Session details: Waldorf Astoria Hotel (March 5, 1949)

Charlie Parker session details

March 5, 1949 (3 items; TT = 6:17)

Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York NY

Unknown air check (B-)

Show chatter

Charlie Parker (as); Kenny Dorham (tpt); Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts); Milt Jackson (vb); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

1	Introduction	0:18
	"Now the battle is gonna come right into close quarters, with the musical gladiators both are saying the same kind of musical subject, the old traditional improvised blues. But Charlie Parker's gonna take a new twist and a new name, as he kicks off with a tune called 'Barbados'..."
2	Barbados (C. Parker)	3:36
3	Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker)	2:23


1 Introduction 12" LP: Jazz Showcase 5003, Bird Box 01-22 LP 1 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3001, Sound Hills SSCD 8017, Philology Volume 16 (W 846), Rare Live Recordings RLR 88634
2 Barbados 12" LP: Jazz Showcase 5003, Bird Box 01-22 LP 1 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3001, Sound Hills SSCD 8017, Philology Volume 16 (W 846), Rare Live Recordings RLR 88634, Musica Jazz MJCD 1102
3 Anthropology 12" LP: Jazz Showcase 5003 CD: Philology Volume 16 (W 846), Rare Live Recordings RLR 88634

This was part of a "Battle of the Bands" presentation by Rudi Blesh and the New York Herald. The bop band was Parker's group (with Milt Jackson added on "Anthropology"); the Dixieland band included Wilbur de Paris (tb), Sidney Bechet (ss), Buster Bailey (cl), Ralph Sutton (p), Walter Page (b), and George Wettling (d).

Potter has a nice opening solo on "Barbados," and the group plays "Anthropology" at a blistering tempo. These tunes compare very favorably to the Roost titles of this period. The introduction is missing on Philology, and the speed is a bit off (about a quarter tone sharp).