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) and othersprobably NYC, 1945
| Donna Lee | Philology (It) 214W 18 | |
| Groovin' High | - |
1946
Dizzy Gillespie And His Rebop Six
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as, vo) Luckey Tompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)WEAF radio broadcast, "Billy Berg's Supper Club", Hollywood, CA, January 24, 1946
| Salt Peanuts | Meexa Discox 1776; Spotlite (E) SPJ 123; Phoenix LP 17 |
* Charlie Parker - Yardbird In Lotus Land (Spotlite (E) SPJ 123)
* Charlie Parker - Yardbird In Lotusland (Phoenix LP 17)
Jazz At The Philharmonic
Dizzy Gillespie, Al Killian (tp) Charlie Parker, Willie Smith (as) Charlie Ventura, Lester Young (ts) Mel Powell (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Lee Young (d)"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| 413 | 268 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 1 | Mercury 11040, MG 35004; Verve MG VOL.2, VE2 2518 |
| 414 | 269 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 2 | Mercury 11039, MG 35004; Verve MG VOL.2, VE2 2518 |
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - Bird And Pres - The '46 Concerts (Verve VE2 2518)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 3 (Mercury MG 35004, MG VOL.3, MG VOL.3x45; Clef MG VOL.3)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - Crazy Rhythm, Pt. 2 c/w Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 1 (Mercury 11040, 11040x45; Clef 11040, 11040x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - Crazy Rhythm, Pt. 1 c/w Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 2 (Mercury 11039, 11039x45; Clef 11039, 11039x45) Al Killan, Howard McGhee (tp) Charlie Parker, Willie Smith (as) Lester Young (ts) Arnold Ross (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Lee Young (d)
same location, date
| 241 | 260 | Blues For Norman, Pt. 1 | Mercury 11073, MG 35003; Verve MG VOL.2, VE2 2518 |
| 242 | 261 | Blues For Norman, Pt. 2 | Mercury 11074, MG 35003; Verve MG VOL.2, VE2 2518 |
| 243 | 262 | I Can't Get Started, Pt. 1 | Mercury 11074, MG 35003; Verve MG VOL.2, VE2 2518, VSP 41 |
| 244 | 263 | I Can't Get Started, Pt. 2 | Mercury 11073, MG 35003; Verve MG VOL.2, VE2 2518, VSP 41 |
| 245 | 264 | Lady Be Good, Pt. 1 | Mercury 11075, MGC 608; Verve MGV 8002, V3HB 8840, VE2 2518 |
| 246 | 265 | Lady Be Good, Pt. 2 | - |
| 800 | 270 | After You've Gone, Pt. 1 | Mercury 11041, MGC 608; Verve VE2 2518 |
| 801 | 271 | After You've Gone, Pt. 2 | - |
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - Bird And Pres - The '46 Concerts (Verve VE2 2518)
* Lester Young At JATP (Verve VSP 41)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - How High The Moon (Mercury MGC 608; Clef MGC 608)
= Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 1 (Verve MG VOL.1)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #3 (Verve MGV 8002)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 2 (Mercury MG 35003, MG VOL.2, MG VOL.2x45; Clef MG VOL.2)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - Blues For Norman, Pt. 1 c/w I Can't Get Started, Pt. 2 (Mercury 11073, 11073x45; Clef 11073, 11073x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - Blues For Norman, Pt. 2 c/w I Can't Get Started, Pt. 1 (Mercury 11074, 11074x45; Clef 11074, 11074x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - Lady Be Good, Pt. 1&2 (Mercury 11075, 11075x45; Clef 11075, 11075x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - After You've Gone, Pt. 1&2 (Mercury 11041, 11041x45; Clef 11041, 11041x45)
Tempo Jazz Men / Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) George Handy (p) Arvin Garrison (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, CA, February 5, 1946
| D1000 | Diggin' Diz (Bongo Beep) | Dial 1004 (alt.1), 1004 (alt.2), LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101; Stash STCD 567 |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Dial Sessions (Stash STCD 567)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Dial LP 207)
* Charlie Parker - Moose The Mooche c/w Tempo Jazz Men - Diggin' Diz (Dial 1004 (alt.1))
* Dizzy Gillespie - Confirmation c/w Diggin' Diz (Dial 1004 (alt.2))
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) unknown (p) Red Callender (b) Doc West (d)California, February, 1946
| Lover Come Back To Me, Pt. 1 | Stash ST 260, STCD 535 | |
| Lover Come Back To Me, Pt. 2 | - |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Birth Of The Bebop (Stash STCD 535)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Joe Albany (p) Addison Farmer (b) Chuck Thompson (d)"Finale Club", Los Angeles, CA, early March, 1946
| Blue 'N' Boogie | Spotlite (E) SPJ 123 | |
| Anthropology | - | |
| Billie's Bounce | - | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| All The Things You Are | - |
Charlie Parker Septet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Arvin Garrison (g -4/11) Vic McMillan (b) Roy Porter (d)Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, March 28, 1946
| 1. D1010-1 | Moose The Mooche | Dial LP 201; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
| 2. D1010-2 | - | Dial 1003 (alt.1), 1003 (alt.2), 1004, 1004 (alt.1), 1004 (alt.3), LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
| 3. D1010-3 | - | Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
| 4. D1011-1 | Yardbird Suite | Dial LP 201; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
| 5. D1011-4 | - | Dial 1003, 1003 (alt.1), 1003 (alt.2), 1004 (alt.3), LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
| 6. D1012-1 | Ornithology | Dial LP 208; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
| 7. D1012-3 | Ornithology (Bird Lore) | Dial 1006, LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
| 8. D1012-4 | Ornithology | Dial 1002, LP 201; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
| 9. D1013-1 | A Night In Tunisia (excerpt) (The Famous Alto Break) | Dial LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
| 10. D1013-4 | A Night In Tunisia | Dial LP 201; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
| 11. D1013-5 | - | Dial 1002, LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
* Charlie Parker - Alternate Masters, Vol. 2 (Dial LP 905)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (Dial LP 201)
* Dodo Marmarosa - Piano Moods (Dial LP 208)
* Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite c/w Moose The Mooche (Dial 1003 (alt.1))
* Charlie Parker - Moose The Mooche c/w Yardbird Suite (Dial 1003 (alt.2))
* Charlie Parker - Moose The Mooche c/w Tempo Jazz Men - When I Grow Too Old To (Dial 1004)
= Charlie Parker Septet With Gabriel On Trumpet (Dial no numbers)
* Charlie Parker - Moose The Mooche c/w Tempo Jazz Men - Diggin' Diz (Dial 1004 (alt.1))
* Charlie Parker - Moose The Mooche c/w Yardbird Suite (Dial 1004 (alt.3))
* Tempo Jazz Men - 'Round About Midnight c/w Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite (Dial 1003)
= Charlie Parker Septet With Gabriel On Trumpet (Dial no numbers)
* Sonny Berman - Curbstone Scuffle c/w Charlie Parker - Bird Lore (Dial 1006)
= Various Artists - Bebop Jazz 1947 (Dial D 1)
* Charlie Parker - A Night In Tunisia c/w Ornithology (Dial 1002)
= Charlie Parker Septet With Gabriel On Trumpet (Dial no numbers)
Charlie Parker With Nat King Cole Trio
Charlie Parker (as) Benny Carter, Willie Smith (as -1) Nat "King" Cole (p) Oscar Moore (g -1) Johnny Miller (b -1) Buddy Rich (d)Los Angeles, CA, March-April, 1946
| 1. | Cherokee | Spotlite (E) SPJ 123 |
| 2. | Ornithology | - |
Jazz At The Philharmonic
Buck Clayton (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Willie Smith (as -5/11) Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young (ts) Kenny Kersey (p) Irving Ashby (g -5/11) Billy Hadnott (b) Buddy Rich (d)"Embassy Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1946
| 1. 1929 | 101 | JATP Blues, Pt. 1 | Clef 101; Mercury 11003, MG 35007; Verve MG VOL.4, VE2 2518, VSP 23, VSP 43 |
| 2. 1930 | 102 | JATP Blues, Pt. 2 | Clef 101; Mercury 11004, MG 35007; Verve MG VOL.4, VE2 2518, VSP 23, VSP 43 |
| 3. 1931 | 103 | JATP Blues, Pt. 3 | Clef 102; Mercury 11005, MG 35007; Verve MG VOL.4, VE2 2518, VSP 23, VSP 43 |
| 4. 1932 | 104 | JATP Blues, Pt. 4 | - |
| 5. 135 | I Got Rhythm, Pt. 1 | Clef unissued |
| 6. 136 | I Got Rhythm, Pt. 2 | - |
| 7. 137 | I Got Rhythm, Pt. 3 | - |
| 8. 138 | I Got Rhythm, Pt. 4 | - |
| 9. 625 | I Got Rhythm, Pt. 1 | Mercury 11084, MG VOL.14; Verve MG VOL.4, VE2 2518 |
| 10. 626 | I Got Rhythm, Pt. 2 | Mercury 11085, MG VOL.14; Verve MG VOL.4, VE2 2518 |
| 11. 627 | I Got Rhythm, Pt. 3 | Mercury 11086, MG VOL.14; Verve MG VOL.4, VE2 2518 |
| 12. 1933 | 133 | Slow Drag, Pt. 1 | Clef 103; Mercury 11004, MG 35007; Verve MG VOL.4, VSP 41 |
| 13. 1934 | 134 | Slow Drag, Pt. 2 | Clef 103; Mercury 11003, MG 35007; Verve MG VOL.4, VSP 41 |
| 14. 142 | I Surrender, Dear, Pt. 1 | Clef unissued |
| 15. 143 | I Surrender, Dear, Pt. 2 | - |
| 16. 628 | I Surrender, Dear, Pt. 1 | Mercury 11086, MG VOL.14; Verve MG VOL.4, VSP 41 |
| 17. 629 | I Surrender, Dear, Pt. 2 | Mercury 11085, MG VOL.14; Verve MG VOL.4, VSP 41 |
| 18. 630 | I Surrender, Dear, Pt. 3 | Mercury 11084, MG VOL.14; Verve MG VOL.4, VSP 41 |
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - Bird And Pres - The '46 Concerts (Verve VE2 2518)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Wings (Verve VSP 23)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - The Best Of JATP (Verve VSP 43)
* Lester Young At JATP (Verve VSP 41)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 6 (Mercury MG 35007, MG VOL.6, MG VOL.6x45; Clef MG VOL.6)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 14 (Mercury MG VOL.14, MG VOL.14x45; Clef MG VOL.14)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - JATP Blues, Pt. 1&2 (Clef 101)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - JATP Blues, Pt. 1 c/w Slow Drag, Pt. 2 (Mercury 11003, 11003x45; Clef 11003, 11003x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - JATP Blues, Pt. 2 c/w Slow Drag, Pt. 1 (Mercury 11004, 11004x45; Clef 11004, 11004x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - JATP Blues, Pt. 3&4 (Clef 102)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - JATP Blues, Pt. 3&4 (Mercury 11005, 11005x45; Clef 11005, 11005x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - I Got Rhythm, Pt. 1 c/w I Surrender, Dear, Pt. 3 (Mercury 11084, 11084x45; Clef 11084, 11084x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - I Got Rhythm, Pt. 2 c/w I Surrender, Dear, Pt. 2 (Mercury 11085, 11085x45; Clef 11085, 11085x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - I Got Rhythm, Pt. 3 c/w I Surrender, Dear, Pt. 1 (Mercury 11086, 11086x45; Clef 11086, 11086x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - Slow Drag, Pt. 1&2 (Clef 103)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Howard McGhee (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Jimmy Bunn (p) Bob Kesterson (b) Roy Porter (d)C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, CA, July 29, 1946
| D1021-A | Max Making Wax | Dial LP 201; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
| D1022-A | Lover Man | Dial 1007, LP 201; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
| D1023-A | The Gypsy | Dial 1043, LP 201; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101 |
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (Dial LP 201)
* Howard McGhee - Be-Bop c/w Charlie Parker - Lover Man (Dial 1007)
= Various Artists - Bebop Jazz 1947 (Dial D 1)
* Charlie Parker - Drifting On A Reed c/w The Gypsy (Dial 1043)
Howard McGhee Quintet
Howard McGhee (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Jimmy Bunn (p) Bob Kesterson (b) Roy Porter (d): same sessionC.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, CA, July 29, 1946
| D1024-A | Dizzy's Fingers (Be-Bop) | Dial 1007, LP 201; Spotlite (E) SPJ 101; Stash STCD 23 |
* Charlie Parker - The Legendary Dial Sessions, Vol. 1 (Stash STCD 23)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (Dial LP 201)
* Howard McGhee - Be-Bop c/w Charlie Parker - Lover Man (Dial 1007)
= Various Artists - Bebop Jazz 1947 (Dial D 1)
1947
Charlie Parker Septet
Melvin Broiles, Howard McGhee, Shorty Rogers (tp -5) Charlie Parker (as) Russ Freeman (p) Arnold Fishkin (b) Jimmy Pratt (d)Chuck Copely's home, Hollywood, CA, February 1, 1947
| 1. | Blues, I (On The Sofa) | Stash STCD 25 |
| 2. | Blues, II (Kopely Plaza Blues) | - |
| 3. D901 | Lullaby In Rhythm, I | Spotlite (E) SPJ 107; Stash STCD 25 |
| 4. D902 | Lullaby In Rhythm, II | - |
| 5. | Yardbird Suite (incomplete) | - |
* Charlie Parker - The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 2 (Stash STCD 25)
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Russ Freeman (p) Arnold Fishkin (b) Jimmy Pratt (d)Chuck Copely's home, Hollywood, CA, February 1, 1947
| K903 | Home Cooking, III | Dial LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 103 |
| K904 | Home Cooking, II | - |
| K905 | Home Cooking, I | - |
* Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 3 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 103)
Charlie Parker Quartet With Earl Coleman
Charlie Parker (as) Erroll Garner (p) Red Callender (b) Doc West (d) Earl Coleman (vo)C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, CA, February 19, 1947
| D1051-C | This Is Always | Dial 1015 (alt.3), 1019, LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
| D1051-D | - | Dial LP 202; Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
| D1052-A | Dark Shadows | Dial LP 202, LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
| D1052-B | - | Dial LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
| D1052-C | - | Dial 1014, 1014 (alt.1), 1014 (alt.2); Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
| D1052-D | - | Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
* Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 2 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 102)
* Charlie Parker - The Bird Blows The Blues (Dial LP 901)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 (Dial LP 202)
* Charlie Parker - This Is Always c/w Quasimado (Dial 1015 (alt.3))
* Charlie Parker - Dewey Square c/w Charlie Parker/Earl Coleman - This Is Always (Dial 1019)
* Charlie Parker - Bird's Nest c/w Dark Shadows (Dial 1014)
* Charlie Parker - Bird's Nest c/w Dark Shadows (Dial 1014 (alt.1))
* Charlie Parker - Bird's Nest c/w Dark Shadows (Dial 1014 (alt.2))
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Erroll Garner (p) Red Callender (b) Doc West (d)C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, CA, February 19, 1947
| D1053-A | Bird's Nest | Dial 1014 (alt.2), 1015, LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
| D1053-B | - | Dial 1014 (alt.1), LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
| D1053-C | - | Dial 1014, 1015 (alt.1), LP 202; Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
| D1054-A | Cool Blues (Hot Blues) (Ornithology) | Dial LP 202, LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
| D1054-B | Cool Blues (Blowtop Blues) | Dial LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
| D1054-C | Cool Blues | Dial 1015, LP 202, LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
| D1054-CC | - | Dial 1015 (alt.1), 1015 (alt.2) |
| D1054-D | - | Dial LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 102 |
* Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 2 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 102)
* Charlie Parker - The Bird Blows The Blues (Dial LP 901)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 (Dial LP 202)
* Charlie Parker - Bird's Nest c/w Dark Shadows (Dial 1014 (alt.2))
* Charlie Parker - Cool Blues c/w Bird's Nest (Dial 1015)
* Charlie Parker - Bird's Nest c/w Dark Shadows (Dial 1014 (alt.1))
* Charlie Parker - Bird's Nest c/w Dark Shadows (Dial 1014)
* Charlie Parker - Cool Blues c/w Bird's Nest (Dial 1015 (alt.1))
* Charlie Parker - Cool Blues c/w Quasimado (Dial 1015 (alt.2))
Charlie Parker's New Stars
Howard McGhee (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Wardell Gray (ts) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Don Lamond (d)C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, CA, February 26, 1947
| D1071-A | Relaxin' At Camarillo | Dial 1030, LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 103 |
| D1071-C | - | Dial 1012; Spotlite (E) SPJ 103 |
| D1071-D | - | Dial LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 103 |
| D1071-E | - | Dial LP 202, LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 103 |
| D1072-A | Cheers | Dial LP 202; Spotlite (E) SPJ 103 |
| D1072-B | - | Spotlite (E) SPJ 103 |
| D1072-C | - | - |
| D1072-D | - | Dial 1013, 1013 (alt.); Spotlite (E) SPJ 103 |
| D1073-A | Carvin' The Bird | Dial 1013 (alt.), LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 103 |
| D1073-B | - | Dial 1013, LP 202, LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 103 |
| D1074-A | Stupendous | Dial 1022, 1022 (alt.), 1030; Spotlite (E) SPJ 103 |
| D1074-B | - | Dial LP 202; Spotlite (E) SPJ 103 |
* Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 3 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 103)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 (Dial LP 202)
* Charlie Parker - Relaxin' At Camarillo c/w Stupendous (Dial 1030)
* Charlie Parker - Relaxin' At Camarillo c/w Serge Chaloff - Blue Serge (Dial 1012)
* Charlie Parker - Cheers c/w Carving The Bird (Dial 1013)
* Charlie Parker - Cheers c/w Carving The Bird (Dial 1013 (alt.))
