Box has edge wear
Vinyl is VG+ to NM
℗&© 1986
Numbered and limited issue (300 copies).
RECORDED AT:
#A1: Private recording, Room 305, Savoy Hotel, Chicago, February 15, 1943.
#A2, A3: Private recording, Room 305, Savoy Hotel, Chicago, February 28, 1943.
#A4, A5: Private recording, Room 305, Savoy Hotel, Chicago, 1943.
#A6, A7: Hollywood, February, 1946.
#B1 to B5: Broadcast, Carnegie Hall, NYC, September 29. 1947.
#B6: Broadcast, Walford Astoria, NYC, March 12, 1949.
#C1 to D1; Concert, Cinema Colisée, Roubaix, France, May 12, 1949.
#D2 to E2: Concert, Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, May 8, 9, 14, 15, 1949.
#E3: Probably NYC, Summer 1949.
#E4 to F4; Carnegie Hall, NYC, December 24, 1949.
#G1 to G3: Private recording, Hotel Diplomat, NYC, c. 1950.
#G4 to H4: Private recording, Birdland, NYC, February 14, 1950.
#H5, H6: Renaissance Ballroom or Birdland, NYC, possibly, May 19 and 20, 1950.
#I1: Probably May 1, 1950.
#J1 to K4: Broadcast, Café Society, NYC, June/July, 1950.
#L1: Café Society, NYC, May/July, 1950.
#M1: Broadcast. Birdland, NYC, probably June 17, 1950.
#M2 to Q1: Broadcast. Birdland, NYC, June 30, 1950.
#Q2: Unknown location, probably NYC, prob. July, 1950
#Q3 to Q6: Broadcast, Apollo Theatre, NYC, August 22, 1950.
#R1 to R8: Broadcast, Apollo Theatre, NYC, August 23, 1950.
#S1 to T8; Pershing Bakkroom, Chicago, October,1950.
#U1 to U4; Admiralen Dance Hall, Malmö, Sweden, November 22, 1950.
#V1 to W1; Folkets Park. Halsingborg, Sweden, November 24, 1950.
#W2 to W4: Unknown Restaurant, Sweden, November 24, 1950.
#X1 to X5: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, March 24, 1951.
#X6 to Y3: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, March 31, 1951.
#Y4 to Z2: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, April 7, 1951.
#Z3 to AA2, AB1: Broadcast Christy's, Boston, Mass., April 12, 1951.
#AB2: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, probably Spring, 1951.
#AB3 to AB5: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, Spring, 1951.
#AC1 to AD1: Concert, August, 1951.
#AD2: Broadcast, Dumontg TV Network, Channel 5, NYC, Mid March/early April, 1952.
#AD3: Concert, Loew's Kings Theatre, Brooklin, NYC, March 1952.
#AD4 to AE3: Trade Winds, Inglewood, Cal., June 16, 1952.
#AF1 to AF2: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, September 20, 1952
#AF3 to AH7: Rockland Palace Dance Hall, NYC, September 26, 1952.
#AI1, AI2: Howard Theatre, Washington D.C., October 17, 1952.
#AI3, AI4: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, November 1, 1952.
#AI5, AI6: Broadcast, Carnegie Hall, NYC, November 15, 1952, 8:30 p.m., concert.
#AJ1 to AJ5; Broadcast, Carnegie Hall, NYC, November 15, 1952, midnight concert.
#AK1 to AK4; Jazz Workshop Program, CBC-TV, Montreal, Canada, February 7-12, 1953.
#AK5, AK6; Chez Paree Club, Montreal, Canada, February 7-12, 1953.
#AK7: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, February 16, 1953.
#AL1: Broadcast, Bandbox, NYC, Mrch 23, 1953.
#AL2 to AL5: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, March 23, 1953.
#AM1: Broadcast, unknown location, prob. May, 1953
#AM2 to AM5: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, May 9, 1953.
#AN1, AN2; Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, May 30, 1953.
#AN3, AN4; Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, June, 1953.
#AO1 to AO3: University of Oregon, November 5, 1953.
#AO4 to AP4: Hi Hat Club, Boston, Mass., December 19-20, 1953.
#AQ1 to AQ4; Broadcast WCOP, Hi Hat Club, Boston, Mass., January 24, 1954.
#AR1 to AR3: Civic Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, February 25, 1954.
#AR4 to AR7: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, August 27, 1954.
#AR8 to AR10; Carnegie Hall, NYC, September 25, 1954
NOTES:
#A1 to A5: Bird plays Tenor Saxophone
#H5, H6; Bird with unidentified Afro-cuban band
#L1, L2: probabily Cuck Wayne or Mundell Lowe at guitar (inserted both as players), Probably Leonard Gaskin at bass.
