A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 (JSP Records JSP 915)

Title: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948
Label: JSP Records JSP 915
Number of tracks: 125
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Details: November 30, 1940; December 2, 1940; February 13, 1942; April 30, 1941; July 1942; Unknown 1942; September 1943; September 15, 1944; January 4, 1945; February 28, 1945; May 11, 1945; May 25, 1945; June 6, 1945; September 4, 1945; November 26, 1945; December 17, 1945 (c); February 4, 1946 (b); March 28, 1946; July 29, 1946; February 1, 1947; February 19, 1947; February 26, 1947; May 8, 1947; August 14, 1947; October 28, 1947; November 4, 1947; December 17, 1947; December 1947 (b); December 1947 (c); December 21, 1947; September 18, 1948 (a); September 24, 1948

Note: Only tracks on which Parker is present (367:29) are displayed below.

Disc 1
1	I Found a New Baby (J. Palmer-S. Williams) [Nov 30, 1940]	3:00
2	Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) [Nov 30, 1940]	2:52
3	Honeysuckle Rose (A. Razaf-F. Waller) [Dec 2, 1940]	2:59
4	Lady Be Good (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Dec 2, 1940]	2:57
5	Coquette (C. Lombardo-J. Green-G. Kahn) [Dec 2, 1940]	3:11
6	Moten Swing (B. Moten) [Dec 2, 1940]	2:49
7	Wichita Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) [Dec 2, 1940]	3:11
8	Swingmatism (W.J. Scott-J. McShann) [Feb 13, 1942]	4:02
9	Hootie Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) [Feb 13, 1942]	4:36
10	Dexter Blues (J. McShann) [Apr 30, 1941]	2:53
11	Lonely Boy Blues (J. McShann-W. Brown) [Jul 2, 1942]	2:54
12	Cherokee (R. Noble) [incomplete] [Unkn 1942]	2:48
13	The Jumpin' Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) [Jul 2, 1942]	2:59
14	Sepian Bounce (A. Hall-J. McShann) [Sepian Stomp] [Jul 2, 1942]	3:06
15	Cherokee (R. Noble) [Sep 1943]	3:10
16	My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?) (M. Gordon-H. Warren) [Sep 1943]	3:16
17	I Found a New Baby (J. Palmer-S. Williams) [Sep 1943]	3:29
18	Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) [Sep 1943]	3:40
19	Tiny's Tempo (T. Grimes) [take 3 (master)] [Sep 15, 1944]	2:53
20	I'll Always Love You Just the Same (T. Grimes-C. Hart) [take 2 (master)] [Sep 15, 1944]	2:58
21	Romance without Finance (T. Grimes) [take 5 (master)] [Sep 15, 1944]	3:01
22	Red Cross (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] [Sep 15, 1944]	3:06
23	What's the Matter Now? (C. Hart) [Jan 4, 1945]	2:44
24	I Want Every Bit of It (C. Hart) [Jan 4, 1945]	3:10
25	That's the Blues (D. Gillespie) [Jan 4, 1945]	2:48

Disc 2
1	G.I. Blues (C. Hart) [4-F Blues] [Jan 4, 1945]	2:33
2	G.I. Blues (C. Hart) [Jan 4, 1945]	2:20
3	Dream of You (E.P. Moran-S. Oliver-J. Lunceford) [Jan 4, 1945]	2:50
4	Seventh Avenue (G. Powell-I. Higgenbotham) [Jan 4, 1945]	2:46
5	Sorta Kinda (C. Hart) [Jan 4, 1945]	2:37
6	Oh Oh, My My, Oh Oh (C. Hart) [Jan 4, 1945]	2:42
7	Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [Feb 28, 1945]	2:40
8	All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [Feb 28, 1945]	2:47
9	Dizzy Atmosphere (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Feb 28, 1945]	2:46
10	Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie-K. Clarke) [May 11, 1945]	3:16
11	Shaw 'Nuff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [May 11, 1945]	3:01
12	Lover Man (J. Davis-R. Ramirez-J. Sherman) [May 11, 1945]	3:23
13	Hot House (T. Dameron) [May 11, 1945]	3:10
14	What More Can a Woman Do? (P. Lee-D. Barbour) [May 25, 1945]	3:00
15	I'd Rather Have a Memory Than a Dream (L. Feather-J. Russell) [May 25, 1945]	2:40
16	Mean to Me (R. Turk-F. Ahlert) [May 25, 1945]	2:38
17	Hallelujah (C. Grey-L. Robin-V. Youmans) [take 3 (master)] [Jun 6, 1945]	3:56
18	Get Happy (H. Arlen-T. Koehler) [take 2 (master)] [Jun 6, 1945]	3:43
19	Slam Slam Blues (R. Norvo) [take 2 (master)] [Jun 6, 1945]	4:28
20	Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] [Jun 6, 1945]	3:54
21	Takin' Off (C. Thompson) [Sep 4, 1945]	3:05
22	If I Had You (T. Shapiro-J. Campbell-R. Connelly) [Sep 4, 1945]	2:58
23	20th Century Blues (C. Thompson) [Sep 4, 1945]	2:53
24	The Street Beat (C. Thompson) [Sep 4, 1945]	2:30

