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Rara Avis (Stash STCD-21)

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Title: Rara Avis
Label: Stash STCD-21
Number of tracks: 13
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Details: February 21, 1949; March 11, 1949; June 14, 1953; January 4, 1954

Note: Only tracks on which Parker is present (60:28) are displayed below.

1 Now's the Time (C. Parker) [with introduction] [Feb 21, 1949] 3:21
2 Lover (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) [Feb 21, 1949] 2:57
3 I Can't Get Started - Blues Jam #1 [incomplete] [Feb 21, 1949] 5:36
4 Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [with introduction] [Mar 11, 1949] 2:52
5 Bop City (K. Winding) [with introduction] [Mar 11, 1949] 1:26
6 I Get a Kick Out of You (C. Porter) [with introduction] [Mar 11, 1949] 2:58
7 Blues Jam #2 [Big Foot, with introduction] [Mar 11, 1949] 5:52
8 Cool Blues (C. Parker) [Symphony Sid introduction] [Jun 14, 1953] 6:15
9 Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) [Symphony Sid introduction] [Jun 14, 1953] 7:12
10 Laura (D. Raskin-J. Mercer) [Symphony Sid introduction] [Jun 14, 1953] 8:02
11 Cheryl (C. Parker) [Symphony Sid introduction] [Jan 4, 1954] 6:05
12 Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [Symphony Sid introduction] [Jan 4, 1954] 6:23
13 52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [Jan 4, 1954] 1:29


February 21, 1949
Charlie Parker (as); Shorty Sherrock (tpt); Sidney Bechet (ss); Joe Bushkin (p); Grieg Stewart "Chubby" Jackson (b); George Wettling (d); Charles Delauney (ann)

March 11, 1949
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); Max Kaminsky (tpt); Kai Winding (tb); Will Bradley (tb); Joe Marsala (cl); Mike Caluccio (p); Joe Sullivan (p); Unknown (g); Unknown (b); Max Roach (d); Gordon "Specs" Powell (d); Ann Hathaway (voc); William Williams (ann)

June 14, 1953
Charlie Parker (as); Herb Pomeroy (tpt); Dean Earl (p); Bernie Griggs (b); Bill "Baggy" Grant (d); Symphony Sid Torin (ann)

January 4, 1954
Charlie Parker (as); Herbie Williams (tpt); Rollins Griffith (p); Jimmy Woode (b); Marquis Foster (d); Symphony Sid Torin (ann)

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