#M1: Over the named players the discography reported "and others".
#P3, Q1: Possibly Tommy Potter at bass and Roy Haynes at drums.
#S1 to T8: Von Freeman (possibly)
#W2 to W4: Possibly Rolf Ericson, probably Thore Jederby, probably Jack Noren.
#X1 to X5: Unknown oboe and string section.
#X6 to Z2: Unknown oboe and string section.
#AB2: The trumpeter fainly audible could possibly be either Benny Harris or Joe Gordon.
#AB3: Other component unknown.
#AD2: Host of the show "Center Stage", Earl Wilson. This is the soundtrack of the only known Charlie Parker's video recording.
#AE3: Drummer is Lawrence Marable or other,
#AF3, AF5, AG2, AG5, AH2, AH4 to AH7; unknown oboe and strings section.
#AI1 to AI2.2: piano, guitar, bass. drums, conga, trombone (AI2 only) unknown.
#AI5 to AJ5: Unknown strings section.
#AL1: Parker out.
#AL7: Accompanied by a vocal band
#X1 to X5: Unknown string section.
#AM2 to AM5; "Diggin' Diz" (#AM4) is announced by Parker and Feather as "Dynamo A".
#AR4 to AR7: Unknown strings section.
ORIGINAL RELEASE:
#A1 to A7; Charlie Parker - Bird On Tenor 1943 / Birth Of The Bebop Stash ST-260.
#B1 to B5: Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker - Diz 'N' Bird In Concert Roost RLP2234 ,Charlie Parker / Lennie Tristano - France Salutes The American Jazzmen Vol. 5 - Those Long Lost Parker Broadcasts With "Bird's" Afro Cubop Group Richelieu AX-120.
#B6: Charlie Parker - Bird On The Road Jazz Showcase 5003
#C1 to E2: Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker In France 1949 Jazz O.P. OMS 7004.
#E3: Previously unissued.
#E4 to F4: Charlie 'Bird' Parker* - Bird's Perch Parktec 4627.
#G1 to G3: Charlie Parker - Bird On Tenor 1943 / Birth Of The Bebop Stash ST-260.
#G4; Charlie Ventura - Original First Royal Roost Broadcast Ventura CVRR 82948.
#G5 to H4: George Auld*, Red Rodney - The Vibes Are On Chazzer 2001.
#H5 to H6: Charlie Parker - Bird On The Road Jazz Showcase 5003, ,Charlie Parker / Lennie Tristano - France Salutes The American Jazzmen Vol. 5 - Those Long Lost Parker Broadcasts With "Bird's" Afro Cubop Group Richelieu AX-120.
#I1: Charlie Parker - Rappin' With Bird Meexa DiscoX 1776, Charlie Parker - Rare Bird Okidoke (first 3 Minutes only).
#J1 (start): Klacto MG 101, Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50 Grotto 495.
#J1, J2: Klacto MG 101,Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50 Grotto 495, SCAM JPG-4.
#J3: Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50 Grotto 495.
#J4 to J5: Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50 Grotto 495, SCAM JPG-4.
#K1 to K3: Klacto MG101
#K4: Charlie The Bird Parker* & Lennie Tristano - Charlie The Bird Parker & Lennie Tristano Bombasi 11.235, SCAM JPG-4.
#L1: Charlie 'Bird' Parker* - Bird's Perch Parktec 4627, SCAM JPG-4.
#M1: Miles Davis - The Persuasively Coherent Miles Davis Alto Records – AL 701
#M2: Charlie Parker - Fats Navarro - Bud Powell - Rare Broadcast Performances Ozone 4.
#M3: Charlie Parker - Fats Navarro - Bud Powell - Rare Broadcast Performances Ozone 4, Charlie Parker - Le Jazz Cool, Historical Recordings, Vol. 2 Le Jazz Cool 102.
#M4: Charlie Parker - Fats Navarro - Bud Powell - Rare Broadcast Performances Ozone 4, Charlie Parker - Le Jazz Cool, Historical Recordings, Vol. 1 Le Jazz Cool 101.
#N1, N2: Charlie Parker - Fats Navarro - Bud Powell - Rare Broadcast Performances Ozone 4.
#N3: Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50 Grotto 495.
#N4: Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Fats Navarro - Rare Broadcast Performances Ozone 9, Charlie Parker - Le Jazz Cool, Historical Recordings, Vol. 1 Le Jazz Cool 101.
#O1: Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Fats Navarro - Rare Broadcast Performances Ozone 9, Charlie Parker - Le Jazz Cool, Historical Recordings, Vol. 2 Le Jazz Cool 102.
