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1943 |
Charlie
Parker Chronology |
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Created
by Leif Bo Petersen |
Last
updated: December 11, 2021. |
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Date |
Event |
References/Further
Details |
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January
15 |
Earl Hines and His Band Probably: Gail Brockman, Shorty McConnell, Benny Harris, Dizzy Gillespie
(tp); Gus Chappell, Bennie Green, Howard Scott (tb); Scoops Carey, Goon
Gardner (as); Thomas Crump, Charlie Parker (ts); John Williams (bars); Earl
Hines (p); Connie Wainwright (g); Jesse Simpkins (b); Shadow Wilson (d);
Julia Gardner (accordion, voc); Sarah Vaughan (voc, p); Madeline Green, Billy
Eckstine (voc). 3 Businessmen of Rhythm Long & Short Patterson & Jackson Apollo Theater, New York, NY. January 15-21. |
Ad in New York Amsterdam
News, January 16, 1943, 15. “Earl Hines’ Famed Orchestra Is Booked,” New York Amsterdam News, January 16, 1943, 10. “House
Reviews, Apollo, N.Y.,” Variety,
January 20, 1943, 32: 18 pieces: 4 trumpets, 3
trombones, 5 saxes, 2 pianos, g, b, and d. Mentioned:
Sarah Vaughan (voc, p); Julia Gardner (accordion);
Madeline Green and Billy Eckstine (voc). “Diz Joins Father,” Down Beat, January 1, 1943, 10:
Gillespie joined Hines in Philadelphia early last month. It has been suggested that Gillespie had not joined the band at
this point of time, but the above article and the review’s mention of Salt Peanuts being played proves that
Gillespie was here. |
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January
22 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Three Varieties Royal Theatre, Baltimore, MD. January
22-28. |
Ad in Baltimore
Afro-American, January 23, 1943, 15. “Earl Hines Opens Today at the Royal,” Baltimore Afro-American, January 23, 1943, 15. |
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February
2 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Robbins Theater, Warren, OH. |
“Band Bookings,” Variety,
January 27, 1943, 32. |
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February
5 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Pigmeat Markham Three Businessmen of Rhythm The Grantos Paradise Theatre, Detroit, MI. February 5-11. |
Ad in Detroit Free Press,
February 4, 1943, 22: opening tomorrow. “Variety Marks Earl Hines Offering,” Detroit Free
Press, February 8, 1943, 15: including Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan,
Madeline Green, and Julia Gardner Billy Eckstine in R. Reisner, Bird:
The Legend of Charlie Parker (1962), 85-86: Episodes with Parker sleeping
under the stage and soloing in his socks. “Teddy Edwards Interview” Cadence, April
1994, 10: Edwards saw Parker and Sarah
Vaughan in the Hines band here. Claims wrongly it was the week after Parker
had been there with McShann. |
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February
13 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Auditorium, Dayton, OH. |
“Orchestra Routes,” Billboard,
February 13, 1943, 26. |
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February
14 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Floyd Campbell and His Orchestra Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, IL. |
Ad in Chicago Defender,
February 6, 1943, 14. “Father Hines and New Girl
Chirper Here,” Chicago Defender
(Nat. ed.), February 13, 1943, 19: Sarah Vaughan in the band in Chicago. “4 Shot in Savoy by Wild Jitterbug,” Chicago Defender, February 20, 1943, 1: Shooting episode at Savoy
Sunday February 14. “Accordion with Father Is Rather
Unexpected!” Down
Beat, March 1, 1943, 4: Review: Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Madeline
Green, Goon Gardner, Jesse Simpkins, and Shorty McConnell are mentioned. No
mention of Parker or Gillespie. |
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February
15? |
Jam Session Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, Shorty McConnell, Little Benny
Harris (tp); Charlie Parker, Goon Gardner (ts); Unidentified (g); Oscar
Pettiford (b); Unidentified (d); Bob Redcross (brushes). Probably Savoy Hotel, Chicago, IL. Private acetate (lacquer) recordings by Bob Redcross exist. |
O. Pettiford in R. Reisner, Bird: The Legend of Charlie
