Savoy Jazz


The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948
Charlie Parker
Savoy Jazz 17079


Disc 1

1. Tiny's Tempo (T. Grimes) [take 3 (master)] (2:55) *1
2. I'll Always Love You Just the Same (Unknown) [take 2 (master)] (3:01) *1
3. Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 5 (master)] (3:03) *1
4. Red Cross (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] (3:10) *1
5. Tiny's Tempo (T. Grimes) [take 1] (3:02) *1
6. Tiny's Tempo (T. Grimes) [take 2] (3:02) *1
7. I'll Always Love You Just the Same (Unknown) [take 1] (2:59) *1
8. Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 1] (3:08) *1
9. Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 2 (incomplete)] (1:02) *1
10. Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 3] (3:09) *1
11. Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 4 (incomplete)] (0:45) *1
12. Red Cross (C. Parker) [take 1] (3:17) *1
13. Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) (2:44) *2
14. All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) (2:49) *2
15. Dizzy Atmosphere (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) (2:49) *2
16. Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie-K. Clarke) (3:18) *3
17. Shaw 'Nuff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) (3:02) *3
18. Lover Man (J. Davis-R. Ramirez-J. Sherman) (3:25) *3
19. Hot House (T. Dameron) (3:12) *3
20. Warming Up a Riff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Cherokee] [incomplete] (2:36) *4
21. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] (3:09) *4
22. Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] (3:16) *4
23. Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Thriving on a Riff] [take 3 (master)] (2:56) *4
24. Meandering (P. David) [Embraceable You] [incomplete] (3:18) *4
25. Ko Ko (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] (3:18) *4

*1 1944/9/15 Tiny Grimes Quintet
Tiny Grimes (g) Charlie Parker (as) Clyde Hart (p) Jimmy Butts (b) Harold West (d)

*2 1945/2/28 Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Clyde Hart (p) Remo Palmieri (g) Slam Stewart (b) Cozy Cole (d)

*3 1945/5/11 Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Stars
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Sid Catlett (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo)

*4 1945/11/26 Charlie Parker's Reboppers
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p) Sadik Hakim (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)


Disc 2

1. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:43) *4
2. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (1:44) *4
3. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 3] (3:07) *4
4. Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] (1:39) *4
5. Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 1 (false start)] (0:21) *4
6. Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 2 (false start)] (0:38) *4
7. Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 3] (3:08) *4
8. Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Thriving on a Riff] [take 1] (3:00) *4
9. Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Thriving on a Riff] [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:24) *4
10. Ko Ko (C. Parker) [take 1 (false start)] [Cherokee] (0:39) *4
11. Dizzy's Boogie (D. Gillespie) [take 2 (master)] (3:09) *5
12. Flat Foot Floogie (S. Gaillard-S. Stewart-F. Root) [take 2 (master)] (2:32) *5
13. Popity Pop (S. Gaillard) (2:57) *5
14. Slim's Jam (S. Gaillard) (3:15) *5
15. Dizzy's Boogie (D. Gillespie) [take 1] (3:14) *5
16. Flat Foot Floogie (S. Gaillard-S. Stewart-F. Root) [take 1] (2:46) *5
17. Diggin' Diz (C. Parker) (2:53) *6
18. Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] (3:03) *7
19. Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] (2:55) *7
20. Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 4 (master)] (3:01) *7
21. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 5 (master)] (3:05) *7
22. Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:59) *7
23. Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [take 3] (2:55) *7
24. Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:39) *7
25. Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 1] (2:59) *7
26. Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 3] (3:18) *7
27. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 1 (incomplete)] [Famous Alto Break] (0:50) *7
28. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 4] (3:02) *7

*4 1945/11/26 Charlie Parker's Reboppers
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p) Sadik Hakim (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)

*5 1945/12/29 Slim Gaillard and His Orchestra
Slim Gaillard (g, p, vo) Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Jack McVea (ts) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Bam Brown (b) Zutty Singleton (d)

*6 1946/2/5 Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) George Handy (p) Arvin Garrison (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)

*7 1946/3/28 Charlie Parker Septet
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Lucky Thompson (ts) Arvin Garrison (g) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Vic McMillan (b) Roy Porter (d)


