Complete Savoy Live Recordings

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Tracks 01 - 04 : Royal Roost, New York City, January 1, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Track 05 : Royal Roost, New York City, January 1, 1949
Conte Condoli : trumpet
Benny Green : tb
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Flip Philips : tenox sax
Charlie Ventura : tenor sax
Al Haig : piano
Curley Russel : bass
Tommy Potter : bass
Joe Harris : drums
Shelly Manne : drums
Ed Shaughnessy : drums

Tracks 06 - 08 : Royal Roost, New York City, January 15, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 09 - 11 : Royal Roost, New York City, January 22, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocal on track 09)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Track 12 : Royal Roost, New York City, January 29, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocal on track 09)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 13 - 15 : Royal Roost, New York City, February 5, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocal on track 15)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Track 16 : Royal Roost, New York City,February 12, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocal on track 09)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums


Tracks 01 - 02 : Royal Roost, New York City, September 4, 1948
Miles Davis : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Tad Dameron : piano
Curley Russel : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 03 - 06 : Royal Roost, New York City, December 11, 1948
Miles Davis : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 07 - 08 : Royal Roost, New York City, December 12, 1948
Miles Davis : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocal on track 08)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 09 - 14 : Royal Roost, New York City, December 25, 1948
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 15 - 16 : Royal Roost, New York City, January 1, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums


Tracks 01 - 02 : Royal Roost, New York City, February 12, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 03 - 05 : Royal Roost, New York City, February 19, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocals on track 05)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 06 - 10 : Royal Roost, New York City, February 26, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocasl on track 05)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums
plus
Lucky Thomson : tenor sax (on tracks 06, 07 & 08)
Milt Jackson : vibraphone (on tracks 06, 07 & 08)
Miles Davis (probably) : trumpet (on track 07)
Dave Lambert : Vocals (on tracks 9 & 10)
Buddy Stewart : Vocals (on tracks 9 & 10)

Tracks 11 - 15 : Royal Roost, New York City, March 5, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano (except on track 11)
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums
plus
Lucky Thomson : tenor sax (on tracks 11 & 12)
Milt Jackson : vibraphone (on tracks 11 & 12)
Dave Lambert : Vocals (on tracks 11 & 15)
Buddy Stewart : Vocals (on tracks 13, 11 & 15)

Tracks 16 - 18 : Royal Roost, New York City, March 5, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums
plus
Lucky Thomson : tenor sax (on tracks 16 & 18)
Milt Jackson : vibraphone


Tracks 01 - 06 : Chicago, October 23, 1950
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Claude McLin : tenor sax
Chris Anderson : piano
Georges Freeman : g
Lery Jackson : bass
Bruz Freeman : drums

Tracks 07 - 11 : Carnegie Hall, New York City, September 29, 1947
Dizzy Gillespie : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
John Lewis : piano
Al McKibbon : bass
Joe Harris : drums