Parker (1962). 180: “I saw him again in Earl Hines’ band in 1943; they
were in Chicago, and Diz was in the band, too. I got word that time that I
could be in a jam session with Bird and Diz… Red Cross taped the session…” https://www.plosin.com/milesahead/BirdSessions.aspx?s=430215a https://www.plosin.com/milesahead/BirdSessions.aspx?s=430215b |
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February
16 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Dreamland,
Omaha, NE. 9–1
a.m. |
“Stage and Screen,” Omaha World Herald, February 12, 1943, 23. Ad in Omaha World Herald,
February 12, 1943, 23. |
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February
17? |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Kansas City, MO. |
“Dance News,” Omaha
World Herald, February 19, 1943, 5. |
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February
21 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Exposition Hall. Municipal Auditorium,
St. Louis, MO. February 21. Regal Sports Club (prod). |
“Pistol Shot Starts Fights at Negro
Ball,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 22, 1943, 3A. |
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February
23 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Tune Town, St. Louis, MO. February 23–29, 1943. Mistake. |
“Orchestra Routes,” Billboard,
February 27, 1943, 26. Ad in St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
February 25, 1943, 4B: Has Mitchell Ayres at Tune Town. |
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February
24 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Armory, Jackson, TN. Dance. 600 choice seats were reserved for white spectators. |
Ad in Jackson Sun,
February 10, 1943, 6: 18 pieces |
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February
26 |
Earl Hines Orchestra Coliseum, Evansville, IN. February 26. Dance. Sponsored by Chrysler Local 705, United
Auto-Workers-CIO. For Negro employees of the Chrysler Ordnance Plant. |
“Chrysler Union to Give Its Members ‘Just Dues’
Dances,” Evansville Press, February
16, 1943, 11. |
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February
27 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Johnny Jones and His Orchestra Ashland Avenue Auditorium, Chicago. IL. Madeline Green and Julia Gardner probably leave the band here. |
Ad
in Chicago Defender, February 13,
1943, 9: Madeline Green, Billy Eckstine (voc). “Madeleine Leaves Earl Hines’ Band,” Baltimore Afro-American, March 13, 1943, 17: From Chicago comes the news that Madeline Green has left
Hines. |
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February
late? |
Charlie Parker Probably Savoy Hotel, Chicago, IL. Private acetate (lacquer) recordings by Bob Redcross exist: Parker playing along with commercial recordings. |
https://www.plosin.com/milesahead/BirdSessions.aspx?s=430600 Probably
recorded before Hines left Chicago. |
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March
4 |
Earl Hines and His Band Probably: Gail Brockman, Shorty McConnell, Benny Harris, Dizzy
Gillespie (tp); Gus Chappell, Bennie Green, Howard Scott (tb); Scoops Carey,
Goon Gardner (as); Thomas Crump, Charlie Parker (ts); John Williams (bars);
Earl Hines (p); Connie Wainwright (g); Jesse Simpkins (b); Shadow Wilson (d);
Sarah Vaughan (voc, p);, Billy Eckstine (voc). Ethel Waters Patterson & Jackson Adams
Theater, Newark, NJ. March
4-10. |
“Orchestra Routes,” Billboard,
March 6, 1943, 26. “House Reviews: Adams, Newark,” Variety, March 10, 1943, 40: Review on
opening day. 16 pieces. Music, stands, and instruments had been sidetracked
in Chicago. They did not catch up until midnight, so the band had to
improvise the repertoire. |
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March
12 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Floyd Christie and Company Acromedians Three Poms. Fay’s
Theater, Philadelphia, PA. March
12-18. |
Ad in Philadelphia Inquirer,
March 12, 1943, 17. “Earl
Hines Orchestra, ‘The Pay-Off’ at Fays,” Philadelphia Inquirer,
March 14, 1943, SO 13. |
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March
mid |
Jam Sessions Unidentified
hotel, Philadelphia, PA. Hines’
and some of Charlie Barnet’s musicians are living at the same hotel in Philadelphia.