Disc 3

1. Max is Making Wax (O. Pettiford) (2:30) *8
2. Lover Man (J. Davis-R. Ramirez-J. Sherman) (3:19) *8
3. The Gypsy (B. Reid) (3:01) *8
4. Bebop (C. Parker) (2:53) *8
5. Blues #1 (Unknown) [Blues on the Sofa?] (0:46) *9
6. Blues #2 (Unknown) [Kopely Plaza Blues?] (1:03) *9
7. Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) (2:14) *9
8. Lullaby in Rhythm (B. Goodman-E. Sampson) (Part 1) (1:29) *9
9. Lullaby in Rhythm (B. Goodman-E. Sampson) (Part 2) (1:33) *9
10. Home Cookin' (Unknown) [Cherokee] (2:09) *9
11. Home Cookin' (Unknown) [I Got Rhythm] (2:28) *9
12. Home Cookin' (Unknown) ['S Wonderful] (2:24) *9
13. This is Always (M. Gordon-H. Warren) [take 1 (master)] (3:12) *10
14. Dark Shadows (E. Coleman) [take 3 (master)] (3:07) *10
15. Bird's Nest (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] (2:45) *10
16. Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] (3:05) *10
17. This is Always (M. Gordon-H. Warren) [take 2] (3:10) *10
18. Dark Shadows (E. Coleman) [take 1] (4:04) *10
19. Dark Shadows (E. Coleman) [take 2] (3:14) *10
20. Dark Shadows (E. Coleman) [take 4] [Sonically Inferior] (2:58) *10
21. Bird's Nest (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:51) *10
22. Bird's Nest (C. Parker) [take 2] (2:50) *10
23. Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 1] [Hot Blues] (1:57) *10
24. Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 2] [Blow Top Blues] (2:22) *10
25. Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 4] (2:47) *10

*8 1946/7/29 Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) Howard McGhee (tp) Jimmy Bunn (p) Bob Kesterson (b) Roy Porter (d)

*9 1947/2/1 Jam Session
Howard McGhee (tp) Melvin Broiles (tp) Shorty Rogers (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Russ Freeman (p) Arnold Fishkind (b) Jimmy Pratt (d)

*10 1947/2/19 Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Erroll Garner (p) Red Callender (b) Harold West (d) Earl Coleman (vo)


Disc 4

1. Relaxin' at Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] (3:01) *11
2. Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 4 (master)] (2:59) *11
3. Carvin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] (2:43) *11
4. Stupendous (H. McGhee) [take 1 (master)] (2:54) *11
5. Relaxin' at Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:58) *11
6. Relaxin' at Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 4] (2:58) *11
7. Relaxin' at Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 5] (2:54) *11
8. Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 1] (3:10) *11
9. Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 2] (3:03) *11
10. Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 3] (3:01) *11
11. Carvin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:44) *11
12. Stupendous (H. McGhee) [take 2] (2:55) *11
13. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 5 (master)] (2:34) *12
14. Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] (2:45) *12
15. Cheryl (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] (3:04) *12
16. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] (2:32) *12
17. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 1 (false start)] (0:16) *12
18. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 2] (3:02) *12
19. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 3] (2:33) *12
20. Donna Lee (M. Davis) [take 4] (2:38) *12
21. Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:55) *12
22. Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 2 (false start)] (0:20) *12
23. Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 3] (3:01) *12
24. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 1] (3:01) *12
25. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:35) *12
26. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 3] (2:40) *12
27. Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] (0:19) *12

*11 1947/2/26 Charlie Parker's New Stars
Charlie Parker (as) Howard McGhee (tp) Wardell Gray (ts) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Don Lamond (d)

*12 1947/5/8 Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)


Disc 5

1. Milestones (M. Davis) [take 2 (master)] (2:37) *13
2. Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 3 (master)] (2:51) *13
3. Half Nelson (M. Davis) [take 2 (master)] (2:44) *13
4. Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 2 (master)] (2:23) *13
5. Milestones (M. Davis) [take 1 (false start)] (0:08) *13
6. Milestones (M. Davis) [take 3] (2:46) *13
7. Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 1 (incomplete)] (0:35) *13
8. Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 2] (3:10) *13
9. Half Nelson (M. Davis) [take 1] (2:52) *13
10. Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 1 (incomplete)] (0:57) *13
11. Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 3 (false start)] (0:05) *13
12. Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 4] (2:28) *13
13. Dexterity (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] (2:58) *14
14. Bongo Bop (C. Parker) [take 1 (master)] (2:45) *14
15. Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] (3:06) *14
16. The Hymn (C. Parker) [take 2] [Superman] (2:27) *14
17. All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [take 3] [Bird of Paradise] (3:11) *14
18. Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [take 2] (3:20) *14
19. Dexterity (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:57) *14
20. Bongo Bop (C. Parker) [take 2] (2:46) *14
21. Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 1] [Prezology] (3:30) *14
22. Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 2] (3:03) *14
23. The Hymn (C. Parker) [take 1 (master)] (2:30) *14
24. All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [take 1] [Bird of Paradise] (3:05) *14
25. All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [take 2] [Bird of Paradise] (3:07) *14
26. Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [take 1] (3:40) *14

*13 1947/8/14 Miles Davis All-Stars
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (ts) John Lewis (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)

*14 1947/10/28 Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)