Disc 3
1	Warming Up a Riff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [incomplete] [Nov 26, 1945]	2:34
2	Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] [Nov 26, 1945]	3:07
3	Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] [Nov 26, 1945]	3:14
4	Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Nov 26, 1945]	2:55
5	Meandering (C. Parker) [incomplete] [Nov 26, 1945]	3:15
6	Ko Ko (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] [Nov 26, 1945]	2:53
7	Dizzy Boogie (D. Gillespie) [take 1 (master)] [Dec 17, 1945 (c)]	3:07
8	Flat Foot Floogie (S. Gaillard-S. Stewart-A.B. Green) [take 1 (master)] [Dec 17, 1945 (c)]	2:30
9	Popity Pop (S. Gaillard) [Dec 17, 1945 (c)]	2:55
10	Slim's Jam (S. Gaillard) [Dec 17, 1945 (c)]	3:20
11	Diggin' Diz (G. Handy) [Feb 4, 1946 (b)]	2:51
12	Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] [Mar 28, 1946]	3:01
13	Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] [Mar 28, 1946]	2:53
14	Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 4 (master)] [Mar 28, 1946]	2:58
15	A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 1 (inc, Famous Alto Break)] [Mar 28, 1946]	0:47
16	A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 5 (master)] [Mar 28, 1946]	3:01
17	Max is Making Wax (O. Pettiford) [Jul 29, 1946]	2:29
18	Lover Man (J. Davis-R. Ramirez-J. Sherman) [Jul 29, 1946]	3:18
19	The Gypsy (B. Reid) [Jul 29, 1946]	3:01
20	Bebop (D. Gillespie) [Jul 29, 1946]	2:52
21	Blues [Copely Plaza Plues] [Feb 1, 1947]	1:05
22	Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) [Feb 1, 1947]	2:10
23	Lullaby in Rhythm (B. Goodman-E. Sampson) [Part 1] [Feb 1, 1947]	1:29
24	Home Cookin' I (Unknown) [Lullaby at Kopely's] [Feb 1, 1947]	2:19
25	Home Cookin' II (Unknown) [E-flat Rhythm] [Feb 1, 1947]	2:05
26	Home Cookin' III (Unknown) [Kopely Rhythm] [Feb 1, 1947]	3:27

Disc 4
1	This is Always (M. Gordon-H. Warren) [take 3 (master)] [Feb 19, 1947]	3:12
2	Dark Shadows (S. Henry) [take 3 (master)] [Feb 19, 1947]	3:04
3	Bird's Nest (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Feb 19, 1947]	2:41
4	Cool Blues (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Feb 19, 1947]	3:06
5	Relaxin' at Camarillo (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Feb 26, 1947]	3:04
6	Cheers (H. McGhee) [take 4 (master)] [Feb 26, 1947]	3:03
7	Carvin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] [Feb 26, 1947]	2:43
8	Stupendous (H. McGhee) [take 1 (master)] [Feb 26, 1947]	2:53
9	Donna Lee (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] [May 8, 1947]	2:30
10	Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] [May 8, 1947]	2:44
11	Cheryl (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] [May 8, 1947]	2:55
12	Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] [May 8, 1947]	2:29
13	Milestones (M. Davis) [take 2 (master)] [Aug 14, 1947]	2:34
14	Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 3 (master)] [Aug 14, 1947]	2:49
15	Half Nelson (M. Davis) [take 2 (master)] [Aug 14, 1947]	2:42
16	Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 2 (master)] [Aug 14, 1947]	2:21
17	Dexterity (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] [Oct 28, 1947]	2:58
18	Bongo Bop (C. Parker) [take 1 (master)] [Oct 28, 1947]	2:43
19	Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Oct 28, 1947]	3:07
20	The Hymn (C. Parker) [take 1 (master)] [Oct 28, 1947]	2:30
21	Bird of Paradise (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Oct 28, 1947]	3:06
22	Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [take 2 (master)] [Oct 28, 1947]	3:22
23	Bird Feathers (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Nov 4, 1947]	2:50
24	Klact-oveereds-tene (C. Parker) [take 1 (master)] [Nov 4, 1947]	3:04
25	Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Nov 4, 1947]	2:57
26	My Old Flame (A. Johnston-S. Coslow) [take 1 (master)] [Nov 4, 1947]	3:13