Howard McGhee jams with Charlie Parker and Gillespie here. |
“Barnet and New Orch Opening in Philly Metop…” Variety, March 3, 1943, 33: Barnet at
the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, March 11-31. Howard McGhee in R. Reisner, Bird: The Legend of Charlie Parker (1962), 143. |
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March
19 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Symphony Hall, Boston, MA. |
“Band Bookings”, Variety,
March 3, 1943, 34. |
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March
20 |
Ear Earl Hines and His Orchestra South Gate Armory, Boston, MA. Dance for Massachusetts State Guard. |
“Earl Hines to Play Here March 20,” Boston Herald, March 10, 1943, 15. Ad in Baltimore
Afro-American, March 20, 1943, 12: Billy Eckstein.
Madeleine Green, Sarah Vaughan. Green’s name in the ad is probably a mistake. |
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March
21 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra and His All Colored Revue Three Varieties Lyric
Theatre, Fitchburg, MD. Shows
at 3:35, 6:10, and 8:40. |
Ad in Fitchburg Sentinel March 20, 1943, 4:
Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Julia Gardner, Madeline Green, and Three
Variettes. Green's and Gardner’s names in the ad are probably a mistake. |
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March
23 |
Ethel Waters Earl Hines and Orchestra Three Varieties Brookins and Van Harold Cramer Palace, Columbus, OH. March 23-25. |
Ad in Columbus Dispatch,
April 24, 1943, 8-A. “Top Entertainment Offered at Palace,” Columbus Dispatch, April 24, 1943,
8-A: Review. |
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March
late |
Earl Hines Orchestra City
Hall, Portland, ME. Victory
Ball sponsored by Portland’s Elk Club. |
Band Bookings”, Variety,
March 3, 1943, 34: Dates March 20. Probably changed. “Earl Plays for Charity,” Chicago
Defender, March 6, 1943, 12. |
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March
28 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra and Revue Manhattan
Center, New York, NY. 7:30 pm. 300 servicemen admitted free. |
Ad in Daily News, March 28, 74. Father Hines and Piano disagree About – Him,” Down Beat,
April 14, 1943, 4: Review. |
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March
30 |
Ethel Waters Earl Hines and Orchestra Maryland, Cumberland, MD. |
Ad in Cumberland Evening Times,
March 29, 1943, 5: Tomorrow - One day only. “Earl Hines Tomorrow at Maryland Theatre,” Cumberland Evening Times, March 29,
1943, 5. |
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April
2 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Howard
Theater, Washington, DC. April
2-8. |
“Orchestra Routes,” Billboard,
April 3, 1943, 24. |
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April
9 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Durham Armory, Durham, NC. April 9, 1943. 5:30 p.m. Jitterbug contest dance. White spectators invited. |
Ad in Durham Sun, April 8, 1943, 10-A. |
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April
10 |
Charlie Parker Washington, DC. Charlie Parker marries dancer Geraldine Marguerite Scott. |
Benny Harris in R. Reisner, Bird: The Legend of Charlie Parker
(1962), 108–109: Harris refers to her as “Jerry.” K. Vail, Bird’s Diary
(1996), 7. |
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April
10? |
Earl Hines Orchestra Lincoln
Colonnades, Washington, DC. |
“Band Bookings”, Variety,
March 31, 1943, 35: Has April 11. Probably changed to April 10. |
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April
11 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Casino Club, Plaquemine, LA. Sunday Nite Dance. |
Ad in State Times Advocate
(Baton Rouge, LA), April 9, 1943: 16. |
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April
18 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra and Revue Mecca Temple, New York, NY. 8 pm. Young Men’s League of NY (prod). |
Ad in Daily News, April 17, 1943, 19 |
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April
