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The Miles Ahead database contains
126 Charlie Parker sessions from
the 1940s. For details on a session, click on the venue.
Probably May-November 1940 | Unknown venue - Kansas City, KS | Charlie Parker solo |
August 9, 1940 | Trocadero Ballroom - Wichita, KS | Jay McShann Orchestra |
November 30, 1940 | KFBI Studio - Wichita, KS | Jay McShann Orchestra |
December 2, 1940 | KFBI Studio - Wichita, KS | Jay McShann Orchestra |
February 6, 1941 | Unknown venue - Kansas City, MO | Jay McShann Orchestra |
April 30, 1941 | Unknown recording studio - Dallas, TX | Jay McShann Orchestra |
November 18, 1941 | Unknown recording studio - Chicago, IL | Jay McShann Orchestra |
Early 1942 | Clark Monroe's Uptown House - New York, NY | Clark Monroe's Band |
February 13, 1942 | Savoy Ballroom - New York, NY | Jay McShann Orchestra |
July 2, 1942 | Unknown venue - New York, NY | Jay McShann Orchestra |
February 15, 1943 | Savoy Hotel, Room 305 - Chicago, IL | Informal trio |
February 15, 1943 | Unknown venue - Chicago, IL | Jam session |
Unknown 1943 | Unknown venue - Unknown city, | Charlie Parker playing along with records |
Autumn 1943 | Vic Damon Studio - Kansas City, KS | Informal trio |
December 1, 1943 | Unknown venue - New York, NY | Jay McShann and His Orchestra |
Unknown date 1944 | NBC Studios - New York, NY | Jay McShann and His Orchestra |
Unknown (late) 1944 | Savoy Ballroom - New York, NY | Cootie Williams Sextet |
September 15, 1944 | WOR Studio - New York, NY | Tiny Grimes Quintet |
January 4, 1945 | Unknown venue - New York, NY | Clyde Hart's All-Stars |
January 9, 1945 | Nola's at Broadway - New York, NY | Clyde Bernhardt and His Kansas City Buddies |
February 12, 1945 | Savoy Ballroom - New York, NY | Cootie Williams Orchestra/Sextet |
February 28, 1945 | Unknown venue - New York, NY | Dizzy Gillespie Sextet |
May 11, 1945 | Unknown recording studio - New York, NY | Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Stars |
May 25, 1945 | Unknown recording studio - New York, NY | Sarah Vaughan Octet |
May 30, 1945 (?) | Lincoln Square - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Sextet |
June 5, 1945 | Academy of Music - Philadelphia, PA | Dizzy Gillespie Quintet |
June 6, 1945 | WOR Studio - New York, NY | Red Norvo and His Selected Sextet |
June 22, 1945 | Town Hall - New York, NY | Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars |
September 4, 1945 | Unknown venue - New York, NY | Sir Charles Thompson and His All-Stars |
November 26, 1945 | WOR Studio - New York, NY | Charlie Parker's Reboppers |
December 10, 1945 | NBC Studios - Hollywood, CA | Dizzy Gillespie and His Rebop Six |
December 17, 1945 | NBC Studios - Hollywood, CA | Boyd Raeburn Orchestra |
December 17, 1945 | Billy Berg's Club - Hollywood, CA | Slim Gaillard and His Orchestra |
December 17, 1945 | Bel-Tone Studio - Hollywood, CA | Slim Gaillard and His Orchestra |
January 24, 1946 | NBC Studios - Hollywood, CA | Dizzy Gillespie and His Rebop Six |
January 28, 1946 | Philharmonic Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA | Jazz at the Philharmonic |
January 28, 1946 | Philharmonic Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA | Jazz at the Philharmonic |
February 4, 1946 | Freddie James's house - Los Angeles, CA | Jam session |
February 4, 1946 | Electro Broadcast Studio - Glendale, CA | Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen |
