Session details: Birdland (November 1, 1952)

Charlie Parker session details

November 1, 1952 (4 items; TT = 9:51)

Birdland, New York NY

Unknown radio broadcast (B)

Show chatter

Charlie Parker (as); Milt Jackson (vb); John Lewis (p); Percy Heath (b); Kenny Clarke (d); Bob Garrity (ann)

1	Introduction (Bob Garrity, Parker)	0:41
	BG: "... and the Ahmad Jamal Trio, and me, and Bill Demarest producing. Right now we'd like to move on to the quartet part of the show, and, uh, ladies and gentlemen, I hope you'll bring to the stand the Milt Jackson Quartet. Milt? What do you want to do first now? [splice] ...continue with Milt Jackson, but we have an addition and we'll bring to the stand right now, the man on alto, about whom I need say no words, just Charlie Parker... Bird? Beginning with the... You want to do the quiet one or do you want to pick it up, Bird?" CP: "Well, we'll do a little bit off 'How High the Moon' first, Robert." BG: "'How High', OK..." Incomplete (0:22) on Ember and Cool and Blue
2	How High the Moon (N. Hamilton-M. Lewis)	5:24
	Parker and Clarke exchanges following Lewis' solo (4:02-4:38). Parker calls "Embraceable You" during applause
3	Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)	3:08
4	52nd Street Theme (with voiceover, inc) (T. Monk)	0:38
	"Thank you, Charlie. Charlie Parker accompanied by the Milt Jackson Quartet, for the past twenty minutes from our live show from Birdland this morning, Broadway and 52nd Street. And right now, it's time to get back to records over at WJZ, New York's first station..." Announcement missing on all issues


1 Introduction (Bob Garrity, Parker) CD: Cool and Blue 108, Ember CD 509, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1341
2 How High the Moon 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 18, Klacto MG 101 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3014, Sound Hills SSCD 8030, Cool and Blue 108, Ember CD 509, Philology Volume 34 (W 865), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1341
3 Embraceable You 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 18, Klacto MG 101 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3014, Sound Hills SSCD 8030, Cool and Blue 108, Ember CD 509, Philology Volume 34 (W 865), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1341
4 52nd Street Theme (with voiceover, inc) 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 18, Klacto MG 101 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3014, Sound Hills SSCD 8030, Cool and Blue 108, Ember CD 509, Philology Volume 34 (W 865), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1341

Parker joined the first incarnation of the Modern Jazz Quartet, who would record their first LP for Prestige on December 22.

The longer announcements are from a second master, probably recorded by Chan Richardson. The quality of this recording is considerably better than that of the issued versions, but the tunes are incomplete: from "How High the Moon," the section from 2:55-4:01 (solos by Jackson and Lewis) is missing; and from "Embraceable You," 1:53-2:25 (most of Jackson's solo).