* Charlie Parker - Stupendous c/w Dexter Gordon - Bikini (Dial 1022)
= Various Artists - Bebop Jazz 1948 (Dial D 2)
* Charlie Parker - Stupendous c/w Serge Chaloff/Ralph Burns - Blue Serge (Dial 1022 (alt.))
Howard McGhee Quintet
Howard McGhee (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Hampton Hawes (p) Addison Farmer (b) Roy Porter (d)"Hi-De-Ho Club", Los Angeles, CA, March 9, 1947
| Dee Dee's Dance, I | Spotlite (E) SPJ 107 | |
| Dee Dee's Dance, II | - |
Charlie Parker All Stars
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
| S3420-1 | Donna Lee (new-take 1) | Savoy SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3420-2 | Donna Lee (new-take 2) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 5500 |
| S3420-3 | Donna Lee (new-take 3) | - |
| S3420-4 | Donna Lee (new-take 4) | Savoy 45-312, MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| S3420-5 | Donna Lee (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 652, XP 8001, MG 9000, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3421-1 | Chasin' The Bird (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 5500 |
| S3421-2 | Chasin' The Bird (short-take 2) | Savoy SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3421-3 | Chasin' The Bird (new-take 3) | Savoy 45-301, MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| S3421-4 | Chasin' The Bird (short-take 4) | Savoy 977, XP 8002, MG 9000, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3422-1 | Cheryl (short-take 1) | Savoy 952, MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3422-2 | Cheryl (orig.-take 2) | Savoy 45-301, XP 8003, MG 9001, MG 12001, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3423-1 | Buzzy (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| S3423-2 | Buzzy (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3423-3 | Buzzy (new-take 3) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 5500 |
| S3423-4 | Buzzy (short-take 4) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| S3423-5 | Buzzy (orig.-take) | Savoy 652, 45-302, XP 8002, MG 9001, MG 12000, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy SJL 5500)
* The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12001)
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 12009)
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12014)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 12000)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 9000)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9001)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8001)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (Savoy XP 8002)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Savoy XP 8003)
* Charlie Parker - Donna Lee c/w Steeplechase (Savoy 45-312)
* Charlie Parker - Chasin' The Bird c/w Cheryl (Savoy 45-301)
* Charlie Parker - Warming Up A Riff c/w Buzzy (Savoy 45-302)
* Charlie Parker - Donna Lee c/w Buzzy (Savoy 652, 928)
* Charlie Parker - Chasin' The Bird c/w Miles Davis - Little Willie Leaps (Savoy 977)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm c/w Cheryl (Savoy 952)
Miles Davis' All Stars
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (ts) John Lewis (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947
| S3440-1 | Milestones (orig.-take 1) | Savoy 45-310, SJL 5500 |
| S3440-2 | Milestones (new-take 2) | Savoy 934, XP 8004, MG 9001, MG 12009, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3440-3 | Milestones (orig.-take 3) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3441-1 | Little Willie Leaps (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 5500 |
| S3441-2 | Little Willie Leaps (new-take 2) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3441-3 | Little Willie Leaps (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 977, 45-305, 4507, XP 8006, XP 8098, MG 9001, MG 9034, MG 12001, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3442-1 | Half Nelson (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3442-2 | Half Nelson (orig.-take 2) | Savoy 951, 45-303, 4507, XP 8005, MG 9000, MG 12009, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3443-1 | Sippin' At Bells (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| S3443-2 | Sippin' At Bells (orig.-take 2) | Savoy 934, 45-306, XP 8004, MG 9000, MG 12009, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3443-3 | Sippin' At Bells (short-take 3) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| S3443-4 | Sippin' At Bells (new-take 4) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 12009)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12001)
* Charlie Parker - Encores (Savoy SJL 1107)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9001)
* Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max (Savoy MG 9034)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 9000)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 5 (Savoy XP 8004)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 7 (Savoy XP 8006)
* Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8098)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 6 (Savoy XP 8005)
* Charlie Parker - Milestones c/w Tiny's Tempo (Savoy 45-310)
* Charlie Parker - Little Willie Leaps c/w Another Hair Do (Savoy 45-305)
* Miles Davis - Little Willie Leaps c/w Half Nelson (Savoy 4507)
* Charlie Parker - Half Nelson c/w Merry-Go-Round (Savoy 45-303)
* Charlie Parker - Thriving On A Riff c/w Sippin' At Bells (Savoy 45-306)
* Charlie Parker/Miles Davis - Milestones c/w Sippin' At Bells (Savoy 934)
* Charlie Parker - Chasin' The Bird c/w Miles Davis - Little Willie Leaps (Savoy 977)
* Fats Navarro/Leo Parker - Goin' To Minton's c/w Miles Davis/Charlie Parker - Half Nelson (Savoy 951)
Barry Ulanov's All Star Modern Jazz Musicians
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) John LaPorta (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d) Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov (ann)WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, September 13, 1947
| Ko-Ko, I | Spotlite (E) SPJ 107 | |
| Hot House | - | |
| Fine And Dandy | - |
Barry Ulanov's All Star Modern Jazz Musicians
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) John LaPorta (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d) Carl Caruso (ann)WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, September 20, 1947
| Ko-Ko, II | Spotlite (E) SPJ 107 | |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street | - | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean? | - | |
| Tiger Rag | Spotlite (E) SPJ 107; ESP-Disk' ESP 3000 | |
| 52nd Street Theme | Spotlite (E) SPJ 107 |
* Charlie Parker - Live Performances (ESP-Disk' ESP 3000, ESPCD 3000)
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Joe Harris (d)radio broadcast, "Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 29, 1947
| 13000 | A Night In Tunisia, Pt. 1 | Birdland BLP 425; Savoy SJL 1177; Roost RLP 2234, RLP 2257; Vogue (E) LAE 12252, (F) DP 08; Charlie Parker PLP 512; Natural Organic 7000 |
| 13001 | A Night In Tunisia, Pt. 2 | - |
| 13002 | Dizzy Atmosphere (incomplete) | Birdland BLP 425; Savoy SJL 1177; Roost RLP 2234, RLP 2257; Vogue (E) LAE 12252, (F) DP 08; Mode (F) MDINT 9161; Natural Organic 7000 |
| 13003 | Groovin' High, Pt. 1 | Birdland BLP 425; Savoy SJL 1177; Roost RLP 2234, RLP 2257; Vogue (E) LAE 12252, (F) DP 08; Charlie Parker PLP 512; Natural Organic 7000 |
| 13004 | Groovin' High, Pt. 2 | - |
| 13005 | Confirmation (Riff Warmer) | Birdland BLP 425; Savoy 45-308, XP 8005, MG 9011, SJL 1177; Roost RLP 2234, RLP 2257; Vogue (E) LAE 12252, (F) DP 08; Natural Organic 7000 |
| Ko-Ko | Savoy SJL 1177; Natural Organic 7000 |
* Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker - Diz 'N' Bird In Concert (Roost RLP 2234, SLP 2234)
* The World Of Charlie Parker (Roost RLP 2257, SLP 2257)
* Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker - Diz 'N' Bird In Concert (Vogue (E) LAE 12252)
* Charlie Parker/Miles Davis/Dizzy Gillespie - 3 Geants Du Jazz (Vogue (F) DP 08)
* Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird And Diz (Charlie Parker PLP 512, CP 512)
* Various Artists - It Happened One Night (Natural Organic 7000)
* Various Artists - Lullabies Of Birdland (Mode (F) MDINT 9161)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 4 (Savoy MG 9011)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 6 (Savoy XP 8005)
* Charlie Parker - Barbados c/w Riff Warmer (Savoy 45-308)
* Dizzy Gillespie Quintet (no details) (Birdland BLP 425)
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947
| D1101-A | Dexterity | Dial LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1101-B | - | Dial 1032, 1032 (alt.), LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1102-A | Bongo Bop | Dial 1024, LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1102-B | - | Dial 1024 (alt.1), LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1103-A | Dewey Square (Air Conditioning) (Prezology) | Dial 1056, LP 210; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1103-B | Dewey Square | Dial LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1103-C | - | Dial 1019, LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1104-A | The Hymn | Dial 1056, 1056 (alt.1), 1056 (alt.2), LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1104-B | The Hymn (Superman) | Dial LP 212; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1105-A | Bird Of Paradise | Dial 1032, LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1105-B | - | Dial LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1105-C | - | Dial 1032 (alt.), LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1106-A | Embraceable You | Dial 1024 (alt.1), LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1106-B | Embraceable You (Embraceable) | Dial 1024, LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
* Charlie Parker - Alternate Masters, Vol. 2 (Dial LP 905)
* Charlie Parker - The Bird Blows The Blues (Dial LP 901)
* Charlie Parker - Alternate Masters, Vol. 1 (Dial LP 904)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (Dial LP 203)
* Various Artists - Swinging With The Woody Herman Woodchoppers (Dial LP 210)
* Various Artists - Dizzy Gillespie And Modern Trumpets (Dial LP 212)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Of Paradise c/w Dexterity (Dial 1032)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Of Paradise c/w Dexterity (Dial 1032 (alt.))
* Charlie Parker - Bongo Bop c/w Embraceable You (Dial 1024)
* Charlie Parker - Bongo Bop c/w Embraceable You (Dial 1024 (alt.1))
* Charlie Parker - The Hymn c/w Air Conditioning (Dial 1056)
* Charlie Parker - Dewey Square c/w Charlie Parker/Earl Coleman - This Is Always (Dial 1019)
* Charlie Parker - The Hymn c/w Giant Swing (Dial 1056 (alt.1))
* Charlie Parker - Superman c/w Prezology (Dial 1056 (alt.2))
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelWOR Studios, NYC, November 4, 1947
| D1111-C | Bird Feathers | Dial 1058, LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1112-A | Klactoveedsedstene | Dial 1040, LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1112-B | - | Dial LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1113-B | Scrapple From The Apple | Dial LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1113-C | - | Dial 1021, LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1114-A | My Old Flame (Blue Lamp) | Dial 1058, 1058 (alt.), LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1115-A | Out Of Nowhere | Dial LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1115-B | Out Of Nowhere (Nowhere) | Dial LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1115-C | Out Of Nowhere | Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1116-A | Don't Blame Me | Dial 1021, LP 203, LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
* Charlie Parker - Alternate Masters, Vol. 1 (Dial LP 904)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Dial LP 207)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (Dial LP 203)
* Charlie Parker - My Old Flame c/w Bird Feathers (Dial 1058)
* Charlie Parker - Klactoveedsedstene c/w Charlie's Wig (Dial 1040)
* Charlie Parker - Scrapple From The Apple c/w Don't Blame Me (Dial 1021)
= Various Artists - Bebop Jazz 1948 (Dial D 2)
* Charlie Parker - Blue Lamp c/w Habanera Mambobop (Dial 1058 (alt.))
Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen
Fats Navarro (tp) John LaPorta (cl -1,4/6) Charlie Parker (as) Allen Eager (ts -1,4/6) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Tommy Potter (b) Buddy Rich (d) Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov (ann)WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, November 8, 1947
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme | Spotlite (E) SPJ 108 |
| 2. | Donna Lee | - |
| 3. | Hot House (Fats Flats) | - |
| 4. | Groovin' High | - |
| 5. | Ko-Ko | - |
| 6. | Anthropology | - |
The Lost Milton H. Green Home Recordings
Allen Eager (as -1, ts -2,3) Charlie Parker (ts -1, as -2,3) Bud Powell (p) Specs Goldberg (b) Max Roach (d -1) Morty Yoss (d -2) unknown (d -3)"Milton H. Greene's photography studio", 480 Lexington Ave., NYC, late 1947
| 1. | Swapping Horns | Uptown UPCD 27.49 |
| 2. | All The Things You Are | - |
| 3. | Original Horns | - |
Original Charlie Parker Quintet With J.J. Johnson
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947
| D1151-B | Drifting On A Reed (Giant Swing) | Dial 1056 (alt.1), LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1151-D | Drifting On A Reed | Dial LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1151-E | Drifting On A Reed (Prezology) (Air Conditioning) | Dial 1043, 1056 (alt.2), LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1152-A | Quasimado | Dial LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1152-B | - | Dial 1015 (alt.2), 1015 (alt.3), LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1153-B | Charlie's Wig | Dial LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1153-D | - | Dial LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1153-E | - | Dial 1040, LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1154-B | Bongo Beep (Dexterity) | Dial LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1154-C | Bongo Beep (Habanera Mambobop) (Bird Feathers) | Dial 1058 (alt.), LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1155-A | Crazeology (excerpt) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1155-ABX | Crazeology, II: 3 Ways Of Playing A Chorus | Dial 1034, 1034 (alt.) |
| D1155-B | Crazeology (excerpt) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1155-C | Crazeology | Dial LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1155-D | - | Dial 1055; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1155-DDD | - | Dial 1034, LP 207 |
| D1156-A | How Deep Is The Ocean? (How Deep) | Dial 1055, LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1156-B | How Deep Is The Ocean? | Dial LP 211; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
* Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 6 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 106)
* Charlie Parker - Alternate Masters, Vol. 1 (Dial LP 904)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Dial LP 207)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (Dial LP 203)
* Various Artists - Mr. Saxophone......? (Dial LP 211)
* Charlie Parker - The Hymn c/w Giant Swing (Dial 1056 (alt.1))
* Charlie Parker - Drifting On A Reed c/w The Gypsy (Dial 1043)
* Charlie Parker - Superman c/w Prezology (Dial 1056 (alt.2))
* Charlie Parker - Cool Blues c/w Quasimado (Dial 1015 (alt.2))
* Charlie Parker - This Is Always c/w Quasimado (Dial 1015 (alt.3))
* Charlie Parker - Klactoveedsedstene c/w Charlie's Wig (Dial 1040)
* Charlie Parker - Blue Lamp c/w Habanera Mambobop (Dial 1058 (alt.))
* Charlie Parker - Crazeology c/w Crazeology, II: 3 Ways Of Playing A Chorus (Dial 1034)
* Charlie Parker - Crazeology, II c/w Jean Germain - The Chase (Dial 1034 (alt.))
* Charlie Parker - How Deep Is The Ocean? c/w Crazeology (Dial 1055)
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)United Sound Studios, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947
| D830-1 | Another Hair Do (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| D830-2 | Another Hair Do (short-take 2) | - |
| D830-3 | Another Hair Do (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 961, 45-305, XP 8002, MG 9001, MG 12000, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| D830-4 | Another Hair Do (orig.-take) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| D831-1 | Bluebird (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| D831-2 | Bluebird (take 2) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| D831-3 | Bluebird (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 961, 45-307, XP 8003, MG 9010, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| D832-1 | Klaunstance (orig.-take 1) | Savoy 967, 45-304, XP 8004, MG 9001, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| D833-1 | Bird Gets The Worm (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| D833-2 | Bird Gets The Worm (orig.-take 2) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| D833-3 | Bird Gets The Worm (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 952, 45-309, XP 8002, MG 9010, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500; Metronome (Swd) B 511 |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy SJL 5500)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* Charlie Parker - Encores (Savoy SJL 1107)
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12014)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9001)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9010)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (Savoy XP 8002)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Savoy XP 8003)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 5 (Savoy XP 8004)
* Charlie Parker - Little Willie Leaps c/w Another Hair Do (Savoy 45-305)
* Charlie Parker - Bluebird c/w Parker's Mood (Savoy 45-307)
* Charlie Parker - Billie's Bounce c/w Klaunstance (Savoy 45-304)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm c/w Perhaps (Savoy 45-309)
* Charlie Parker - Another Hair Do c/w Bluebird (Savoy 961)
* Charlie Parker - Klaunstance c/w Stan Getz - Slow (Savoy 967)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm c/w Cheryl (Savoy 952)
* James Moody - Dexterious c/w Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm (Metronome (Swd) B 511)
Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's Orchestra
Doug Mettome, Al Porcino, Ray Wetzel (tp) Bill Harris, Bart Varsalona (tb) Vincent Jacobs (frh) John LaPorta (cl) Charlie Parker, Sonny Salad, Murray Williams (as) Pete Mondello, Flip Phillips (ts) Manny Albam (bars) Manny Fidler, Sid Harris, Sam Kaplan, Harry Katzman, Gene Orloff, Ziggy Smirnoff (vln) Nat Nathanson, Fred Ruzilla (vla) Joe Benaventi (vlc) Tony Aless (p) Curly Russell (b) Shelly Manne (d) Diego Iborra (cga, bgo) Neal Hefti (arr, cond)NYC, December, 1947, autumn 1948
| 2071-5 | 62VK205 | Repetition | Mercury Jazz Scene; Clef MGC 4007; Verve VK 102, MGV 8001, VE2 2501 |
* The Charlie Parker Story, #2 (Verve MGV 8001)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950 (Verve VE2 2501)
* Various Artists - The Jazz Scene (Mercury Jazz Scene; Clef MG VOL.1)
* Charlie Parker - Just Friends c/w Repetition (Verve VK 102)
1948
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo -4)"Three Deuces", NYC, March 31, 1948
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme, I | Spotlite (E) SPJ 141 |
| 2. | Dizzy Atmosphere | - |
| 3. | My Old Flame | - |
| 4. | All The Things You Are | - |
| 5. | Half Nelson | - |
| 6. | 52nd Street Theme, II | - |
| 7. | Drifting On A Reed (Big Foot) | - |
| 8. | 52nd Street Theme, III | - |
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, March, 1948
| The Way You Look Tonight | Philology (It) 214W 29 | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - | |
| Groovin' High | - |
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo)"Onyx Club", NYC, July 6, 1948
| 52nd Street Theme, I | Debut (D) DEP 38; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Shaw 'Nuff | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere, I | - | |
| Hot House | - | |
| This Time The Dream's On Me, I | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | Debut (D) DEP 39; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| My Old Flame | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | Debut (D) DEP 39; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| The Way You Look Tonight | Debut (D) DEP 39; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Out Of Nowhere, II | Debut (D) DEP 40; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Chasin' The Bird | Debut (D) DEP 40; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| This Time The Dream's On Me, II | Debut (D) DEP 40; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Dizzy Atmosphere | Debut (D) DEP 40; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| How High The Moon | Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| 52nd Street Theme, II | Prestige PR 24009 |
* Charlie Parker (Prestige PR 24009)
* Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St., Vol. 1 (Debut (D) DEP 38)
* Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St., Vol. 2 (Debut (D) DEP 39)
* Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St., Vol. 3 (Debut (D) DEP 40)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
| MC: Symphony Sid, Bob Garrity | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC: Symphony Sid talking about 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | Savoy MG 12186; ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Ko-Ko | Savoy MG 12179; Everest FS 214; ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 |
* Charlie Parker - Broadcast Performances, Vol. 2 (ESP-Disk' ESP 3001, ESPCD 3001)
* Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns (Savoy MG 12179)
* Charlie Parker On The Air, Vol. 1 (Everest FS 214)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12)
Charlie Parker All Stars
Miles Davis (tp -1/11) Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948
| 1. B900-1 | Barbados (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| 2. B900-2 | Barbados (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| 3. B900-3 | Barbados (new-take 3) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| 4. B900-4 | Barbados (orig.-take 4) | Savoy 936, 45-308, XP 8003, MG 9011, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 5. B901-1 | Ah-Leu-Cha (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| 6. B901-2 | Ah-Leu-Cha (orig.-take 2) | Savoy 939, 45-313, XP 8005, MG 9011, MG 12000, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 7. B902-1 | Constellation (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| 8. B902-2 | Constellation (short-take 2) | - |
| 9. B902-3 | Constellation (short-take 3) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| 10. B902-4 | Constellation (orig.-take 4) | Savoy 939, 45-313, XP 8006, MG 9011, MG 12009, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 11. B902-5 | Constellation (take 5) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| 12. B903-1 | Parker's Mood (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| 13. B903-2 | Parker's Mood (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| 14. B903-3 | Parker's Mood (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 936, 45-307, XP 8001, MG 9010, MG 12009, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 15. B903-4 | Parker's Mood (take 4) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| 16. B903-5 | Parker's Mood (take 5) | - |
* Charlie Parker - Encores (Savoy SJL 1107)
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy SJL 5500)
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 12009)
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12014)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 4 (Savoy MG 9011)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9010)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Savoy XP 8003)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 6 (Savoy XP 8005)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 7 (Savoy XP 8006)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8001)
* Charlie Parker - Barbados c/w Riff Warmer (Savoy 45-308)
* Charlie Parker - Ah-Leu-Cha c/w Constellation (Savoy 45-313)
* Charlie Parker - Bluebird c/w Parker's Mood (Savoy 45-307)
* Charlie Parker - Parker's Mood c/w Barbados (Savoy 936)
* Charlie Parker - Ah-Leu-Cha c/w Constellation (Savoy 939)
Charlie Parker All Stars
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelHarry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948
| B908-1 | Perhaps (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12014, SJL 5500 |
| B908-2 | Perhaps (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| B908-3 | Perhaps (new-take 3) | - |
| B908-4 | Perhaps (short-take 4) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| B908-5 | Perhaps (new-take 5) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| B908-6 | Perhaps (orig.-take 6) | Savoy 45-309, MG 12000, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| B908-7 | Perhaps (orig.-master) | Savoy 938, XP 8003, MG 9010, MG 12000, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| B909-1 | Marmaduke (short-take 1) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| B909-2 | Marmaduke (new-take 2) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| B909-3 | Marmaduke (short-take 3) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| B909-4 | Marmaduke (new-take 4) | - |
| B909-5 | Marmaduke (short-take 5) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| B909-6 | Marmaduke (orig.-take 6) | Savoy 45-311, MG 12001 |
| B909-7 | Marmaduke (orig.-take 7) | Savoy MG 12001 |
| B909-8 | Marmaduke (orig.-take 8) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107 |
| B909-9 | Marmaduke (take 9) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| B909-10 | Marmaduke (take 10) | - |
| B909-11 | Marmaduke (take 11) | Savoy 938, XP 8006, MG 9011, MG 12009, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| B910-1 | Steeplechase (orig.-take 1) | Savoy 45-312, SJL 5500 |
| B910-2 | Steeplechase (take 2) | Savoy 937, XP 8005, MG 9010, MG 12000, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| B911-1 | Merry-Go-Round (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| B911-2 | Merry-Go-Round (orig.-take 2) | Savoy 937, 45-303, XP 8004, MG 9011, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy SJL 5500)
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 12009)
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 12000)
* Charlie Parker - Encores (Savoy SJL 1107)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12001)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9010)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 4 (Savoy MG 9011)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Savoy XP 8003)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 7 (Savoy XP 8006)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 6 (Savoy XP 8005)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 5 (Savoy XP 8004)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm c/w Perhaps (Savoy 45-309)
* Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko c/w Marmaduke (Savoy 45-311)
* Charlie Parker - Donna Lee c/w Steeplechase (Savoy 45-312)
* Charlie Parker - Half Nelson c/w Merry-Go-Round (Savoy 45-303)