Disc 6

1. Bird Feathers (C. Parker) [take 3] (2:50) *15
2. Klact-oveeseds-tene (C. Parker) [take 1 (master)] (3:05) *15
3. Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] (2:56) *15
4. My Old Flame (A. Johnston-S. Coslow) (3:09) *15
5. Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green) [take 2] (3:48) *15
6. Don't Blame Me (D. Fields-J. McHugh) [take 1] (2:46) *15
7. Klact-oveeseds-tene (C. Parker) [take 2] (3:05) *15
8. Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) [take 2] (2:38) *15
9. Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green) [take 1] (4:03) *15
10. Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J. Green) [take 3] (3:03) *15
11. Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] [Big Foot] (3:01) *16
12. Quasimodo (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] (2:58) *16
13. Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] (2:45) *16
14. Bongo Beep (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Bird Feathers] (3:05) *16
15. Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 4 (master)] (3:02) *16
16. How Deep is the Ocean? (I. Berlin) [take 1 (master)] (3:30) *16
17. Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 2] [Big Foot] (2:57) *16
18. Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 4] [Big Foot] (2:57) *16
19. Quasimodo (C. Parker) [take 2] (2:56) *16
20. Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 2] (2:50) *16
21. Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 4] (2:50) *16
22. Bongo Beep (C. Parker) [take 2] [Dexterity] (3:04) *16
23. Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 1 (incomplete)] (1:04) *16
24. Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:35) *16
25. Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 3] (3:05) *16
26. How Deep is the Ocean? (I. Berlin) [take 2] (3:08) *16

*15 1947/11/4 Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)

*16 1947/12/17 Charlie Parker Sextet
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)


Disc 7

1. Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] (2:40) *17
2. Bluebird (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] (2:52) *17
3. Klaunstance (C. Parker) [The Way You Look Tonight] (2:43) *17
4. Bird Gets the Worm (C. Parker) [Lover Come Back to Me] [take 3 (master)] (2:37) *17
5. Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 1 (incomplete)] (0:17) *17
6. Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:46) *17
7. Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 3 (incomplete)] (1:06) *17
8. Bluebird (C. Parker) [take 1]? (2:55) *17
9. Bird Gets the Worm (C. Parker) [Lover Come Back to Me] [take 1] (3:01) *17
10. Bird Gets the Worm (C. Parker) [Lover Come Back to Me] [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:13) *17
11. Barbados (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] (2:28) *18
12. Ah-Leu-Cha (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] (2:55) *18
13. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] (2:29) *18
14. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] (3:04) *18
15. Barbados (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:38) *18
16. Barbados (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:45) *18
17. Barbados (C. Parker) [take 3] (2:35) *18
18. Ah-Leu-Cha (C. Parker) [take 1 (incomplete)] (0:38) *18
19. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 1 (incomplete)] (0:23) *18
20. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 2] (2:33) *18
21. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 3 (incomplete)] (2:07) *18
22. Constellation (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] (0:23) *18
23. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 1 (false start)] (0:05) *18
24. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 2] (3:25) *18
25. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 3 (false start)] (0:12) *18
26. Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] (2:14) *18
27. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 7 (master)] (2:34) *19
28. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 12 (master)] (2:44) *19
29. Steeplechase (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] (3:12) *19
30. Merry-Go-Round (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] (2:24) *19

*17 1947/12/21 Charlie Parker Quintet
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)

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

*19 1948/9/24 Charlie Parker All-Stars
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)


Disc 8

1. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:09) *19
2. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (0:29) *19
3. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 3] (2:09) *19
4. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 4 (incomplete)] (0:20) *19
5. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 5 (incomplete)] (0:40) *19
6. Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 6] (2:24) *19
7. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 1 (false start)] (0:05) *19
8. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (1:16) *19
9. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 3 (incomplete)] (0:53) *19
10. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 4 (false start)] (0:06) *19
11. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 5] (2:57) *19
12. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 6 (false start)] (0:07) *19
13. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 7 (incomplete)] (1:00) *19
14. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 8 (false start)] (0:05) *19
15. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 9] (3:06) *19
16. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 10 (incomplete)] (0:36) *19
17. Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 11 (incomplete)] (0:50) *19
18. Merry-Go-Round (C. Parker) [take 1] (2:24) *19
19. Hallelujah (C. Grey-L. Robin-V. Youmans) [take 3 (master)] (3:59) *20
20. Get Happy (H. Arlen-T. Koehler) [take 2 (master)] (3:42) *20
21. Slam Slam Blues (R. Norvo) [take 2 (master)] (4:30) *20
22. Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] (3:55) *20
23. Hallelujah (C. Grey-L. Robin-V. Youmans) [take 1] (4:11) *20
24. Hallelujah (C. Grey-L. Robin-V. Youmans) [take 2] (4:03) *20
25. Get Happy (H. Arlen-T. Koehler) [take 1] (4:03) *20
26. Slam Slam Blues (R. Norvo) [take 1] (5:06) *20
27. Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 1 (incomplete)] (1:06) *20
28. Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 2 (incomplete)] (1:17) *20
29. Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 3] (4:01) *20
30. Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 4] (3:54) *20

*19 1948/9/24 Charlie Parker All-Stars
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)

*20 1945/6/6 Red Norvo and His Selected Sextet
Red Norvo (vib) Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) Slam Stewart (b) Specs Powell (d) J.C. Heard (d)


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