18 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Memorial
Auditorium, Buffalo, NY. Probably
cancelled. |
“Band Bookings”, Variety,
March 31, 1943, 35. |
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April
mid |
Blue Ribbon Salute Tour Earl Hines and His Orchestra Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson New
York, NY. Rehearsals
for Blue Ribbon Salute tour start. |
“Jordan and Hines to Bask in “Salute Spotlight,” Baltimore Afro-American, April 20,
1942, 8: photos from rehearsals. |
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April
23 |
Earl Hines and His Band and Revue 17 pieces: Gail Brockman, Shorty
McConnell, Jesse Miller, Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Howard Scott (ts, voc); Gus
Chappell, Bennie Green (tb); Scoops Carey, Goon Gardner (as); Thomas Crump,
Charlie Parker (ts); John Williams (bars); Earl Hines (p); Connie Wainwright
(g); Jesse Simpkins (b); Shadow Wilson (d); Sarah Vaughan (voc, p); Billy
Eckstine (voc); Ann Creasy (v). Spick and Span (tap dance) Bill Bailey (dance) Tim Moore, Vivian Harris, George
Wiltshire
(comedy) Apollo Theater, New York, NY. April 23-29. |
Ad in New York Amsterdam
News, April 24, 1943, 15. “House
Reviews: Apollo, N.Y.,” Variety,
April 28, 1943, 22: Reviewed on Friday, 23. “Stage Show Reviews,” Metronome,
June 1943, 20–21: Review of Apollo appearance April 29, 4 pm show: Very
positive review by Leonard Feather. Mention of McConnell, Parker, Scott, Ann
Creasy (v), Brockman, Green, Vaughn, and Eckstine. L. Feather, Inside Jazz
(1977), between pp. 74 and 75: photo dated to the opening at the Apollo April
23, 1943. S. Dance, The World of
Earl Hines (1977), 258–59: same photo as in Feather, Inside Jazz. |
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May
7 |
Blue Ribbon Salute Tour Probably: Gail Brockman, Shorty McConnell, Jesse
Miller, Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Gus Chappell, Howard Scott, Bennie Green (tb);
Scoops Carey, Goon Gardner (as); Thomas Crump, Charlie Parker (ts); John Williams
(bars); Earl Hines (p); Connie Wainwright (g); Jesse Simpkins (b); Shadow
Wilson (d); Sarah Vaughan (voc, p); Billy Eckstine (voc). Earl Hines and His Orchestra Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson 4 Blue Bonnets William Bell Graham (prod); Ralph Cooper (mc) May 7-June 3. Blue
Ribbon Salute Tour sponsored by Pabst Beer. Touring military camps in the South and the Midwest. |
“Jordan and Hines to Bask in “Salute Spotlight,” Baltimore Afro-American, April 20, 1942,
8. “Pabst
Unit on Camp-Cash Dates,” Variety,
April 28, 1943, 46: tour runs from May 7–June 3. “Earl
Hines Heads Cast for Pabst,” Chicago Defender (nat. ed.), May 8, 1943,
19: Pabst sponsored tour to army camps. In addition, the group is being
booked for further commercial dates. “Earl Hines Heads Cast for Pabst, Chicago Defender, May 8, 1943, 19. S. Dance, The World of
Earl Hines (1977), 267: photo from this period. |
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May
7 |
Blue Ribbon Salute Tour Earl Hines and His Orchestra Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson 4 Blue Bonnets William Bell Graham (prod); Ralph Cooper (mc) Fort Mead, MD. |
“Cooper, Bell Revue Catches Fancy of Soldiers in Camp,“ Pittsburgh Courier, May 15, 1943, 20:
Review article dated May 13: referring to show “Friday Night”. |
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May
8 |
Galaxy of Stars Earl Hines and His Orchestra Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson 4 Blue Bonnets Ralph Cooper (mc) Golden Gate Ball Room, New York, NY. Presented by the Royal Sunset Auxiliary. |
Ad in New York Amsterdam
News, May 1, 1943, 15. |
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May
9 |
Blue Ribbon Salute Tour Earl Hines and His Orchestra Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson 4 Blue Bonnets William Bell Graham (prod); Ralph Cooper (mc). Fort Belvoir, VA. |
“Cooper, Bell Revue Catches Fancy of Soldiers in Camp,“ Pittsburgh Courier, May 15, 1943, 20. |
