Session details: Onyx Club (July 11, 1948)

Charlie Parker session details

July 11, 1948 (18 items; TT = 36:26)

Onyx Club, New York NY

Private recording (Dean Benedetti tape) (C)

Show chatter

Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); Irving "Duke" Jordan (p); Thelonious Monk (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d); Carmen McRae (voc); Earl Coleman (voc); Kenny "Pancho" Hagood (voc)

1	All the Things You Are (7/11) [Bird of Paradise] (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein)	2:46
2	Unknown Title (7/12)	0:06
	"Country Gardens" tag
3	Introduction (7/31)	0:12
	Parker introduces Monk: "You gotta know him by your applause, but what are you gonna do about Monk?"
4	Well, You Needn't (7/31) (T. Monk)	2:20
	Monk replaces Jordan on piano. Splice at 0:56
5	Big Foot (7/13) (C. Parker)	3:57
	Splice at 3:21 (?)
6	I Can't Get Started (7/14) (V. Duke-I. Gershwin)	1:11
7	Dizzy Atmosphere (7/15) (D. Gillespie-C. Parker)	4:24
	Splice at 3:26
8	Spotlite (7/16) (C. Hawkins)	2:39
	Splices at 1:34, 2:26
9	52nd Street Theme (7/17) (T. Monk)	0:07
10	How High the Moon (7/18) (N. Hamilton-M. Lewis)	3:57
	Splice at 2:51
11	September Song (7/19) (K. Weill-M. Anderson)	1:41
	Splice at 1:34. "Country Gardens" tag (1:35-1:41)
12	Hot House (7/20) (T. Dameron)	3:49
	Splices at 1:44, 2:31
13	52nd Street Theme (7/21) (T. Monk)	0:57
	Parker (0:08-0:17): "And now ladies and gentlemen, for your listening and entertianment pleasure for the next half hour will be Adrian Jordan. Let's bring her on with a big round of applause... Adrian Jordan..."
14	A Night in Tunisia (7/22) (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)	3:29
	Splice at 3:24. Parker quotes "Pop Goes the Weasel" (3:02-3:05)
15	My Old Flame (7/23) (A. Johnston-S. Coslow)	1:50
	Splices at 0:23, 1:03
16	The Hymn (7/25) (C. Parker)	1:23
	Splice at 0:46 (?)
17	Half Nelson (7/27) (M. Davis)	1:12
	No audible Parker
18	Little Willie Leaps (7/28) (M. Davis)	0:26
	No audible Parker


1 All the Things You Are (7/11) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
2 Unknown Title (7/12) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
3 Introduction (7/31) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
4 Well, You Needn't (7/31) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
5 Big Foot (7/13) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
6 I Can't Get Started (7/14) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
7 Dizzy Atmosphere (7/15) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129, Debut DEB-6011, Prestige PR-24009 CD: Mosaic MD7 129, Fantasy OJCCD 114
8 Spotlite (7/16) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
9 52nd Street Theme (7/17) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
10 How High the Moon (7/18) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129, Debut DEB-6011, Prestige PR-24009 CD: Mosaic MD7 129, Fantasy OJCCD 114, Philology Volume 1/4 (W 5/18)
11 September Song (7/19) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
12 Hot House (7/20) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129, Debut DEB-6011, Prestige PR-24009 CD: Mosaic MD7 129, Fantasy OJCCD 114
13 52nd Street Theme (7/21) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129, Fantasy OJCCD 114
14 A Night in Tunisia (7/22) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129, Debut DEB-6011, Prestige PR-24009 CD: Mosaic MD7 129, Fantasy OJCCD 114, Philology Volume 57 (W 888)
15 My Old Flame (7/23) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
16 The Hymn (7/25) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
17 Half Nelson (7/27) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
18 Little Willie Leaps (7/28) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129

These items were recorded by Dean Benedetti.

The Parker Quintet was booked at the Onyx Club for six nights, July 6-11 (Tuesday-Sunday). The Benedetti material issued by Mosaic includes parts of at least four of these nights (July 6, 7, 10, and 11), plus a bit of an afternoon rehearsal (July 10).

While they're certainly important, these recordings are disappointing, especially compared to those made earlier at the Three Deuces. The fidelity is quite poor throughout, and the items are all edited one way or another.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the place of the item in the Mosaic box. "(4/1)" means that this item is on disc 4, track 1.