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleLength
152nd Street Theme
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1948-09-04)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1948-09-04)
piano:
Tadd Dameron (on 1948-09-04)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1948-09-04)
live recording of:
52nd Street Theme (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
5:23
2Ko-Ko
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1948-09-04)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1948-09-04)
piano:
Tadd Dameron (on 1948-09-04)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1948-09-04)
live recording of:
Ko Ko (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
Charlie Parker (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI
2:31
3Groovin' High
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1948-12-11)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1948-12-11)
piano:
Tadd Dameron (on 1948-12-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1948-12-11)
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1948-12-11)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker
5:02
4Big Foot
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1948-12-11)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1948-12-11)
piano:
Tadd Dameron (on 1948-12-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1948-12-11)
live recording of:
Big Foot (on 1948-12-11)
composer:
Charlie Parker
4:44
5Ornithology
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1948-12-11)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1948-12-11)
piano:
Tadd Dameron (on 1948-12-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1948-12-11)
live recording of:
Ornithology (on 1948-12-11)
composer:
Benny Harris and Charlie Parker
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
5:43
6Slow Boat to China
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1948-12-11)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1948-12-11)
piano:
Al Haig and Tadd Dameron (on 1948-12-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1948-12-11)
live instrumental recording of:
On a Slow Boat to China (on 1948-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
5:20
7Hot House
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1948-12-12)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1948-12-12)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-12)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1948-12-12)
live recording of:
Hot House (on 1948-12-12)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
4:25
8Salt Peanuts
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1948-12-12)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1948-12-12)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-12)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1948-12-12)
live recording of:
Salt Peanuts (on 1948-12-12)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp.
3:52
9Chasin' the Bird
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1948-12-18)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1948-12-18)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1948-12-18)
live recording of:
Chasing the Bird (on 1948-12-18)
composer:
Charlie Parker
4:25
10Out of Nowhere
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1948-12-18)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1948-12-18)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1948-12-18)
live instrumental recording of:
Out of Nowhere (on 1948-12-18)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
3:20
11How High the Moon2:58
12Half Nelson
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (in 1948)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (in 1948)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (in 1948)
piano:
Al Haig (in 1948)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (in 1948)
live recording of:
Half Nelson (on 1948-12-25)
composer:
Miles Davis
4:45
13White Christmas5:10
14Little Willie Leaps
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (in 1948)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (in 1948)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (in 1948)
piano:
Al Haig (in 1948)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (in 1948)
live recording of:
Little Willie Leaps (on 1948-12-25)
composer:
Miles Davis
3:54
15Jumpin' With Symphony Sid / Bebop
double bass:
Tommy Potter (in 1949)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (in 1949)
piano:
Al Haig (in 1949)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (in 1949)
live medley including a recording of:
Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid (on 1949-01-01)
composer:
Lester Young
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Unichappell Music
live medley including a recording of:
Be-Bop (in 1949)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Inc./ASCAP
5:04
16Slow Boat to China4:30
2CD
#TitleLength
1Ornithology
live recording of:
Ornithology (on 1949-01-01)
composer:
Benny Harris and Charlie Parker
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
live recording of:
Ornithology (in 1949)
composer:
Benny Harris and Charlie Parker
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
4:53
2Groovin' High
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1949-01-01)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker
5:36
3East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
live instrumental recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) (on 1949-01-01)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
4:38
4Cheryl
live recording of:
Cheryl (on 1949-01-01)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp/BMI
live recording of:
Cheryl (in 1949)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp/BMI
4:40
5How High the Moon5:04
6Scrapple From the Apple
live recording of:
Scrapple From the Apple (on 1949-01-16)
composer:
Charlie Parker
translator:
Harrie Geelen
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:08
7Bebop
live recording of:
Be-Bop (on 1949-01-16)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Inc./ASCAP
3:31
8Hot House
live recording of:
Hot House (on 1949-01-16)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
5:06
9Oop Bop Sh'Bam5:05
10Scrapple From the Apple
live recording of:
Scrapple From the Apple (on 1949-01-22)
composer:
Charlie Parker
translator:
Harrie Geelen
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:39
11Salt Peanuts
live recording of:
Salt Peanuts (on 1949-01-22)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp.
4:09
12Groovin' High
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1949-01-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker
3:44
13Scrapple From the Apple
live recording of:
Scrapple From the Apple (on 1949-02-05)
composer:
Charlie Parker
translator:
Harrie Geelen
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:29
14Barbados
live recording of:
Barbados (on 1949-02-05)
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:51
15Salt Peanuts
live recording of:
Salt Peanuts (on 1949-02-05)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp.
3:42
16Scrapple From the Apple
live recording of:
Scrapple From the Apple (on 1949-02-12)
composer:
Charlie Parker
translator:
Harrie Geelen
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:55
3CD
#TitleLength
1Barbados
live recording of:
Barbados (on 1949-02-12)
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:56
2Bebop
live recording of:
Be-Bop (on 1949-02-12)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Inc./ASCAP
3:28
3Groovin' High
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1949-02-19)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker
4:47
4Confirmation
live recording of:
Confirmation (on 1949-02-19)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI
3:34
5Salt Peanuts
live recording of:
Salt Peanuts (on 1949-02-19)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp.
3:55
6Half Nelson
live recording of:
Half Nelson (on 1949-02-26)
composer:
Miles Davis
3:42
7A Night in Tunisia
live recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental) (on 1949-02-26)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing
4:53
8Scrapple From the Apple
live recording of:
Scrapple From the Apple (on 1949-02-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker
translator:
Harrie Geelen
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:59
9Deedle
vocals:
Dave Lambert (on 1949-02-26)
2:39
10What's This?
vocals:
Dave Lambert (on 1949-02-26)
live recording of:
What’s This? (on 1949-02-26)
writer:
Dave Lambert
2:15
11Cheryl
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1949-03-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1949-03-05)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-03-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1949-03-05)
live recording of:
Cheryl (on 1949-03-05)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp/BMI
3:49
12Anthropology
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1949-03-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1949-03-05)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-03-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1949-03-05)
live recording of:
Anthropology (on 1949-03-05)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
5:50
13Hurry Home
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1949-03-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1949-03-05)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-03-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1949-03-05)
live instrumental recording of:
Hurry Home (on 1949-03-05)
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier
writer:
Robert Emmerich and Joseph Meyer
2:27
14Deedle
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1949-03-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1949-03-05)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-03-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1949-03-05)
2:06
15Royal Roost Bop
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1949-03-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1949-03-05)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-03-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1949-03-05)
2:12
16Cheryl
live recording of:
Cheryl (on 1949-03-12)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp/BMI
3:25
17Slow Boat to China4:41
18Chasin' the Bird
live recording of:
Chasing the Bird (on 1949-03-12)
composer:
Charlie Parker
6:39
4CD
#TitleLength
1There's a Small Hotel
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1950-10-23)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Bruz Freeman (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
George Freeman (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Chris Anderson (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Claude McLin (on 1950-10-23)
live instrumental recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”) (on 1950-10-23)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
10:15
2These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1950-10-23)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Bruz Freeman (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
George Freeman (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Chris Anderson (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Claude McLin (on 1950-10-23)
live instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1950-10-23)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co., Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Bourne Co., Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
2:06
3Keen and Peachy
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1950-10-23)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Bruz Freeman (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
George Freeman (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Chris Anderson (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Claude McLin (on 1950-10-23)
live recording of:
Keen and Peachy (on 1950-10-23)
composer:
Ralph Burns and Shorty Rogers
6:29
4Hot House
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1950-10-23)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Bruz Freeman (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
George Freeman (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Chris Anderson (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Claude McLin (on 1950-10-23)
live recording of:
Hot House (on 1950-10-23)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
9:06
5Swivel Hips (Bird, Bass and Out)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1950-10-23)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Bruz Freeman (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
George Freeman (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Chris Anderson (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Claude McLin (on 1950-10-23)
3:37
6Goodbye3:13
7A Night in Tunisia
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
live recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental) (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing
5:09
8Dizzy Atmosphere
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
live recording of:
Dizzy Atmosphere (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Music (ended) and Universal Music Corp.
4:05
9Groovin' High
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker
5:13
10Confirmation
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
live instrumental recording of:
Confirmation (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI
5:35
11Ko-Ko
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
live recording of:
Ko Ko (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Charlie Parker (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI
4:11