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May
10 |
Blue Ribbon Salute Tour Earl Hines and His Orchestra Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson 4 Blue Bonnets Fair Grounds, Petersburg, VA. |
Ad in Richmond
Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA), May 9, 1943, 46. |
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May
17 |
Blue Ribbon Salute Tour Earl Hines and His Orchestra Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson 4 Blue Bonnets Macon City Auditorium, Macon, GA. 8:30. |
Ad in Macon Telegraph, May 16, 1943, 24. |
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May
20 |
Blue Ribbon Salute Tour Earl Hines and His Orchestra Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson 4 Blue Bonnets Cobb-Foxhall Warehouse, Rocky Mount, NC. Negro dance. Special Section for white spectators. |
#Hines Orchestra to Be Here May 20,” Rocky Mount
Telegram, May 14, 1943, 7. |
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May
21 |
Blue Ribbon Salute Tour Earl Hines and His Orchestra Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson 4 Blue Bonnets Camp Butner, NC 6:30. |
"Musical Show Planned," Durham Sun,
May 21, 1943, 7-B. |
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May
24 |
Blue Ribbon Salute Tour Earl Hines and His Orchestra Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson 4 Blue Bonnets Auditorium, Atlanta, GA. May 24. 8:30–12:30 a.m. |
Ad in Atlanta Constitution, May 24, 1943, 8. |
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June
early |
Jay McShann Orchestra Release of Decca 4418. 10” 78 rpm. record. Recorded July 2, 1942. Jay McShann and His Orchestra Decca 4418 A Get Me on Your Mind Decca 4418 B The Jumpin' Blues. |
Decca ad in Billboard,
June 12, 1943, 66: Just released: Decca 4418. “Record Reviews,” Metronome, July 1943, 18: The
Jumping Blues: A (artistically extraordinary) Parker’s soloing is emphasized;
Get Me Off Your Mind: B (good) ”Diggin’ the Discs: Swing,” Down Beat, July 1,
1943, 8: Very short and neutral review. “The Week’s Best Releases,” Billboard, July
10, 1943, 66: release notice and review: favorable mention of the band and
Walter Brown on Jumpin’ the Blues. “On the Records,” Billboard, July 10, 1943,
25, 28: extensive review. Very favorable. Alto sax solo on Jumpin' the
Blues is noticed. “Dance Spot News,” Omaha World Herald,
September 9, 1943, 4: Get Me on Your Mind is present juke box tune no.
1. “Harlem Hit Parade,” Billboard, September 11,
1943, 14: the record is no. 9. “Harlem Hit Parade,” Billboard, October 2,
1943, 12: the record is no. 9. “Harlem Hit Parade,” Billboard, December 4,
1943, 12: the record is no. 10. |
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June
2? |
Blue Ribbon Salute Tour Earl Hines and His Orchestra Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson 4 Blue Bonnets Camp Jackson, SC. |
“Patriotic Revue Proves Marvelous Morale-Builder,” Pittsburgh
Courier, June 5, 1943, 21: Review articled dated Camp Jackson June 3. |
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June
3 |
Blue Ribbon Salute Tour Earl Hines and His Orchestra Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson 4 Blue Bonnets Coliseum, Houston, TX. 9 pm. Reservations for whites. |
Ad in Houston Chronicle, May 30, 1943, 13. |
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June
5 |
Blue Ribbon Salute Tour Earl Hines and His Orchestra Gail Brockman, Shorty McConnell, Jesse
Miller, Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Gus Chappell, Howard Scott, Bennie Green (tb);
Scoops Carey, Goon Gardner (as); Thomas Crump, Charlie Parker (ts); John
Williams (bars); Earl Hines (p); Connie Wainwright (g); Jesse Simpkins (b);
Shadow Wilson (d); Sarah Vaughan (voc, p); Billy Eckstine (voc). Louis Jordan Band Lillian Fitzgerald Bill Bailey Patterson & Jackson 4 Blue Bonnets Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX. |
“’Father’ Hines in Revue,” San
Antonio Light, May 30, 1943, part 4, 8. “Local Reports: Local 21.