Disc 5
1	Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) [take 3] [Nov 4, 1947]	3:04
2	Don't Blame Me (D. Fields-J. McHugh) [take 1] [Nov 4, 1947]	2:46
3	Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] [Dec 17, 1947]	2:51
4	Quasimado (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] [Dec 17, 1947]	2:52
5	Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] [Dec 17, 1947]	2:41
6	Bongo Beep (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Dec 17, 1947]	2:56
7	Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 4 (master)] [Dec 17, 1947]	2:57
8	How Deep is the Ocean? (I. Berlin) [take 1 (master)] [Dec 17, 1947]	3:22
9	The Bird (C. Parker) [Dec 1947 (b)]	4:43
10	Repetition (N. Hefti) [Dec 1947 (c)]	2:56
11	Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] [Dec 21, 1947]	2:37
12	Bluebird (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Dec 21, 1947]	2:49
13	Klaunstance (C. Parker) [The Way You Look Tonight] [Dec 21, 1947]	2:44
14	Bird Gets the Worm (C. Parker) [take 3 (master)] [Dec 21, 1947]	2:34
15	Barbados (C. Parker) [take 4 (master)] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)]	2:26
16	Ah-Leu-Cha (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)]	2:52
17	Constellation (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)]	2:26
18	Parker's Mood (C. Parker) [take 5 (master)] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)]	3:01
19	Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 7 (master)] [Sep 24, 1948]	2:31
20	Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 12 (master)] [Sep 24, 1948]	2:41
21	Steeplechase (C. Parker) [take 2 (master)] [Sep 24, 1948]	3:03
22	Merry-Go-Round (C. Parker) [take 2] [Sep 24, 1948]	2:23
23	No Noise (E. Bartee) [parts 1-2] [Dec 20, 1948]	5:55
24	Mango Mangue (G. Valdez-M. Sunshine) [Dec 20, 1948]	2:55

November 30, 1940
Charlie Parker (as); Bernard "Buddy" Anderson (tpt); Orville "Piggy" Minor (tpt); J.F. "Bud" Gould (tb, vln); William J. Scott (ts); Jay McShann (p); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson (d)

December 2, 1940
Charlie Parker (as); Bernard "Buddy" Anderson (tpt); Orville "Piggy" Minor (tpt); J.F. "Bud" Gould (tb, vln); Bob Mabane (ts); Jay McShann (p); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson (d)

April 30, 1941
Charlie Parker (as); Bernard "Buddy" Anderson (tpt); Orville "Piggy" Minor (tpt); Harold Bruce (tpt); Joe Taswell Baird (tb); John Jackson (as); Harold Ferguson (ts); Bob Mabane (ts); Jay McShann (p); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson (d); Walter Brown (voc)

Unknown 1942
Charlie Parker (as); Vic Coulsen (tpt); George Treadwell (tpt); Unknown (ts, as); Unknown (g); Allan Tinney (p); Ebenezer Paul (b); "Little" Phil Phillips (d)

February 13, 1942
Charlie Parker (as); Bernard "Buddy" Anderson (tpt); Orville "Piggy" Minor (tpt); Bob Merrill (tpt); Lawrence "Frog" Anderson (tb); Joe Taswell Baird (tb); John Jackson (as); Fred Culliver (ts); Bob Mabane (ts); James Coe (bs); Jay McShann (p); Leonard "Lucky" Enois (g); Gene Ramey (b); Harold "Doc" West (d); Walter Brown (voc); Al Hibbler (voc); Bill Abernhathy (ann)

July 2, 1942
Charlie Parker (as); Bernard "Buddy" Anderson (tpt); Orville "Piggy" Minor (tpt); Bob Merrill (tpt); Lawrence "Frog" Anderson (tb); Joe Taswell Baird (tb); John Jackson (as); Fred Culliver (ts); Bob Mabane (ts); James Coe (bs); Jay McShann (p); Leonard "Lucky" Enois (g); Gene Ramey (b); Harold "Doc" West (d); Walter Brown (voc); Al Hibbler (voc)