* Charlie Parker - Marmaduke c/w Perhaps (Savoy 938)
* Charlie Parker - Steeplechase c/w Merry-Go-Round (Savoy 937)
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, autumn 1948
| Indiana | Philology (It) 214W 5 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Fine And Dandy | - | |
| All The Things You Are | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Groovin' High | Savoy MG 12186; Everest FS 214; ESP-Disk' ESP 3000 | |
| MC: Charlie Parker, Al Heig takeing | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Big Foot | Savoy MG 12186; Everest FS 214; ESP-Disk' ESP 3000 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Ornithology (Thriving On From A Riff) | Savoy MG 12179; Everest FS 214; ESP-Disk' ESP 3000 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| On A Slow Boat To China | ESP-Disk' ESP 3000; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 |
* Charlie Parker On The Air, Vol. 1 (Everest FS 214)
* Charlie Parker - Live Performances (ESP-Disk' ESP 3000, ESPCD 3000)
* Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns (Savoy MG 12179)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel"Royal Roost", NYC, December 12, 1948
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Hot House | Savoy MG 12186; Everest FS 214; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Salt Peanuts | Everest FS 214; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 |
* Charlie Parker On The Air, Vol. 1 (Everest FS 214)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel"Royal Roost", NYC, December 18, 1948
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Chasin' The Bird | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere | Everest FS 214; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| How High The Moon | Everest FS 214; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12)
Machito And His Orchestra
Mario Bauza, Frank "Paquito" Davilla, Bob Woodlen (tp) Gene Johnson, Charlie Parker, Fred Skerritt (as) Jose Madera (ts) Leslie Johnakins (bars) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Luis Miranda (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo) Ubaldo Nieto (tim) Machito (arr, cond)NYC, December 20, 1948
| 2155-2 | 301-2 | No Noise, Pt. 2 | Mercury 11012, MGC 511; Verve MGV 2032, VE2 2522 |
| 2157-1 | 303 | Mango Mangue | Mercury 11017, MGC 511; Verve MGV 8000, VE2 2522 |
* Machito/Chico O'Farrill/Dizzy Gillespie - Afro-Cuban Jazz (Verve VE2 2522)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Machito Jazz With Flip And Bird (Mercury MGC 511; Clef MGC 511)
* Charlie Parker/Flip Phillips/Machito - No Noise, Pt. 1&2 (Mercury 11012; Clef 11012)
* Charlie Parker/Machito - Mango Mangue c/w Okie Doke (Mercury 11017; Clef 11017)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, December 25, 1948
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Half Nelson | ESP-Disk' ESP 3000; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| White Christmas | ESP-Disk' ESP 3000; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Little Willie Leaps | ESP-Disk' ESP 3000; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12)
1949
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, January 1, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Be-Bop | ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| On A Slow Boat To China | ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Ornithology | ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Groovin' High | ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC: Symphony Sid, Charlie Parker | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| East Of The Sun | ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Cheryl | ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12)
The Metronome All Stars
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Miles Davis, Fats Navarro (tp -1,2,5) Kai Winding (tb) J.J. Johnson (tb -1,2,5) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Charlie Ventura (ts) Ernie Caceres (bars -1,2,5) Lennie Tristano (p -1,2, p, arr -3/5) Billy Bauer (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Shelly Manne (d) Pete Rugolo (arr -1,2)RCA Studios, NYC, January 3, 1949
| 1. D9VB-0021-1 | Overtime (long version) | RCA Camden CAL 426 |
| 2. D9VB-0021-2 | Overtime (short version) | RCA Victor 20-3361; RCA Camden CAL 426 |
| 3. D9VB-0022-1 | Victory Ball (long version) | RCA Camden CAL 426 |
| 4. D9VB-0022-2 | Victory Ball (short version (alt. take)) | - |
| 5. D9VB-0022-3 | Victory Ball (short version) | RCA Victor 20-3361; RCA Camden CAL 426 |
= The Metronome All Star Bands (RCA Bluebird ND 87636)
* The Metronome All Stars - Victory Ball c/w Overtime (RCA Victor 20-3361)
Royal Roost All Stars
Conte Candoli (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips, Charlie Ventura (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter, Curly Rusell (b) Joe Harris, Shelly Manne, Ed Shaughnessy (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, January 8, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| How High The Moon | - | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Joe Harris (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, January 15, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Be-Bop | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Hot House | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, January 22, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Oop Bop Sh'bam | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Salt Peanuts | - | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel"Royal Roost", NYC, January 29, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Groovin' High | - | |
| MC | - |
Machito And His Orchestra
Mario Bauza, Frank "Paquito" Davilla, Bob Woodlen (tp) Gene Johnson, Charlie Parker, Fred Skerritt (as) Jose Madera (ts) Leslie Johnakins (bars) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Luis Miranda (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo) Ubaldo Nieto (tim) Machito (arr, cond)NYC, January, 1949
| 2171-1 | 298-1 | Okiedoke | Mercury 11017, MGC 511; Verve MGV 8000, VE2 2522 |
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Machito/Chico O'Farrill/Dizzy Gillespie - Afro-Cuban Jazz (Verve VE2 2522)
* Machito Jazz With Flip And Bird (Mercury MGC 511; Clef MGC 511)
* Charlie Parker/Machito - Mango Mangue c/w Okie Doke (Mercury 11017; Clef 11017)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, February 5, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Barbados | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Salt Peanuts | - | |
| MC | - |
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)NYC, February 10, 1949
| 2081-5 | The Bird | Mercury Jazz Scene; Clef MGC 4007; Verve MGV 8001, VE2 2501 |
* The Charlie Parker Story, #2 (Verve MGV 8001)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950 (Verve VE2 2501)
* Various Artists - The Jazz Scene (Mercury Jazz Scene; Clef MG VOL.1)
Jazz At The Philharmonic
Fats Navarro (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)"Carnegie Hall", NYC, February 11 or November 2, 1949
| Norman Granz Introduction | Pablo PACD 5311-2 | |
| Leap Here | - | |
| Indiana (Back Home Again In) | - | |
| Lover Come Back To Me | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, February 12, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | Savoy SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Barbados | Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Bebop | Savoy SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid with MC. at conculusion Sid is heard briefly with Dinah Washington | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 |
* Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns (Savoy MG 12179)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14)
Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vo)"Royal Roost", NYC, February 19, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Groovin' High | Savoy SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Confirmation | Savoy SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Salt Peanuts | Savoy SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC: Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| commercial break, #1 | - | |
| commercial break, #2 | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14)
Charlie Parker Sextet
Shorty Sherock (tp -3,4) Sidney Bechet (ss -4) Charlie Parker (as) Joe Bushkin (p) Chubby Jackson (b) George Wettling (d)WPIX-TV Studios, NYC, February 21, 1949
| 1. | Now's The Time | Stash STCD 21 |
| 2. | Lover | - |
| 3. | I Can't Get Started | - |
| 4. | Blues Jam, #1 | - |
Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vo)"Royal Roost", NYC, February 26, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Half Nelson | Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| A Night In Tunisia | Savoy MG 12186, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Deedle | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost (Savoy SJL 1108)
* Newly Discovered Sides By Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12186)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14)
Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Carlos Vidal (bgo)NYC, February-March, 1949
| 2542 | 292-3 | Cardboard | Norgran MGN 1035; Verve MGV 8009, VE2 2501 |
| 2543-2 | 293-4 | Visa | Mercury 11022, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8009, MGV 8000, VE2 2501 |
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #7 - Jazz Perennial (Verve MGV 8009)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950 (Verve VE2 2501)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird And Diz (Mercury MGC 512; Clef MGC 512; Universal (J) UCCV 9034)
* Charlie Parker - Visa c/w Passport (common) (Mercury 11022; Clef 11022)
Charlie Parker All Stars
Miles Davis, Max Kaminsky (tp -2,3) Will Bradley, Kai Winding (tb -2,3) Joe Marsala (cl -2,3) Charlie Parker (as) Mike Caluccio (p) Joe Sullivan (p -2,3) unknown (b) Max Roach (d) Specs Powell (d -2,3) Ann Hathaway (vo -2)television broadcast, "Adventures In Jazz", CBS-TV Studios, NYC, March 4, 1949
| 1. | Anthropology | Stash STCD 21 |
| 2. | I Get A Kick Out Of You | - |
| 3. | Big Foot (Blues Jam, #2) | - |
Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vo)"Royal Roost", NYC, March 5, 1949
| Introduction By Dave Lambert And Buddy Stewart | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| What's This | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | - | |
| Cheryl | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Anthropology | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Hurry Home | - | |
| Deedle | - | |
| Royal Roost Bop | - | |
| MC | - |
Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib -2) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)Waldorf Astoria Hotel, NYC, March 5, 1949
| 1. | Barbados | Jazz Showcase LP 5003 |
| 2. | Anthropology | - |
Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vo)"Royal Roost", NYC, March 12, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Cheryl | Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| introduction By Charlie Parker | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| On A Slow Boat To China | Savoy MG 12186, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Chasin' The Bird | Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost (Savoy SJL 1108)
* Newly Discovered Sides By Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12186)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, May 5, 1949
| 2755-5 | 294-3 | Segment | Verve MGV 8009, VE2 2501 |
| 2756-2 | 295-2 | Passport (rare) | Mercury 11022x45, MGC 512 |
| 2756-5 | 295-5 | Passport (common) | Mercury 11022; Verve MGV 8009, MGV 8000, VE2 2501 |
| 2757-4 | 296-3 | Diverse (Segment) | Verve MGV 8009 |
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950 (Verve VE2 2501)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird And Diz (Mercury MGC 512; Clef MGC 512; Universal (J) UCCV 9034)
* Charlie Parker - Visa c/w Passport (rare) (Mercury 11022x45; Clef 11022x45)
* Charlie Parker - Visa c/w Passport (common) (Mercury 11022; Clef 11022)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 8, 9 & 14 or 15, 1949
| Salt Peanuts, I | Bird In Paris CP 3; Spotlite (E) SPJ 118 | |
| Barbados | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, I | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere, I | - | |
| Salt Peanuts, II | - | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere, II | - | |
| Wee (Allen's Alley) | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, II | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere, III | Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004 | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - | |
| Moose The Mooche | - | |
| Hot House | - | |
| I Got Rhythm (Blues) | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, III | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris (Spotlite (E) SPJ 118)
* Charlie Parker In France 1949 (Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel"Colisee Movie Theatre", Roubaix, France, May 12, 1949
| Ornithology | Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Cheryl | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Groovin' High | - | |
| Half Nelson | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme (alt. take) | - |
Festival International De Jazz All Stars
Aime Barelli, Bill Coleman, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Hot Lips Page (tp) Big Chief, Russell Moore (tb) Hubert Rostaing (cl) Sidney Bechet, Pierre Braslavsky (ss) Charlie Parker (as) Don Byas, James Moody (ts) Hazy Osterwald (vib) Al Haig (p) Toots Thielemans (g) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 15, 1949
| Farewell Blues (Blues) | Bird In Paris CP 3; Spotlite (E) SPJ 118 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris (Spotlite (E) SPJ 118)
Charlie Parker Sextet
Roy Eldridge (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Hank Jones (p) Eddie Safranski (b) Buddy Rich (d)NYC, summer 1949
| Stuffy | Jazz Up (It) JUTB 3002 |
Jazz At The Philharmonic
Roy Eldridge (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips, Lester Young (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 18, 1949
| 382 | The Opener, Pt. 1 | Mercury 11054, MG VOL.12; Verve MG VOL.7, MGV 8230 |
| 383 | The Opener, Pt. 2 | Mercury 11055, MG VOL.12; Verve MG VOL.7, MGV 8230 |
| 384 | The Opener, Pt. 3 | Mercury 11056, MG VOL.12; Verve MG VOL.7, MGV 8230 |
| 385 | 62VK228 | Lester Leaps In, Pt. 1 | Mercury 11056, MG VOL.12; Verve VK 114, MG VOL.7, MGV 8398, V6 8787, VSP 23, VSP 41 |
| 386 | 62VK229 | Lester Leaps In, Pt. 2 | Mercury 11055, MG VOL.12; Verve VK 114, MG VOL.7, MGV 8398, V6 8787, VSP 23, VSP 41 |
| 387 | Lester Leaps In, Pt. 3 | Mercury 11054, MG VOL.12; Verve MG VOL.7, MGV 8398, V6 8787, VSP 23, VSP 41 |
| 388 | Embraceable You, Pt. 1 | Mercury 11062, MG VOL.13; Verve MG VOL.7, V6 8787, VSP 23 |
| 389 | Embraceable You, Pt. 2 | Mercury 11063, MG VOL.13; Verve MG VOL.7, V6 8787, VSP 23 |
| 390 | Embraceable You, Pt. 3 | Mercury 11064, MG VOL.13; Verve MG VOL.7, V6 8787, VSP 23 |
| 391 | The Closer, Pt. 1 | Mercury 11064, MG VOL.13; Verve MG VOL.7, VSP 23 |