San Antonio, TX,” International
Musician, July 1943, 18: July report probably referring
May and June events: Travelling members: Earl Hines, Gail Brockman, George
Carry, August Chappell, Andrew Gardner, Bennie Green, Maurice McConnell,
Jessie Miller, Jesse Simpkins (208); Charles Parker, John Williams (627);
Howard Scott (16); Rossiere Wilson (274); Thomas Crump (533); William
Eckstein (710); John Gillespie, Connie Wainwright (802). |
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June
mid |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Topeka, KS. |
“Local Reports: Local no. 36, Topeka, KS.,” International Musician, July 1943, 18: Probably referring to May and July events:
Travelling members: Earl Hines orchestra. |
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June
18 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra 3 Varieties Coliseum, Tulsa, OK. 9 pm.–1. |
Ad in Tulsa
World, June 17,
1942, 14. |
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June
19 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Municipal
Auditorium, Kansas City, MO. Dance.
For whites. |
“Tommy
Dorsey Pulls…” Variety, June 23,
1943. "Earl Hines This Week," Kansas City Star, June 13, 1943, 62. Ad in Kansas City Star, June 18, 1943, 25. "Earl Hines This Week," Kansas City Star, June 13, 1943, 62. “Local Reports, Local no. 627, Kansas City, KS.,” International Musician, July 1943, 20: Travelling members: Earl Hines orchestra. |
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June
21 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Municipal
Auditorium, Kansas City, MO. For
Negroes. |
“Tommy
Dorsey Pulls…” Variety, June 23,
1943. “Covering
Kansas City,” Pittsburgh Courier,
July 3, 1943, 17. |
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June
24 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Robinson
Auditorium, Little Rock, AK. Colored
dance. Entire Mezzanine for white spectators. |
Ad
in Arkansas Gazette, June 24, 1943,
18. |
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June
28 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Coliseum,
Evansville, IN. Stage
show 7:30 p.m. Colored Dance 9:30 p.m. |
Ad
in Evansville Courier and Post,
June 28, 1943, 9. |
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July
9 |
Earl Hines and His Band and Revue Rhythm Brown Kay & Kendall Al Custer Apollo
Theater, NYC. July
9-15. |
Ad
in New York Amsterdam News, July 10, 1943, 10. House
Reviews: Apollo, N. Y.” Variety,
July 14, 1943, 84:18 pieces including Billy Eckstine, and Sarah Vaughan. |
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July
16 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Town
Hall, Philadelphia, PA. |
“Orchestra
Routes,” Billboard, July 17, 1943,
26. |
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July
17 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Manhattan
Center, NYC. |
Ad
in New York Amsterdam News, July 3, 1943, 17. |
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July
18 |
Earl Hines & Comedy Orchestra Tic
Toc Club, Boston, MA. July
18-24. |
“Orchestra
Routes,” Billboard, July 17, 1943,
26. Ads in Boston Herald,
July 20, 1943, 18, and July 22, 1943, 13. |
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July
25 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Renaissance
Ballroom, New York, NY. 8:30
p.m. |
Ad
in New York Amsterdam News, July 17, 1943, 17. |
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July
30 |
Earl Hines and His Orchestra Howard
Theater, Washington, DC. July
30–August 5. Parker
left here. |
“Orchestra Routes,” Billboard,
August 7, 1943, 16. M. Levin & J. S Wilson: “No Bop Roots in Jazz,” Down Beat, September 9, 1949, 13. |
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August/ September |
Crystal Caverns, Washington, DC. Charlie Parker joins Sir Charles Thompson in Washington. |
