1943	Charlie Parker Chronology
	Created by Leif Bo Petersen	Last updated: October 16, 2024.
Date	Event	References/Further Details
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.
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.
February 2	Earl Hines and His Orchestra Robbins Theater, Warren, OH.	“Band Bookings,” Variety, January 27, 1943, 32.
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.
February 13	Earl Hines and His Orchestra Auditorium, Dayton, OH.	“Orchestra Routes,” Billboard, February 13, 1943, 26.
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.
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
February 16	Earl Hines and His Orchestra Dreamland, Omaha, NE. 9–1 a.m.	“Stage and Screen,” Omaha World Herald (Omaha, NE.). February 12, 1943, 23. Ad in Omaha World Herald (Omaha, NE.). February 12, 1943, 23.
February 17?	Earl Hines and His Orchestra Kansas City, MO.	“Dance News,” Omaha World Herald, February 19, 1943, 5.
February 19	Earl Hines and His Orchestra Forum Arena, Wichita, KS.	Ad in Wichita Eagle, February 17, 1943, 5.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
March 19	Earl Hines Orchestra South State Armory, Boston, MA. Dance for the Massachusetts’ National Guard.	“Earl Hines, Troupe Plays for Guards,” Pittsburgh Courier, March 20, 1943, 21: Dated Boston March 18. 1943, 21: Earl Hines will be here tomorrow.
March 20	Earl Hines Orchestra City Hall, Portland, ME. 6–12 pm. Victory Ball sponsored by Portland’s Elk Club.	Ad in Portland Press Herald, March 20, 10.
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.
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.
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.
March 27	Earl Hines and His Orchestra Manhattan Center, New York, NY.	“Band Bookings”, Variety, March 3, 1943, 34.
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.
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.
April 2	Earl Hines and His Orchestra Howard Theater, Washington, DC. April 2-8.	“Orchestra Routes,” Billboard, April 3, 1943, 24.
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.
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.
April 10?	Earl Hines Orchestra Lincoln Colonnades, Washington, DC.	“Band Bookings”, Variety, March 31, 1943, 35: Has April 11. Probably changed to April 10.
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.
April 17	Earl Hines sand His Orchestra Mecca Temple, New York, NY. Young Men’s League of New York (prod).	Ad in NY Daily News, April 17, 1943, 18.
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
April 18	Earl Hines and His Orchestra Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY. Probably cancelled.	“Band Bookings”, Variety, March 31, 1943, 35.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
June 18	Earl Hines and His Orchestra 3 Varieties Coliseum, Tulsa, OK. 9 pm.–1.	Ad in Tulsa World, June 17, 1942, 14.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
July 16	Earl Hines and His Orchestra Town Hall, Philadelphia, PA.	“Orchestra Routes,” Billboard, July 17, 1943, 26.
July 17	Earl Hines and His Orchestra Manhattan Center, NYC.	Ad in New York Amsterdam News, July 3, 1943, 17.
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.
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.
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.
August/ September	Charlie Parker 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. “52^nd 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.”
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”.