| 392 | The Closer, Pt. 2 | Mercury 11063, MG VOL.13; Verve MG VOL.7, VSP 23 |
| 393 | The Closer, Pt. 3 | Mercury 11062, MG VOL.13; Verve MG VOL.7, VSP 23 |
* Various Artists - The Anatomy Of Improvisation (Verve MGV 8230)
* The Essential Lester Young (Verve MGV 8398)
* Charlie Parker - The Bird Set (Verve V6 8787)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Wings (Verve VSP 23)
* Lester Young At JATP (Verve VSP 41)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 12 (Mercury MG VOL.12, MG VOL.12x45; Clef MG VOL.12)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 13 (Mercury MG VOL.13, MG VOL.13x45; Clef MG VOL.13)
* Lester Young - Lester Leaps In, Pt. 1&2 (Verve VK 114)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - The Opener, Pt. 1 c/w Lester Leaps In, Pt. 3 (Mercury 11054, 11054x45; Clef 11054, 11054x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - The Opener, Pt. 2 c/w Lester Leaps In, Pt. 2 (Mercury 11055, 11055x45; Clef 11055, 11055x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - The Opener, Pt. 3 c/w Lester Leaps In, Pt. 1 (Mercury 11056, 11056x45; Clef 11056, 11056x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - Embraceable You, Pt. 1 c/w The Closer, Pt. 3 (Mercury 11062, 11062x45; Clef 11062, 11062x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - Embraceable You, Pt. 2 c/w The Closer, Pt. 2 (Mercury 11063, 11063x45; Clef 11063, 11063x45)
* Jazz At The Philharmonic - Embraceable You, Pt. 3 c/w The Closer, Pt. 1 (Mercury 11064, 11064x45; Clef 11064, 11064x45)
Ella Fitzgerald At JATP
Roy Eldridge (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips, Lester Young (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 18, 1949
| Flyin' Home | Verve 815 147-1 | |
| How High The Moon | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 | |
| Perdido | - |
* The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, autumn 1949
| Big Foot | Philology (It) 214W 5 | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| How High The Moon | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| Ornithology | Philology (It) 214W 19 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 5 (Philology (It) 214W 19)
Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra
Mitch Miller (ob, ehr) Charlie Parker (as) Bronislaw Gimpel, Max Hollander, Milton Lomask (vln) Frank Brieff (vla) Frank Miller (vlc) Meyer Rosen (harp) Stan Freeman (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d) Jimmy Carroll (arr, cond)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, November 30, 1949
| 319-5 | 62VK204 | Just Friends | Mercury 11036, MG 35010; Clef MGC 675; Verve VK 102, MGV 8000, V/V6 8409, V3HB 8840, V6 8787, VE2 2501 |
| 320-3 | Everything Happens To Me | Mercury 11036, MG 35010; Clef MGC 675; Verve VE2 2501 |
| 321-3 | April In Paris | Mercury 11037, MG 35010; Clef MGC 675; Verve MGV 8000, V3HB 8840, VE2 2501 |
| 322-2 | Summertime | Mercury 11038, MG 35010; Clef MGC 675; Verve VE2 2501 |
| 323-2 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | Mercury 11038, MG 35010; Clef MGC 675; Verve V/V6 8409, VE2 2501 |
| 324-3 | If I Should Lose You | Mercury 11037, MG 35010; Clef MGC 675; Verve V6 8787, VE2 2501 |
= The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #2 - April In Paris (Verve MGV 8004)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* The Essential Charlie Parker (Verve V/V6 8409)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* Charlie Parker - The Bird Set (Verve V6 8787)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950 (Verve VE2 2501)
* Charlie Parker With Strings (Mercury MG 35010, MGC 101, MGC 101x45, MGC 501; Clef MGC 101, MGC 501; Universal (J) UCCV 9033)
* Charlie Parker - Just Friends c/w Repetition (Verve VK 102)
* Charlie Parker - Just Friends c/w Everything Happens To Me (Mercury 11036, 11036x45; Clef 11036, 11036x45)
* Charlie Parker - April In Paris c/w If I Should Lose You (Mercury 11037, 11037x45; Clef 11037, 11037x45)
* Charlie Parker - Summertime c/w I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Mercury 11038, 11038x45; Clef 11038, 11038x45)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, November, 1949
| I Cover The Waterfront | Philology (It) 214W 12 | |
| Confirmation | - | |
| Now's The Time | - | |
| Big Foot (Air Conditioning) | - | |
| Perdido | - | |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Ruby, My Dear | - | |
| Wee | - | |
| Hot House | Philology (It) 214W 15 | |
| Cheryl | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| Groovin' High | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 3 (Philology (It) 214W 15)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)"The Stars Of Modern Jazz", "Carnegie Hall", NYC, December 24, 1949
| Ornithology | S.C.A.M. JPG 1 | |
| Cheryl | - | |
| Ko-Ko | - | |
| Bird Of Paradise | - | |
| Now's The Time | - |
1950 (The age of 30)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) unknown or Al Haig (p) unknown (b) Roy Haynes (d)"Hotel Diplomat", NYC, early 1950
| Billie's Bounce | Stash ST 260 | |
| Caravan | - | |
| Drifting On A Reed | - |
Charlie Parker Sextet
Red Rodney (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)"Birdland", NYC, February 14, 1950
| Hot House | EPM Musique (F) FDC 5710 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Visa / 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| Anthropology / Wee | - | |
| What's New? | - | |
| Little Willie Leaps | - | |
| Yesterdays / 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| Dizzy Atmosphere | - | |
| Perdido (Wahoo) | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| Wee | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| Slow Boat To China | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)"St. Nicholas Arena", NYC, February 18, 1950
| 52nd Street Theme, I | Jazz Workshop JWS 500; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Ornithology | Debut (D) DEP 35; Jazz Workshop JWS 500; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| I Didn't Know What Time It Was | - | |
| Embraceable You | - | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| Hot House | Debut (D) DEP 36; Jazz Workshop JWS 500; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Now's The Time | - | |
| Visa | - | |
| Star Eyes | - | |
| Confirmation | Debut (D) DEP 37; Jazz Workshop JWS 500; Prestige PR 24009; Impulse ASH 9253-3 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | Debut (D) DEP 37; Jazz Workshop JWS 500; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| What's New? | - | |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | - | |
| I Cover The Waterfront | Jazz Workshop JWS 500; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| 52nd Street Theme, II | - |
* Charlie Parker (Prestige PR 24009)
* Various Artists - The Saxophone (Impulse ASH 9253-3)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At St. Nick's, Vol. 1 (Debut (D) DEP 35)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At St. Nick's, Vol. 2 (Debut (D) DEP 36)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At St. Nick's, Vol. 3 (Debut (D) DEP 37) same session
| 52nd Street Theme, III | Zim ZM 1007 | |
| Perdido | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, IV | - | |
| Anthropology | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, V | - | |
| Groovin' High | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, VI | - | |
| Cheryl | - |
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)NYC, March, 1950
| 371-4 | Star Eyes | Norgran MGN 1035; Verve MGV 8009, VE2 2501 |
| 372-12 | Blues (Fast) | Verve MGV 8009, V3HB 8840, VE2 2501 |
| 373-2 | I'm In The Mood For Love | Verve MGV 8009, VE2 2501 |
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #7 - Jazz Perennial (Verve MGV 8009)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950 (Verve VE2 2501)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
Gene Roland And His Orchestra
Marty Bell, Don Ferrara, Neil Friez, Don Joseph, Jon Nielson, Al Porcino, Sonny Rich, Red Rodney (tp) Eddie Bert, Porky Cohen, Jimmy Knepper, Paul Selden (tb) Frank Orchard (vtb) Joe Maini, Charlie Parker (as) Al Cohn, Don Lanphere, Tommy Makagon, Zoot Sims (ts) Marty Flax, Bob Newman (bars) Harry Biss (p) Sam Herman (g) Buddy Jones (b) Phil Arabia, Freddie Gruber, Don Manning (d) Gene Roland (arr, cond)Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 3, 1950
| It's A Wonderful World, I | Spotlite (E) SPJ 141; Philology (It) W 845-2 | |
| It's A Wonderful World, II | - | |
| It's A Wonderful World, III | - | |
| It's A Wonderful World, IV | - | |
| It's A Wonderful World, V | - | |
| Just You, Just Me | - | |
| unknown title | - | |
| Stardust, I | - | |
| Stardust, II | - | |
| Stardust, III | - | |
| Limehouse Blues | Philology (It) W 845-2 | |
| Down Home Blues | - | |
| East Side, West Side | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 15 (Philology (It) W 845-2)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Fats Navarro (tp -1,2,5/14) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, May 15 & 16, 1950
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme, I | Ozone 4 |
| 2. | Perdido (Wahoo) | Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 3. | 'Round About Midnight (incomplete) | - |
| 4. | This Time The Dream's On Me | Columbia JG 34808 |
| 5. | Dizzy Atmosphere | - |
| 6. | Move (into) | Ozone 9; Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 7. | 52nd Street Theme, II (incomplete) | Ozone 9; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 8. | Rifftide (The Street Beat) | Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 9. | Out Of Nowhere | Columbia JG 34808 |
| 10. | Little Willie Leaps (into) | - |
| 11. | 52nd Street Theme, III | - |
| 12. | Ornithology (into) | - |
| 13. | I'll Remember April (into) | - |
| 14. | 52nd Street Theme, IV | - |
* Charlie Parker - One Night In Birdland (Columbia JG 34808)
* Charlie Parker's All Stars 1950 (Alamac QSR 2430)
* Charlie Parker - Bud Powell - Fats Navarro (Ozone 9) Fats Navarro (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) probably Tommy Potter (b) probably Roy Haynes (d) probably Chubby Newsome or "Little" Jimmy Scott (vo -1)
same location, date
| 1. | Embraceable You | Columbia JG 34808 |
| 2. | Cool Blues (into) | Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 3. | 52nd Street Theme, V | - |
* Charlie Parker's All Stars 1950 (Alamac QSR 2430)
Charlie Parker With Afro-Cuban Band
Charlie Parker (as) unidentified Afro-Cuban bandNYC, May 19 & 20, 1950
| Mambo | Jazz Showcase LP 5003 | |
| Lament For The Congo | - |
Charlie Parker Septet
Tony Scott (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Brew Moore (ts) Dick Hyman (p) Chuck Wayne or Mundell Lowe (g) Leonard Gaskin (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)NYC, May-July, 1950
| Lover Come Back To Me / 52nd Street Theme | S.C.A.M. JPG 4 |
Apartment Jam Sessions
Norman Carson, Jon Eardley (tp -1/7) Jimmy Knepper (tb -1/7) Charlie Parker (as) Joe Maini (as -1/7) Bob Newman, Gers Yowell (ts -1/7) John Williams (p -1/7) Buddy Jones (b -1/7) Phil Brown (d -1/4) Frank Isola (d -5,6) Buddy Bridgeford (d -7)NYC, June 4, 11, 18 & 25, 1950
| 1. | Little Willie Leaps | Zim ZM 1006; Spotlite (E) SPJ 146 |
| 2. | Donna Lee | - |
| 3. | Half Nelson | - |
| 4. | Fine And Dandy | - |
| 5. | All The Things You Are | - |
| 6. | Out Of Nowhere | - |
| 7. | Bernie's Tune | - |
| 8. | Untitled Tune | - |
* Charlie Parker - Apartment Sessions (Spotlite (E) SPJ 146)
Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Buddy Rich (d)NYC, June 6, 1950
| 410-4 | Bloomdido | Mercury 11058, MGC 512; Clef MGC 639; Verve MGV 8006, MGV 8194, MGV 8230, MGV 8341, V/V6 8409, V6 8787, V3HB 8840, VE2 2501 |
| 411-3 | An Oscar For Treadwell | Verve MGV 8006 |
| 411-4 | - | Mercury 11082, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8006, MGV 8002, VE2 2501 |
| 412-3 | Mohawk | Verve MGV 8006 |
| 412-6 | - | Mercury 11082, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8006, MGV 8002, V3HB 8840, VE2 2501 |
| 413-0 | My Melancholy Baby (coda rehearsal) | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 413-1 | My Melancholy Baby | - |
| 413-2 | - | Mercury 11058, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8006, V6 8787, VE2 2501 |
| 414-1 | Leap Frog | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 414-2 | - | - |
| 414-3 | - | - |
| 414-4 | - | Verve MGV 8006, VE2 2501 |
| 414-5 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 414-6 | - | Mercury 11076, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8006, MGV 8002, V6 8787, V3HB 8840, VE2 2501 |
| 414-7 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 414-9 | - | - |
| 414-10 | - | - |
| 415-1 | Relaxin' With Lee | - |
| 415-2 | - | Verve MGV 8006, V3HB 8840 |
| 415-3 | - | Mercury 11076, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8006, VE2 2501 |
| 415-5 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #4 - Bird And Diz (Verve MGV 8006)
* Various Artists - Verve Compendium Of Jazz, #1 (Verve MGV 8194)
* Various Artists - The Anatomy Of Improvisation (Verve MGV 8230)
* Various Artists - Special College Jazz Album (complimentary record) (Verve MGV 8341)
* The Essential Charlie Parker (Verve V/V6 8409)
* Charlie Parker - The Bird Set (Verve V6 8787)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950 (Verve VE2 2501)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #3 (Verve MGV 8002)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
* Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird And Diz (Mercury MGC 512; Clef MGC 512; Universal (J) UCCV 9034)
* Charlie Parker - Bloomdido c/w My Melancholy Baby (Mercury 11058, 11058x45; Clef 11058, 11058x45)
* Charlie Parker - An Oscar For Treadwell c/w Mohawk (Mercury 11082, 11082x45; Clef 11082, 11082x45)
* Charlie Parker - Leap Frog c/w Relaxin' With Lee (Mercury 11076, 11076x45; Clef 11076, 11076x45)
Miles Davis' Birdland All Stars
Miles Davis, Fats Navarro (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)"Birdland", NYC, June 30, 1950
| Conception/Deception (Poobah) | Alto AL 701; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
* Miles Davis - The Last Bebop Session (Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)"Birdland", NYC, June-July, 1950
| 52nd Street Theme | Klacto (E) MG 101; Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1002 | |
| Just Friends, II | - | |
| Aplril In Paris, II | - | |
| Bewitched / Summertime | - | |
| Gone With The Wind | - | |
| Easy To Love | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, II | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia / 52nd Street Theme | Grotto 495 | |
| 52nd Street Theme, I | - |
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 - Ballads And Birdland (Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1002)
* Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50 (Grotto 495)
Charlie Parker Sextet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Tony Scott (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)"Birdland", NYC, June-July, 1950
| Just Friends, III | S.C.A.M. JPG 4 | |
| April In Paris, III | - | |
| Moose The Mooche / 52nd Street Theme | - |
Charlie Parker Quartet With Joe Lippman Orchestra