#O2: Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Fats Navarro - Rare Broadcast Performances Ozone 9.
#O3: Charlie Parker - Rappin' With Bird Meexa Discox 1776.
#P1: Charlie Parker - Le Jazz Cool, Historical Recordings, Vol. 1 Le Jazz Cool 101.
#P2: Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50 Grotto 495.
#P3: Charlie Parker - Rappin' With Bird Meexa Discox 1776.
#Q1: Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Fats Navarro - Rare Broadcast Performances Ozone 9, [r3095133 Le Jazz Cool 101.
#Q2:Charlie 'Bird' Parker* - Bird's Perch Parktec 4627, SCAM JPG-4.
#Q3: Charlie Parker - Bird At The Apollo C. Parker Rec. CP503, Charlie Parker - Parker Plus Strings C. Parker Rec. CP513.
#Q4, Q5: Charlie Parker - Parker Plus Strings C. Parker Rec. CP513.
#Q6: Charlie Parker - Bird At The Apollo C. Parker Rec. CP503, C. Parker Rec. CP513.
#R1 to R4: Charlie Parker - Bird At The Apollo C. Parker Rec. CP503, Charlie Parker - Parker Plus Strings C. Parker Rec. CP513.
#R5 to R7: Charlie Parker - Parker Plus Strings Charlie Parker - Parker Plus Strings C. Parker Rec. CP513.
#R8: SCAM JPJ-4, Columbia JC34832.
#S1 to T8: Charlie Parker - At The Pershing Ballroom (Chicago 1950) ZIM Records ZM-1003.
#Ui to U4:Octav LP164, SCAM JPG-2, Charlie Parker And His Swedish All Stars - Bird In Sweden Spotlite 124
#V1 to W1: Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker In Sweden 1950 Sonet SLP27, Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker In Sweden 1950 Storyville SLP1007, Charlie Parker - In Sweden 1950 Alamac QSR2431.
#W2 to W4: Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker In Sweden 1950 Sonet SLP27, Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker In Sweden 1950 Storyville SLP1007. Charlie Parker - In Sweden 1950 Alamac QSR2431, Charlie Parker And His Swedish All Stars - Bird In Sweden Spotlite 125.("Body And Soul" incomplete on Sonet, Storyville
and Alama).
#X1 to X5: Complete broadcast on Columbia JC34832.
#X6 to Y3: Complete broadcast on Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie - Bebop Highlights M555, Spook Jazz SPJ6604, Charlie Parker And The All-Stars* - Summit Meeting At Birdland Columbia JC34831.
#Y4 to Z2: Complete Broadcast on Columbia JC34832.
#Z3, Z4. AB1: Charlie Parker - The Happy "Bird" C. Parker Records PLP404.
#AA2: Charlie Parker - The Happy "Bird" C. Parker Records PLP404.
#AB2: Charlie Parker - Rappin' With Bird Meexa Discox 1776.
#AB3 to AB5: Klacto MG102.
#AC1 to AD1: Charlie Parker - Bird With The Herd - 1951 Alamac QSR2442.
#AD2: Charlie Parker - New Bird Volume 2 Phoenix LP12.
#AD3: Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker Queen Disc Q-002, SCAM JPG-1, Charlie Parker - Bird On The Road Jazz Showcase 5003.
#AD4 to AE3: Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Sonny Criss - On The Coast Jazz Showcase 5007.
#AE1, AE2: Charlie Parker - Priceless Bird Trans-Ark 1001.
#AE3; Charlie Parker - Live At Rockland Palace (September 26, 1952) C. Parker Rec. CP502
#AE4: Charlie Parker - "Bird" Is Free C. Parker Rec. PLP401, Charlie Parker - Live At Rockland Palace (September 26, 1952) C. Parker Rec. CP502.
#AE5: Charlie Parker - Parker Plus Strings C. Parker Rec. CP513, Charlie Parker - Live At Rockland Palace (September 26, 1952) C. Parker Rec. CP502.
#AE6: Charlie Parker - "Bird" Is Free C. Parker Rec. PLP401, Charlie Parker - Live At Rockland Palace (September 26, 1952) C. Parker Rec. CP502.
#AF1: Charlie Parker - "Bird" Is Free C. Parker Rec. PLP401, Charlie Parker - Live At Rockland Palace (September 26, 1952) C. Parker Rec. CP502.
#AF2:
Booklet of 20 pages.
Location, recording date, personnel and other information are based on Piet Koster’s and Dick M. Bakker’s discography published by Micrography (Amsterdam).