September 1943
Charlie Parker (as); Efferge Ware (g); "Little" Phil Phillips (d)

September 15, 1944
Charlie Parker (as); Clyde Hart (p); Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (g); Jimmy Butts (b); Harold "Doc" West (d)

January 4, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Don Byas (ts); James "Trummy" Young (tb, voc); Clyde Hart (p); Mike Bryan (g); Al Hall (b); Gordon "Specs" Powell (d); Henry "Rubberlegs" Williams (voc)

February 28, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Clyde Hart (p); Remo Palmieri (g); Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (b); William "Cozy" Cole (d)

May 11, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt, voc); Al Haig (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Sid Catlett (d); Sarah Vaughan (voc)

May 25, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Flip Phillips [Joseph Filipelli] (ts); Nat Jaffe (p); Tadd Dameron (p); Bill De Arango (g); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Max Roach (d); Sarah Vaughan (voc)

June 6, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Flip Phillips [Joseph Filipelli] (ts); Red Norvo [Kenneth Norville] (vb); Teddy Wilson (p); Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (b); Gordon "Specs" Powell (d); J.C. Heard (d)

September 4, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); Buck Clayton (tpt); Dexter Gordon (ts); Danny Barker (g); Sir Charles Thompson (p); Jimmy Butts (b); J.C. Heard (d)

November 26, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt, p); Sadik Hakim [Argonne Thornton] (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Max Roach (d)

December 17, 1945 (c)
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Jack McVea (ts); Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (p); Bulee "Slim" Gaillard (g, p, voc); Tiny "Bam" Brown (b); Arthur "Zutty" Singleton (d)

February 4, 1946 (b)
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts); George Handy (p); Arvin Garrison (g); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (d)

March 28, 1946
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts); Arvin Garrison (g); Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (p); Vic McMillan (b); Roy Porter (d)

July 29, 1946
Charlie Parker (as); Howard McGhee (tpt); Jimmy Bunn (p); Bob Kesterson (b); Roy Porter (d)

February 1, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Howard McGhee (tpt); Melvin Broiles (tpt); Harold "Shorty" Rogers (tpt); Russ Freeman (p); Arnold Fishkind (b); Jimmy Pratt (d)

February 19, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Erroll Garner (p); George "Red" Callender (b); Harold "Doc" West (d); Earl Coleman (voc)

February 26, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Howard McGhee (tpt); Wardell Gray (ts); Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (p); Barney Kessel (g); George "Red" Callender (b); Don Lamond (d)

May 8, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); Earl "Bud" Powell (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

August 14, 1947
Charlie Parker (ts); Miles Davis (tpt); John Lewis (p); Nelson Boyd (b); Max Roach (d)

October 28, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); Irving "Duke" Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

November 4, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); Irving "Duke" Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

December 1947 (b)
Charlie Parker (as); Hank Jones (p); Ray Brown (b); Shelly Manne (d)

December 1947 (c)
Charlie Parker (as); Al Porcino (tpt); Doug Mettome (tpt); Ray Wetzel (tpt); Bill Harris (tb); Bart Varsalona (bass tb); Vinnie Jacobs (frh); Murray Williams (as); Sonny Salad (as); Pete Mondello (ts); Flip Phillips [Joseph Filipelli] (ts); Manny Albam (bs); John La Porta (cl); Gene Orloff (vln, concertmaster); Sam Kaplan (vln); Manny Fiddler (vln); Sid Harris (vln); Harry Katzman (vln); Zelly Smirnoff (vln); Nat Nathanson (vla); Fred Ruzilla (vla); Joe Benaventi (cello); Tony Aless (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Shelly Manne (d); Diego Iborra (perc); Neal Hefti (arr, cond)

December 17, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); J.J. Johnson (tb); Irving "Duke" Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

December 21, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); Irving "Duke" Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

September 18, 1948 (a)
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); John Lewis (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Max Roach (d)

September 24, 1948
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); John Lewis (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Max Roach (d)

December 20, 1948
Charlie Parker (as); Mario Bauza (tpt); Frank "Paquito" Davilla (tpt); Bob Woodlen (tpt); Gene Johnson (as); Fred Skerritt (as); Flip Phillips [Joseph Filipelli] (ts); Jose Madera (ts); Leslie Johnakins (bs); Rene Hernandez (p); Roberto Rodriguez (b); Jose Mangual (bgo); Luis Miranda (cga); Umbaldo Nieto (timbales); Frank "Machito" Grillo (maracas)