Joseph Singer (frh) Edwin C. Brown (ob) Charlie Parker (as) Sam Kaplan, Howard Kay, Harry Melnikoff, Sam Rand, Ziggy Smirnoff (vln) Isadore Zir (vla) Maurice Brown (vlc) Verley Mills (harp) Bernie Leighton (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d) Joe Lippman (arr, cond)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July 5, 1950
| 442-5 | Dancing In The Dark | Mercury 11068, MGC 109, MGC 609; Verve VE2 2512 |
| 443-2 | You Came Along From Out Of Nowhere | Mercury 11070, MGC 109; Clef MGC 675; Verve VE2 2512 |
| 444-1 | Laura | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 444-3 | - | Mercury 11068, MGC 109, MGC 609; Verve MGV 8000, VE2 2512 |
| 445-4 | East Of The Sun | Mercury 11070, MGC 109; Clef MGC 675; Verve VE2 2512 |
| 446-2 | They Can't Take That Away From Me | Mercury 11071, MGC 109; Clef MGC 675; Verve VE2 2512 |
| 447-4 | Easy To Love | Mercury 11072, MGC 109; Clef MGC 675; Verve VE2 2512 |
| 448-2 | I'm In The Mood For Love | Mercury 11071, MGC 109; Clef MGC 675; Verve MGV 8000, VE2 2512 |
| 448-3 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 449-1 | I'll Remember April | - |
| 449-2 | - | Mercury 11072, MGC 109; Clef MGC 675; Verve V3HB 8840, VE2 2512 |
| 449-3 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
= Charlie Parker - Night And Day (Clef MGC 725)
= The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #1 - Night And Day (Verve MGV 8003)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1950-1951 (Verve VE2 2512)
* Charlie Parker With Strings (Clef MGC 675)
= The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #2 - April In Paris (Verve MGV 8004)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
* Charlie Parker With Strings, #2 (Mercury MGC 109, MGC 509; Clef MGC 509; Universal (J) UCCV 9112)
* Charlie Parker - Laura c/w Dancing In The Dark (Mercury 11068, 11068x45; Clef 11068, 11068x45)
* Charlie Parker - You Came Along From Out Of Nowhere c/w East Of The Sun (Mercury 11070, 11070x45; Clef 11070, 11070x45)
* Charlie Parker - They Can't Take That Away From Me c/w I'm In The Mood For Love (Mercury 11071, 11071x45; Clef 11071, 11071x45)
* Charlie Parker - Easy To Love c/w I'll Remember April (Mercury 11072, 11072x45; Clef 11072, 11072x45)
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Bernie Leighton (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)probably NYC, July, 1950
| I Can't Get Started | S.C.A.M. JPG 1 |
Charlie Parker Quartet With Strings
Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig or Bernie Leighton (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d) Jimmy Mundy (arr) 1 oboe, 3 violins, 1 viola, 1 violoncello, 1 harp"Apollo Theater", NYC, August 22, 1950
| Repetition, I | Charlie Parker PLP 513 | |
| April In Paris, I | - | |
| Easy To Love, I | - | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love?, I | - |
Charlie Parker Quartet With Strings
Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig or Bernie Leighton (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d) Jimmy Mundy (arr) 1 oboe, 3 violins, 1 viola, 1 violoncello, 1 harp: same personnel"Apollo Theater", NYC, August 23, 1950
| Repetition, II | Charlie Parker PLP 513 | |
| Repetition, III | - | |
| April In Paris, II | - | |
| April In Paris, III | - | |
| Easy To Love, II | - | |
| Easy To Love, III | Columbia JC 34832 | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love?, II | Charlie Parker PLP 513 | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love?, III | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird With Strings Live At The Apollo, Carnegie Hall And Birdland (Columbia JC 34832)
Charlie Parker Quintet
unknown (tb) Charlie Parker (as) unknown (p) unknown (b) unknown (d)New Brunswick, NJ, August 28, 1950
| Hot House | Stash STCD 10 | |
| I May Be Wrong | - | |
| Parker's Mood | - | |
| 'S Wonderful | - | |
| Donna Lee | - |
Charlie Parker With Strings At JATP
Tommy Mace (ob) Charlie Parker (as) Ted Bloom, Sam Kaplan, Stan Karpenia (vln) Dave Uchitel (vla) Bill Rundy (vlc) Wallace McManus (harp) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 16, 1950
| What Is This Thing Called Love? | Norgran MGN 3501-2; Verve MGV 8001, VE2 2512 | |
| April In Paris | Norgran MGN 3501-2; Verve MGV 8001, VE2 2512, VSP 38 | |
| Repetition | Norgran MGN 3501-2; Verve MGV 8001, VE2 2512 | |
| Easy To Love | - | |
| Rocker (I'll Remember April) | - |
= Various Artists - Midnight Jazz At Carnegie Hall (Verve MGV 8189-2)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #2 (Verve MGV 8001)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1950-1951 (Verve VE2 2512)
* Various Artists - The Art Of The Ballad, #2 (Verve VSP 38)
Charlie Parker Sextet
Charlie Parker (as) unknown (ts -1/5) Von Freeman (ts -6/13) unknown (p -1/5) Chris Anderson (p -6/13) George Freeman (g) Leroy Jackson (b) Bruz Freeman (d) unknown (vo -11/13)"Pershing Hotel Ballroom", Chicago, IL, October 23, 1950
| 1. | Indiana | Zim ZM 1003 |
| 2. | I Can't Get Started | - |
| 3. | Anthology | - |
| 4. | Out Of Nowhere | - |
| 5. | Get Happy | - |
| 6. | Hot House | - |
| 7. | Cool Blues | - |
| 8. | All The Things You Are | - |
| 9. | Billie's Bounce | - |
| 10. | Pennies From Heaven | - |
| 11. | Embraceable You | - |
| 12. | Body And Soul | - |
| 13. | Stardust | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts -2) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)NYC, October, 1950
| 1. | Celebrity | Verve MGV 8002, VE2 2512 |
| 2. | Ballade | Verve MGV 8002, V3HB 8840, VE2 2512 |
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1950-1951 (Verve VE2 2512)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Rolf Ericson (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Gosta Theselius (p) Thore Jederby (b) Jack Noren (d)"Amiralen Dance Hall", Malmo, Sweden, November 22, 1950
| Anthropology | Spotlite (E) SPJ 124/25 | |
| Cheers | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Cool Blues | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Rolf Ericson (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Gosta Theselius (p) Thore Jederby (b) Jack Noren (d): same personnelFolkets Park, Helsingborg, Sweden, November 24, 1950
| Anthropology | Spotlite (E) SPJ 124/25 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| Embraceable You | - | |
| Star Eyes | - | |
| Cool Blues | - | |
| All The Things You Are | - | |
| Strike Up The Band | - |
Charlie Parker Septet
Rolf Ericson, Rowland Greenberg (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Gosta Theselius (ts) Lennart Nilsson (p) Folke Holst (b) Jack Noren (d)Folkets Park, Helsingborg, Sweden, November 24, 1950
| How High The Moon | Spotlite (E) SPJ 124/25 | |
| Body And Soul | - | |
| Fine And Dandy | - |
Charlie Parker With Maurice Moufflard Orchestra
Yves Alouette, Pierre Fassin, Roger Guerin, Georges Jouvin (tp) Maurice Gladieu, Charles Huss, Andre Paquinet (tb) Robert Merchez, Charlie Parker, Roger Simon (as) Marcel Pomes (ts) Honore Truc (bars) Robert Cambier (p) Henri Karen (b) Pierre Loteguy (d) Maurice Moufflard (arr, cond)Studio Washington, Le Poste Parisien, Paris, France, November 28, 1950
| Lady Bird | Bird In Paris CP 3; Spotlite (E) SPJ 118 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris (Spotlite (E) SPJ 118)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Kenny Drew (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d) Bob Garrity, "Symphony Sid" Torin (ann)WJZ radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, December 8, 1950
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 506 | |
| Anthropology | - | |
| Embraceable You | - | |
| Cheryl | - | |
| Salt Peanuts | - | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | - |
Machito And His Orchestra
Mario Bauza, Frank "Paquito" Davilla, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Al Stewart, Bob Woodlen (tp) unknown (cl) Gene Johnson, Charlie Parker, Fred Skerritt (as) Jose Madera, Flip Phillips (ts) Sol Rabinowitz (ts, bars) Leslie Johnakins (bars) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Buddy Rich (d) Rafael Miranda, Chano Pozo (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo) Ubaldo Nieto (tim) Machito (maracas) Chico O'Farrill (arr, cond)NYC, December 21, 1950 or late 1948
| 557-4 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Cancion | Mercury MGC 505; Clef MGC 689; Verve VE2 2522, VSP 19 |
| 558-6 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Mambo, Pt. 1 | - |
| 559-4 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Mambo, Pt. 2 | - |
| 560-2 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: 6/8 | - |
| 561-3 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Jazz | - |
| 562-4 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Rhumba Abierta | - |
* Machito/Chico O'Farrill/Dizzy Gillespie - Afro-Cuban Jazz (Verve VE2 2522)
* Chico O'Farrill/Machito - Soul Source (Verve VSP 19)
* Machito - Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite (Mercury MGC 505; Clef MGC 505; Universal (J) UCCV 9118)
Charlie Parker Sextet
Charlie Parker (as) Claude McLin (ts) Chris Anderson (p) George Freeman (g) Leroy Jackson (b) Bruz Freeman (d)live at unknown dance hall, Chicago, IL, 1950
| These Foolish Things | Savoy MG 12152 | |
| There's A Small Hotel | - | |
| Fine And Dandy | - | |
| Hot House | - |
Apartment Jam Sessions
John Nielson (tp) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Joe Maini, Charlie Parker (as) Don Lanphere (ts) Al Haig (p) unknown (b) Frank Isola (d)probably NYC, circa 1950
| Half Nelson | Zim ZM 1006; Spotlite (E) SPJ 146 | |
| Cherokee | - | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| Star Eyes | - |
* Charlie Parker - Apartment Sessions (Spotlite (E) SPJ 146)
1951
Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, January 17, 1951
| 489-2 | Au Privave | Verve MGV 8010, V/V6 8409 |
| 489-3 | - | Mercury 11087; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, MGV 8002, V3HB 8840, VE2 2512 |
| 490-3 | She Rote | Verve MGV 8010, V/V6 8409 |
| 490-5 | - | Mercury 11101; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, MGV 8002, V3HB 8840, VE2 2512 |
| 491-1 | K.C. Blues | Mercury 11101; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, V/V6 8409, V3HB 8840, VE2 2512 |
| 492-2 | Star Eyes | Mercury 11087; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, V6 8787, V3HB 8840, VE2 2512 |
* The Essential Charlie Parker (Verve V/V6 8409)
* The Magnificent Charlie Parker (Clef MGC 646)
= Charlie Parker - Yardbird (not released) (Clef MGC 733)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #3 (Verve MGV 8002)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1950-1951 (Verve VE2 2512)
* Charlie Parker - The Bird Set (Verve V6 8787)
* Charlie Parker - Au Privave c/w Star Eyes (Mercury 11087, 11087x45; Clef 11087, 11087x45)
* Charlie Parker - She Rote c/w K.C. Blues (Mercury 11101, 11101x45; Clef 11101, 11101x45)
Charlie Parker's Jazzers
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Roy Haynes (d) Luis Miranda (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo)NYC, March 12, 1951
| 540-6 | My Little Suede Shoes | Mercury 11093, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, MGV 8000, VE2 2512 |
| 541-2 | Up Poquito De Tu Amor | Mercury 11092, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, VE2 2512 |
| 542-9 | Tico Tico | Mercury 11091, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, VE2 2512 |
| 543-3 | Fiesta | Norgran MGN 1035; Verve MGV 8008, VE2 2512 |
| 544-2 | Why Do I Love You? | Verve MGV 8008 |
| 544-6 | - | - |
| 544-7 | - | Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8008, VE2 2512 |
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1950-1951 (Verve VE2 2512)
* Various Artists - Alto Saxes (Norgran MGN 1035; Verve MGV 8126)
* The Magnificent Charlie Parker (Clef MGC 646)
= Charlie Parker - Yardbird (not released) (Clef MGC 733)
* Charlie Parker Plays South Of The Border (Mercury MGC 513; Clef MGC 513; Universal (J) UCCV 9043)
* Charlie Parker - My Little Suede Shoes c/w La Cucaracha (Mercury 11093, 11093x45; Clef 11093, 11093x45)
* Charlie Parker - Up Poquito De Tu Amor c/w Mama Inez (Mercury 11092, 11092x45; Clef 11092, 11092x45)
* Charlie Parker - Tico Tico c/w La Paloma (Mercury 11091, 11091x45; Clef 11091, 11091x45)
Charlie Parker Quartet With Strings
Charlie Parker (as) possibly Walter Bishop Jr. (p) possibly Teddy Kotick (b) possibly Roy Haynes (d) unidentified oboe and strings"Birdland", NYC, March 22, 1951
| Easy To Love | ||
| Rocker | Meexa Discox 1776 | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | - |
Charlie Parker Quartet With Strings
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Roy Haynes (d) unidentified oboe and strings (-2/5)"Birdland", NYC, March 24, 1951
| 1. | Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Columbia JC 34832 |
| 2. | Just Friends | - |
| 3. | Everything Happens To Me | - |
| 4. | East Of The Sun | - |
| 5. | Laura | - |
| 6. | Dancing In The Dark / Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | - |
Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)"Birdland", NYC, March 31, 1951
| Blue 'N' Boogie | Columbia JC 34831 | |
| Anthropology | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | - |
Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Billy Taylor (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)radio broadcast, Voice Of America, "Birdland", NYC, spring 1951
| How High The Moon | Klacto (E) MG 102; Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1003 | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| Hot House | - | |
| Embraceable You | - |
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 - Bird Meets Birks (Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1003)
Charlie Parker Quartet With Strings
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Roy Haynes (d) unidentified oboe and strings"Birdland", NYC, April 7, 1951
| What Is This Thing Called Love? | Columbia JC 34832 | |
| Laura | - | |
| Repetition | - | |
| They Can't Take That Away From Me | - | |
| Easy To Love | - |
Charlie Parker Septet
Howard McGhee (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bill Wellington (as -1) Wardell Gray (ts) Nat Pierce (p) Jack Lawlor (b) Joe MacDonald (d)Christy's Restaurant, Framingham, April 12, 1951
| 1. | Lullaby In Rhythm | Charlie Parker PLP 404 |
| 2. | Scrapple From The Apple | - |
| 3. | Happy Bird Blues | - |
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Roy Haynes (d)Boston, MA or Philadelphia, PA or Brooklyn, NY, April, 1951
| Perdido | EPM Musique (F) FDC 5711 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| Lady Bird | - | |
| Little Willie Leaps | - | |
| Star Eyes | - |
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)Eastern Parkway Ballroom, Brooklyn, NY, June 23, 1951
| Cool Blues | EPM Musique (F) FDC 5711 | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| Embraceable You | - | |
| Steeplechase | - | |
| Now's The Time | - | |
| Be My Love / April In Paris / Dance Of The Infidels / 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| Wee | - | |
| This Time The Dream's On Me | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Roy Haynes (d)Eastern Parkway Ballroom, Brooklyn, NY, June 23, 1951