M. Levin & J. S Wilson: “No Bop Roots in Jazz,” Down Beat, September 9, 1949, 13. |
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October |
Charlie Parker Charlie
Parker returns to Kansas City, but he can only be documented here until late November. |
F. Driggs, ”The Story of Buddy Anderson.” Jazz Journal, February 1962, 12. |
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October |
Lucky Enois Band Including Bernard Anderson (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Lucky
Enois (g). Kansas City, MO. |
F. Driggs, ”The Story of Buddy Anderson.” Jazz Journal, February 1962, 12. |
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October/ November? |
Charlie Parker/Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt, touring with Tiny Bradshaw, meets Parker in Kansas
City and jams with him. |
Sonny Stitt in I. Gitler, Swing
to Bop (1985) 61-6: Jamming at Gypsy Tea Room Sonny Stitt in R. Reisner: Bird:
The Legend of Charlie Parker (1975), 216: jamming at Chancey Owenman's. |
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October
mid |
Winston Williams and His Band Charlie Johnson; Buddy Anderson (tp); Charlie Parker,
unidentified (as); Sleepy Hickcox (p); Lucky Enois (g); Winston Williams (b);
Edward Philips (d); Debby Robinson (voc). Tootie's Mayfair, Kansas City, MO. Late October–? Buddy Anderson and Charlie Parker fall out, and Anderson leaves
about Thanksgiving Day. |
Ad in Kansas City Star,
October 23, 1943, 5 Ad in Kansas City Star,
October 30, 1943, 5 Ad in Kansas City Star,
November 13, 1943, 5 Ad in Kansas City Star,
November 14, 1943, 63 Ad in Kansas City Star,
November 20, 1943, 5. Frank Driggs, “The Story of Buddy Anderson,” Jazz Journal, February 1962, 12. C. Haddix, Bird -The Life
and Music of Charlie Parker (2013), 67, 171 note 18. |
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November? |
Charlie Parker Informal trio Charlie Parker (as); possibly Lucky Enois (g); Little Phil
Phillips (d). Vic Damon Studios, Kansas City, KS. Private recordings. Between November 1943 and early 1944. |
https://www.plosin.com/milesahead/BirdSessions.aspx?s=430900 C. Woideck: Charlie Parker - His Music and Life (1996),
86-88: Dates late 1943 or early 1944 based
on the release of the tune My Heart
Tells Me. This tune was a hit song from the movie Sweet Rosie O’Grady, which was released in October 1943. |
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November
30 |
Dizzy Gillespie/Oscar Pettiford Band Onyx Club, New York, NY. Opening November 30. Gillespie and Pettiford had tried to get Charlie
Parker for the gig but did not have success in contacting him. If he had
joined, he would have had trouble getting a transfer to Local 802, but
because of the heavy draft problems, it was not impossible to get a
dispensation from the quarantine rules. |
“Hotel
Openings Dominate…” New York Evening
Post, November 27, 1943, 15: Gives the whole bill opening Tuesday. “Going
Out Tonight?” New York Evening Post,
November 30, 1943, 35: gives the same show bill. “52nd
Street’s Newest Swing Sensation:” New
York Amsterdam News, December 11, 1943, 7B: Photo of the
Pettiford/Gillespie Group. Dizzy Gillespie in D. Gillespie and A. Fraser, To Be or Not... to Bop (1979), 202: "Oscar and I decided to get Charlie Parker. We sent him a
telegram in Kansas City, because he’d gone back home for a while.” Gillespie
misdates to 1944. Oscar Pettiford in R. Reisner, Bird: The Legend of Charlie Parker (1962), 180-81: “We wanted Bird to come but he didn’t have a union card.
He didn’t stay in town long enough.” |
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December
31 |
Charlie Parker Suspended from Local 627
because of lacking payments of dues for October quarter. |
Local
627 (Kansas City, M0) member record for Charlie Parker (https://charlieparkerskc.org/map/18th-vine/local-627mutual-musicians-foundation): ”
”Suspended
for- non-payment - dues”. |