| 52nd Street Theme | Philology (It) 214W 19 | |
| This Time The Dream's On Me | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Benny Harris (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)Boston, MA or Philadelphia, PA or Brooklyn, NY, June, 1951
| Now's The Time | EPM Musique (F) FDC 5711 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - |
Charlie Parker Sextet
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Wardell Gray (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d) unknown (vo -3)Veterans Administration Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, June, 1951
| 1. | Cool Blues | Philology (It) 214W 29 |
| 2. | Out Of Nowhere | - |
| 3. | This Is Always | - |
| 4. | Now's The Time | - |
| 5. | Scrapple From The Apple | - |
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
Roy Caton, Don Fagerquist, Johnny Macombe, Doug Mettome (tp) Jerry Dorn, Urbie Green, Fred Lewis (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Woody Herman (as, cl, cond) Dick Hafer, Bill Perkins, Kenny Pinson (ts) Sam Staff (bars) Dave McKenna (p) Lawrence "Red" Wooten (b) Sonny Igoe (d)Municipal Arena, Kansas City, July 22, 1951
| You Go To My Head | Alamac QSR 2442 | |
| Leo The Lion, I | - | |
| Cuban Holiday | - | |
| The Nearness Of You | - | |
| Lemon Drop | - | |
| The Goof And I | - | |
| Laura | - | |
| Four Brothers | - | |
| Leo The Lion, II | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d)RCA 24th Street Studios, NYC, August 8, 1951
| 609-4 | Blues For Alice | Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, VE2 2512 |
| 610-4 | Si Si | Mercury 11103; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, MGV 8000, VE2 2512 |
| 611-3 | Swdish Schnapps | Verve MGV 8010, V/V6 8409 |
| 611-4 | - | Mercury 11103; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, V/V6 8409, V3HB 8840, VE2 2512 |
| 612-1 | Back Home Blues | Verve MGV 8010 |
| 612-2 | 62VK459 | - | Mercury 11095; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, MGV 8000, V3HB 8840, VE2 2512 |
| 613-2 | Lover Man | Mercury 11095; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, MGV 8000, VE2 2512 |
= Charlie Parker - Yardbird (not released) (Clef MGC 733)
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #8 - Swedish Schnapps (Verve MGV 8010)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1950-1951 (Verve VE2 2512)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* The Essential Charlie Parker (Verve V/V6 8409)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* Charlie Parker - Si Si c/w Swdish Schnapps (Mercury 11103, 11103x45; Clef 11103, 11103x45)
* Charlie Parker - Back Home Blues c/w Lover Man (Mercury 11095, 11095x45; Clef 11095, 11095x45)
Charlie Parker Trio
Charlie Parker (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Kenny Clarke (d)NYC, August, 1951
| All Of Me | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 505 | |
| I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me | - |
Charlie Parker Sextet
unknown (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Teddy Edwards (ts) unknown (p) unknown (b) Roy Haynes, Lawrence Marable (d)NYC, 1951
| Embraceable You | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 505 | |
| Hot House | - |
1952
Charlie Parker With Joe Lippman Orchestra
Chris Griffin, Al Porcino, Bernie Privin (tp) Will Bradley, Bill Harris (tb) unknown (fl, ob) Toots Mondello, Charlie Parker, Murray Williams (as) Art Drelinger, Hank Ross (ts) Stan Webb (bars) Verley Mills (harp) Lou Stein (p) Art Ryerson (g) Bob Haggart (b) Don Lamond (d) Joe Lippman (arr, cond) unidentified stringsFirst Ave. & East 44th St., NYC, January 22, 1952
| 675-2 | Temptation | Mercury 11088, MGC 609; Verve VE2 2523 |
| 676-3 | Lover | Mercury 11089, MGC 609; Verve MGV 8000, VE2 2523 |
| 677-4 | Autumn In New York | Mercury 11088, MGC 609; Verve V3HB 8840, VE2 2523 |
| 678-4 | Stella By Starlight | Mercury 11089, MGC 609; Verve VE2 2523 |
= Charlie Parker - Night And Day (Clef MGC 725)
= The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #1 - Night And Day (Verve MGV 8003)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954 (Verve VE2 2523)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* Charlie Parker - Autumn In New York c/w Temptation (Mercury 11088, 11088x45; Clef 11088, 11088x45)
* Charlie Parker - Lover c/w Stella By Starlight (Mercury 11089, 11089x45; Clef 11089, 11089x45)
Charlie Parker Sextet
Benny Harris (tp -1/9,11) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d) possibly Jose Mangual (bgo)NYC, January 23, 1952
| 1. 679-4 | Mama Inez | Mercury 11092, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, VE2 2523 |
| 2. 680-1 | La Cucaracha | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 3. 680-2 | - | - |
| 4. 680-3 | - | Mercury 11093, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, VE2 2523 |
| 5. 680-4 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 6. 681-2 | Estrellita | - |
| 7. 681-4 | - | - |
| 8. 681-5 | - | - |
| 9. 681-6 | - | Mercury 11094, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, VE2 2523 |
| 10. 682-3 | Begin The Beguine | Mercury 11094, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, MGV 8002, VE2 2523 |
| 11. 683-1 | La Paloma | Mercury 11091, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, VE2 2523 |
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954 (Verve VE2 2523)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #3 (Verve MGV 8002)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
* Charlie Parker Plays South Of The Border (Mercury MGC 513; Clef MGC 513; Universal (J) UCCV 9043)
* Charlie Parker - Up Poquito De Tu Amor c/w Mama Inez (Mercury 11092, 11092x45; Clef 11092, 11092x45)
* Charlie Parker - My Little Suede Shoes c/w La Cucaracha (Mercury 11093, 11093x45; Clef 11093, 11093x45)
* Charlie Parker - Estrellita c/w Begin The Beguine (Mercury 11094, 11094x45; Clef 11094, 11094x45)
* Charlie Parker - Tico Tico c/w La Paloma (Mercury 11091, 11091x45; Clef 11091, 11091x45)
Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Dick Hyman (p) Sandy Block (b) Charlie Smith (d)Dumont TV Studios, NYC, February 24, 1952
| Hot House | Phoenix LP 12 |
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Dick Cary (p) Eddie Safranski (b) Don Lamond (d)"Loew's Valencia Theater", Jamaica, March 24, 1952
| Cool Blues | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 505 | |
| - | S.C.A.M. JPG 1 |
* Charlie Parker - More Unissued, Vol. 1 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 505)
Charlie Parker With Joe Lippman Orchestra
Jimmy Maxwell, Carl Pool, Al Porcino, Bernie Privin (tp) Bill Harris, Lou McGarity, Bart Varsalona (tb) Charlie Parker, Harry Terrill, Murray Williams (as) Flip Phillips, Hank Ross (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Oscar Peterson (p) Freddie Green (g) Ray Brown (b) Don Lamond (d) Joe Lippman (arr, cond)First Ave. & East 44th St., NYC, March 25, 1952
| 756-5 | Night And Day | Mercury 11096, MGC 609; Verve VE2 2523 |
| 757-4 | Almost Like Being In Love | Mercury 11102, MGC 609; Verve VE2 2523 |
| 758-1 | I Can't Get Started | Mercury 11096, MGC 609; Verve VE2 2523 |
| 759-5 | 62VK453 | What Is This Thing Called Love? | Mercury 11102, MGC 609; Verve MGV 8000, PR 2-3, VE2 2523 |
= Charlie Parker - Night And Day (Clef MGC 725)
= The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #1 - Night And Day (Verve MGV 8003)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954 (Verve VE2 2523)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Various Artists - Greatest Names In Jazz (Verve PR 2-3)
* Charlie Parker - Night And Day c/w I Can't Get Started (Mercury 11096, 11096x45; Clef 11096, 11096x45)
* Charlie Parker - Almost Like Being In Love c/w What Is This Thing Called Love? (Mercury 11102, 11102x45; Clef 11102, 11102x45)
Charlie Parker Sextet
Bill Harris (tp) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Dick Cary (p) Eddie Safranski (b) Don Lamond (d)"Loew's Valencia Theater", Jamaica, March 25, 1952
| Ornithology | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 505 |
Harry Babasin All Stars
Chet Baker (tp) Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p -1,2,4) Russ Freeman (p -3) Harry Babasin (b) Lawrence Marable (d)"Trade Winds Club", Inglewood, CA, June 16, 1952
| 1. | The Squirrel | Jazz Chronicles JCS 102 |
| 2. | Irresistible You (They Didn't Believe Me) | - |
| 3. | Indiana (Indiana / Donna Lee) | - |
| 4. | Liza | - |
= Charlie Parker All Stars On The Coast (Jazz Showcase LP 5007)
Norman Granz' Jam Session
Charlie Shavers (tp) Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) J.C. Heard (d)Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, July, 1952
| 802-2 | Jam Blues | Mercury MGC 601; Verve V/V6 8486, VE2 2508 |
| 803-3 | What Is This Thing Called Love? | Mercury MGC 602; Verve V/V6 8486, VE2 2508 |
| 804-2 | Ballad Medley | Mercury MGC 601; Verve MGV 8002, VE2 2508 |
| 805-2 | Funky Blues | Mercury MGC 602; Verve V/V6 8409, V/V6 8486, V3HB 8840, VE2 2508 |
* The JATP All Stars - Funky Blues (Verve V/V6 8486)
* Norman Granz' Jam Session - The Charlie Parker Sides (Verve VE2 2508)
* Norman Granz' Jam Session, #2 (Mercury MGC 602; Clef MGC 4002, MGC 602, MGC 652; Verve MGV 8050)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #3 (Verve MGV 8002)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* The Essential Charlie Parker (Verve V/V6 8409)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Charles Mingus (b) Phil Brown (d)radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, September 20, 1952
| Ornithology | Klacto (E) MG 101; Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1002 | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - |
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 - Ballads And Birdland (Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1002)
Charlie Parker Quintet With Strings
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Mundell Lowe (g) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d) unidentified strings (-9/19)"Rockland Palace", NYC, September 26, 1952
| 1. | This Time The Dream's On Me | Charlie Parker PLP 502 |
| 2. | Cool Blues | - |
| 3. | My Little Suede Shoes | - |
| 4. | Lester Leaps In | - |
| 5. | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | - |
| 6. | Sly Mongoose | - |
| 7. | Moose The Mooche | - |
| 8. | Star Eyes | - |
| 9. | Easy To Love | - |
| 10. | I'll Remember April | - |
| 11. | Laura | - |
| 12. | What Is This Thing Called Love? | - |
| 13. | Repetition, II | - |
| 14. | Just Friends, II | - |
| 15. | April In Paris | - |
| 16. | Out Of Nowhere | - |
| 17. | East Of The Sun, II | - |
| 18. | Rocker, I | - |
| 19. | Rocker, II | - |
Charlie Parker Octet
Charlie Walp (tp) Earl Swope (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Bill Shanahan (p) Mert Oliver (b) Don Lamond (d) unknown (per)"Howard Theater", Washington, DC, October 17, 1952
| Scrapple From The Apple | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 505 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Now's The Time | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| Cool Blues | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)"Birdland", NYC, November 1, 1952
| How High The Moon | Klacto (E) MG 101; Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1002 | |
| Embraceable You | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - |
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 - Ballads And Birdland (Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1002)
Charlie Parker Quintet With Strings
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Walter Yost (b) Roy Haynes (d) Candido (per) Bob Garrity (ann) unidentified strings"Carnegie Hall", NYC, 1st set, November 14, 1952
| Just Friends, I | Philology (It) 214W 5 | |
| Easy To Love, I | Columbia JC 34832 | |
| Repetition, I | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird With Strings Live At The Apollo, Carnegie Hall And Birdland (Columbia JC 34832)
Charlie Parker Sextet With Strings
Dizzy Gillespie (tp -4,5) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Walter Yost (b) Roy Haynes (d) Candido (per) Bob Garrity (ann) unidentified strings (-1/3)"Carnegie Hall", NYC, 2nd set, November 14, 1952
| 1. | Just Friends, II | S.C.A.M. JPG 2 |
| 2. | Easy To Love, II | - |
| 3. | Repetition, II | - |
| 4. | A Night In Tunisia | - |
| 5. | 52nd Street Theme | - |
Charlie Parker Sextet
Joe Gordon (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bill Wellington (ts) Dick Twardzik (p) Charles Mingus (b) Roy Haynes (d)"Hi-Hat Club", Boston, MA, December 8-12, 1952
| I'll Remember April | Charlie Parker PLP 404 |
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Hank Jones (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d)Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, December 30, 1952
| 1118-3 | The Song Is You (I Hear Music) | Clef 89144, MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, MGV 8001, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1119-7 | 62VK440 | Laird Bird | Clef 89144, MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, MGV 8001, MGV 8230, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1120-2 | Kim | Verve MGV 8005, V/V6 8409, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1120-4 | - | Clef 89129, MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, V3HB 8840, 825 671-2 |
| 1121-2 | Cosmic Rays | Clef 89129, MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1121-5 | - | Verve MGV 8005, V3HB 8840, 825 671-2 |
= Charlie Parker - Now's The Time (ARS G 441)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #2 (Verve MGV 8001)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954 (Verve VE2 2523)
* Various Artists - The Anatomy Of Improvisation (Verve MGV 8230)
* The Essential Charlie Parker (Verve V/V6 8409)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* The Quartet Of Charlie Parker (Verve 825 671-2)
* Charlie Parker (Clef MGC 157; Universal (J) UCCV 9111)
* Charlie Parker - The Song Is You (I Hear Music) c/w Laird Bird (Clef 89144, 89144x45)
* Charlie Parker - Kim c/w Cosmic Rays (Clef 89129, 89129x45)
1953
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Percy Heath (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)WOR Studios, NYC, January 30, 1953
| 450 | Compulsion | Prestige PRLP 7044, PR 7822 |
| 451-1 | The Serpent's Tooth, I | - |
| 451-2 | The Serpent's Tooth, II | - |
| 452 | 'Round About Midnight | - |
* Miles Davis - Miles Ahead (Prestige PR 7822)
Charlie Parker Sextet
Charlie Parker (as) Brew Moore (ts -3) Paul Bley (p) Dick Garcia (g) Neil Michel (b) Ted Paster (d)CBC-TV Studios, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, February 5, 1953
| 1. | Cool Blues | Jazz Showcase LP 5003; Uptown UP 27.36 |
| 2. | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 3. | Wahoo | - |
* Charlie Parker - Montreal 1953 (Uptown UP 27.36)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) Valdo Williams (p -1,2) Steep Wade (p -3/5) Dick Garcia (g) Hal Gaylor (b -1,2) Bob Rudd (b -3/5) Bill Graham (d -1,2) Bobby Malloy (d -3/5)"Chez Paree Nightclub", Montreal, Quebec, Canada, February 7, 1953
| 1. | Ornithology | Jazz Showcase LP 5003; Uptown UP 27.36 |
| 2. | Cool Blues | Uptown UP 27.36 |
| 3. | Moose The Mooche | - |
| 4. | Embraceable You | Jazz Showcase LP 5003; Uptown UP 27.36 |
| 5. | Now's The Time | Uptown UP 27.36 |
* Charlie Parker - Montreal 1953 (Uptown UP 27.36)
Charlie Parker Septet
Bill Harris (tb) Charlie Mariano, Charlie Parker (as) Harry Johnson (ts) Sonny Truitt (p) Chubby Jackson (b) Morey Feld (d) unknown (vo)"Bandbox", NYC, February 16, 1953
| Your Father's Moustache | Queen Disc (It) Q-002 |
Joe Theimer Orchestra
Bob Carey, Ed Leddy, Marky Markowitz, Charlie Walp (tp) Dan Spiker, Earl Swope, Rob Swope (tb) Charlie Parker, Jim Riley (as) Ben Lary, Jim Parker, Angelo Tompros (ts) Jack Nimitz (bars) Jack Holliday (p) Merton Oliver (b) Joe Theimer (d, cond)"Club Kavakos", Washington, DC, February 22, 1953
| Fine And Dandy | Elektra/Musician E1 60019 | |
| These Foolish Things | - | |
| Light Green | - | |
| Thou Swell | - | |
| Wills | - | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| Something To Remember You By / The Blue Room | - | |
| Roundhouse | - |
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Jack Holliday (p) Mert Oliver (b) Max Roach (d)"Howard Theater", Washington, DC, March 8, 1953
| Cool Blues | VGM 0009 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| Anthropology | - |
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Red Garland (p) Bernie Griggs (b) Roy Haynes (d)WHDH radio broadcast, "Storyville", Boston, MA, March 10, 1953
| Moose The Mooche | Blue Note BT 85108 | |
| I'll Walk Alone | - | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) Milt Buckner (org) Bernie McKay (g) Cornelius Thomas (d)"Bandbox", NYC, March 23, 1953
| Groovin' High | Columbia JC 34831 |
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Kenny O'Brien (b) Roy Haynes (d)"Bandbox", NYC, March 30, 1953
| Theme: Caravan / Coool Blues | Klacto (E) MG 100 | |
| Star Eyes | - | |
| My Little Suede Shoes | - | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| Diggin' Diz | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| Embraceable You | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - |
Charlie Parker Nonet
Charlie Wolp (tp) Earl Swope (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Bill Shanahan (p) Charlie Byrd (g) Mert Oliver (b) Don Lamond (d) unknown (per)NYC, April, 1953
| Scrapple From The Apple | VGM 0009 | |
| Out Of Nowhere / Now's The Time | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Candido (per -3,4)"Birdland", NYC, May 9, 1953
| 1. | Cool Blues | Columbia JC 34831 |
| 2. | Star Eyes | - |
| 3. | Moose The Mooche / Lullaby Of Birdland | - |
| 4. | Broadway / Lullaby Of Birdland | - |
The Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Perdido (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Perdido | Debut DLP 2, (D) DEP 31 | |
| - | Debut DEB 124; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Salt Peanuts (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Salt Peanuts, #1&2 | Debut DLP 2, DEB 124, (D) DEP 31; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| All The Things You Are (undubbed version) | Debut DLP 2, (D) DEP 32, 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| 52nd Street Theme (undubbed version) | - | |
| All The Things You Are | Debut DEB 124; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - |
= Charlie Parker - Jazz At Massey Hall (America (F) 30 AM 6053)
* Various Artists - The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever (Prestige PR 24024)
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
* The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 1 (Debut DLP 2)
= The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 1 (Vogue (E) LDE 040; Disques Swing (F) M 33312)
* The Quintet - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 1 (Debut (D) DEP 31)
* The Quintet - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 2 (Debut (D) DEP 32) Gillespie plays (tp)
same location, date
| Allen's Alley (Wee) (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Allen's Alley (Wee) | Debut DLP 4, DEB 124, (D) DEP 32; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Hot House (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Hot House, #1&2 | Debut DLP 4, DEB 124, (D) DEP 33; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| A Night In Tunisia (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| A Night In Tunisia | Debut DLP 4, DEB 124, (D) DEP 34; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
= Charlie Parker - Jazz At Massey Hall (America (F) 30 AM 6053)
* Various Artists - The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever (Prestige PR 24024)
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
* The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 3 (Debut DLP 4)
= The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 3 (Vogue (E) LDE 087; Disques Swing (F) M 33318)
* The Quintet - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 2 (Debut (D) DEP 32)
* The Quintet/Bud Powell - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 3 (Debut (D) DEP 33)
* The Quintet/Bud Powell - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 4 (Debut (D) DEP 34)
Chalie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Art Taylor (d)WJZ radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, May 22, 1953
| Cool Blues | unissued | |
| All The Things You Are | - | |
| Lullaby Of Birdland | - |
Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker Sextet With Miles Davis
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo)"Birdland", NYC, May 23, 1953
| The Bluest Blues | Mark Gardner (E) MG 102; Klacto (E) MG 102; Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1003 | |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird Meets Birks (Klacto (E) MG 102)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 - Bird Meets Birks (Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1003)
Charlie Parker Quartet With Gil Evans Orchestra
Junior Collins (frh) Al Block (fl) Tommy Mace (ob) Manny Thaler (basn) Hal McKusick (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Tony Aless (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) The Dave Lambert Singers: including Annie Ross (vo) Dave Lambert (vo, arr) Gil Evans (arr, cond)Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, May 25, 1953
| 1238-1 | In The Still Of The Night | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1238-2 | - | - |
| 1238-3 | - | - |
| 1238-4 | - | - |
| 1238-5 | - | - |
| 1238-6 | - | - |
| 1238-7 | - | Mercury 11100; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8009, MGV 8000, VE2 2523 |
| 1239-1 | Old Folks | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1239-2 | - | - |
| 1239-3 | - | - |
| 1239-4 | - | - |
| 1239-5 | - | - |
| 1239-6 | - | - |
| 1239-7 | - | - |
| 1239-8 | - | - |
| 1239-9 | - | Mercury 11100; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8009, MGV 8000, V6 8787, VE2 2523 |
| 1240-9 | If I Love Again | Verve MGV 8009, VE2 2523 |
= Charlie Parker - Yardbird (not released) (Clef MGC 733)
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #7 - Jazz Perennial (Verve MGV 8009)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954 (Verve VE2 2523)
* Charlie Parker - The Bird Set (Verve V6 8787)
* The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
* Charlie Parker - In The Still Of The Night c/w Old Folks (Mercury 11100, 11100x45; Clef 11100, 11100x45)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Art Taylor (d) Candido (cga)WJZ radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, May 30, 1953
| Moose The Mooche | ESP-Disk' ESP 3023; Stash STCD 10 | |
| Cheryl | - | |
| Lullaby Of Birdland | Stash STCD 10 |
* Charlie Parker - The Bird You Never Heard (Stash STCD 10)
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Art Taylor (d)WJZ radio broadcast, NYC, May, 1953
| Dance Of The Infidels | S.C.A.M. JPG 1; Queen Disc (It) Q-002 |
* Charlie Parker/Miles Davis/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird With Miles And Dizzy (Queen Disc (It) Q-002)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Herb Pomeroy (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Dean Erle (p) Bernie Griggs Jr. (b) Bill Graham (d)"Hi-Hat Club", Boston, MA, June 14, 1953
| Cool Blues | Stash STCD 21 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| Laura | - | |
| Cheryl | Phoenix LP 10; Stash STCD 21 | |
| Ornithology / 52nd Street Theme | - |
* Charlie Parker - Rara Avis Avis, Rare Bird (Stash STCD 21)
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, July 28, 1953
| 1246-1 | Chi-Chi | Verve MGV 8005, 825 671-2 |
| 1246-2 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10, 825 671-2 |
| 1246-3 | - | Verve MGV 8005, V/V6 8409, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1246-4 | Chi-Chi (alt. take) | Verve 825 671-2 |
| 1246-5 | Chi-Chi | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10, 825 671-2 |
| 1246-6 | - | Clef 89138, MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, 825 671-2 |
| 1247-1 | I Remember You | Clef 89138, MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1248-1 | Now's The Time | Clef MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, MGV 8001, V3HB 8840, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1249-1 | Confirmation | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10, 825 671-2 |
| 1249-2 | - | - |
| 1249-3 | - | Verve MGV 8005, MGV 8001, V3HB 8840, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
= Charlie Parker - Now's The Time (ARS G 441)
* The Essential Charlie Parker (Verve V/V6 8409)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954 (Verve VE2 2523)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #2 (Verve MGV 8001)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* The Quartet Of Charlie Parker (Verve 825 671-2)
* The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
* Charlie Parker (Clef MGC 157; Universal (J) UCCV 9111)
* Charlie Parker - Chi-Chi c/w I Remember You (Clef 89138, 89138x45)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Herb Pomeroy (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Kenny Clarke (d)WHDH radio broadcast, "Storyville", Boston, MA, September 22, 1953
| Now's The Time | Blue Note BT 85108 | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| Dancing On The Ceiling | - | |
| Cool Blues | - | |
| Groovin' High | - |
Chet Baker Quartet With Charlie Parker
Chet Baker (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Jimmie Rowles (p) Carson Smith (b) Shelly Manne (d)"University Of Oregon", OR, November 5, 1953
| Ornithology | Stash STCD 10 | |
| Barbados | - | |
| Cool Blues | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Herbie Williams (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Rollins Griffith (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Marquis Foster (d)NYC, December 19 & 20, 1953
| Now's The Time | Phoenix LP 10 | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| My Little Suede Shoes | - | |
| Groovin' High | - |
Tony Fruscella Quintet
Tony Fruscella (tp) Davey Schildkraut or Charlie Parker (as) Bill Triglia (p) unknown (b) unknown (d)Tony Fruscella's home, NYC, 1953
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 506 | |
| Now's The Time | - | |
| Emanon | - |
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) and othersprobably NYC, 1953?
| 'Round About Midnight | unissued |
1954
Charlie Parker Quintet
Herbie Williams (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Rollins Griffith (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Marquis Foster (d)WCOP radio broadcast, "Hi-Hat Club", Boston, MA, January 18, 1954
| Ornithology | Stash STCD 10; Uptown UPCD 27.42 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Cool Blues | - | |
| My Funny Valentine (Scrapple From The Apple) | - |
* Charlie Parker - Boston 1952 (Uptown UPCD 27.42)
Charlie Parker Sextet
Herbie Williams (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Jay Migliori (ts) Rollins Griffith (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Marquis Foster (d)WCOP radio broadcast, "Hi-Hat Club", Boston, MA, January 23, 1954
| Now's The Time | Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 303 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| My Little Suede Shoes | - | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Herbie Williams (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Rollins Griffith (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Marquis Foster (d)WCOP radio broadcast, "Hi-Hat Club", Boston, MA, January 24, 1954
| Cool Blues | Phoenix LP 12 | |
| My Little Suede Shoes | - | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere / Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | - |
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra With Charlie Parker
Buddy Childers, Vic Minicheli, Sam Noto, Don Smith, Stu Williamson (tp) Joe Ciavardone, Milt Gold, George Roberts, Frank Rosolino (tb) Charlie Mariano, Charlie Parker, Dave Schildkraut (as) Mike Cicchetti, Bill Perkins (ts) Tony Ferina (bars) Stan Kenton (p) Bob Lesher (g) Don Bagley (b) Stan Levey (d)"Civic Auditorium", Portland, OR, February 25, 1954
| Night And Day | Jazz Supreme JS 703 | |
| My Funny Valentine | - | |
| Cherokee | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Jerome Darr (g) Teddy Kotick (b) Roy Haynes (d)Fine Sound Studios, NYC, March 31, 1954
| 1531-1 | I Get A Kick Out Of You | Verve MGV 8007, V3HB 8840 |
| 1531-2 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1531-3 | - | - |
| 1531-4 | - | - |
| 1531-5 | - | - |
| 1531-6 | - | - |
| 1531-7 | - | Verve MGV 8007, VE2 2523 |
| 1532-1 | Just One Of Those Things | - |
| 1533-1 | My Heart Belongs To Daddy | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1533-2 | - | Verve MGV 8007, VE2 2523 |
| 1534-1 | I've Got You Under My Skin | - |
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954 (Verve VE2 2523)
* The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
Charlie Parker Quartet With Strings
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Tommy Potter or Teddy Kotick (b) Roy Haynes (d) unidentified stringsWABC radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, August 27, 1954
| What Is This Thing Called Love? | Ozone 2 | |
| Repetition | - | |
| Easy To Love | - | |
| East Of The Sun | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 25, 1954
| The Song Is You | Roulette RE 127 | |
| My Funny Valentine | - | |
| Cool Blues | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Billy Bauer (g) Teddy Kotick (b) Art Taylor (d)Fine Sound Studios, NYC, December 10, 1954
| 2115-1 | Love For Sale | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 2115-2 | - | - |
| 2115-3 | - | - |
| 2115-4 | - | Verve MGV 8007 |
| 2115-5 | 62VK472 | - | Verve MGV 8007, MGV 8001, V3HB 8840, VE2 2523 |
| 2116-2 | I Love Paris | Verve MGV 8007 |
| 2116-3 | - | Verve MGV 8007, MGV 8001, VE2 2523 |
* The Charlie Parker Story, #2 (Verve MGV 8001)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954 (Verve VE2 2523)
* The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
Others
Charlie Parker Quintet
unknown (tp) Charlie Parker (as) unknown (p) unknown (b) unknown (d)NYC, unknown date
| I Can't Get Started | Philology (It) 214W 29 | |
| Diggin' Diz | - |