February 5, 1946 | Electro Broadcast Studio - Glendale, CA | Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen |
March 1946 | Finale Club - Los Angeles, CA | Charlie Parker Quintet |
March 28, 1946 | Radio Recorders Studio - Hollywood, CA | Charlie Parker Septet |
April 1946 | NBC Studios - Hollywood, CA | All-Star jam session |
April 22, 1946 | Embassy Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA | Jazz at the Philharmonic |
July 29, 1946 | C.P. MacGregor Studio - Hollywood, CA | Charlie Parker Quintet |
Unknown 1947 | Unknown venues - Los Angeles, CA | Dean Benedetti items |
Unknown 1947 (?) | Unknown venue - Unknown city, | Charlie Parker Quintet |
Unknown 1947-1948 | Unknown venue - Unknown city, | Charlie Parker Quintet |
February 1, 1947 | Chuck Kopely's apartment - Hollywood, CA | Jam session |
February 19, 1947 | C.P. MacGregor Studio - Hollywood, CA | Charlie Parker Quartet |
February 26, 1947 | C.P. MacGregor Studio - Hollywood, CA | Charlie Parker's New Stars |
February-March 1947 | Unknown venue - Los Angeles, CA | Jam session |
March 1, 1947 | Hi-De-Ho Club - Los Angeles, CA | Howard McGhee Quintet |
March 2, 1947 | Hi-De-Ho Club - Los Angeles, CA | Howard McGhee Quintet |
March 1-7, 1947 | Hi-De-Ho Club - Los Angeles, CA | Howard McGhee Quintet |
March 1, 2, 4 or 5, 1947 | Hi-De-Ho Club - Los Angeles, CA | Howard McGhee Quintet |
March 6, 1947 | Hi-De-Ho Club - Los Angeles, CA | Howard McGhee Quintet |
March 7, 1947 | Hi-De-Ho Club - Los Angeles, CA | Howard McGhee Quintet |
March 8, 1947 | Hi-De-Ho Club - Los Angeles, CA | Howard McGhee Quintet |
March 9, 1947 | Hi-De-Ho Club - Los Angeles, CA | Howard McGhee Quintet |
March 11, 1947 | Hi-De-Ho Club - Los Angeles, CA | Howard McGhee Quintet |
March 12, 1947 | Hi-De-Ho Club - Los Angeles, CA | Howard McGhee Quintet |
March 13, 1947 | Hi-De-Ho Club - Los Angeles, CA | Howard McGhee Quintet |
May 5, 1947 | Carnegie Hall - New York, NY | Jazz at the Philharmonic |
May 8, 1947 | Harris Smith Studio - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
August 14, 1947 | Harris Smith Studio - New York, NY | Miles Davis All-Stars |
Autumn 1947 (?) | Milton Green's apartment - New York, NY | Jam session |
September 13, 1947 | Mutual Studios - New York, NY | Barry Ulanov and His All-Star Metronome Jazzmen |
September 20, 1947 | Mutual Studios - New York, NY | Barry Ulanov and His All-Star Metronome Jazzmen |
September 29, 1947 | Carnegie Hall - New York, NY | Dizzy Gillespie Quintet |
October 28, 1947 | WOR Studio - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
November 4, 1947 | WOR Studio - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
November 8, 1947 | Mutual Studios - New York, NY | Barry Ulanov and His All-Star Metronome Jazzmen |
November 11-23, 1947 (?) | Argyle Show Lounge - Chicago, IL | Charlie Parker Quintet |
Late 1947 (?) | Unknown venue - Waukegan, IL | Charlie Parker Quintet |
Early December 1947 | Carnegie Hall - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quartet |
Early December 1947 | Carnegie Hall - New York, NY | Neal Hefti Orchestra |
December 17, 1947 | WOR Studio - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Sextet |
December 21, 1947 | United Sound Studio - Detroit, MI | Charlie Parker All-Stars |
January 3-6, 1948 | New Savoy Hotel Ballroom - Chicago, IL | Charlie Parker Quintet |
March 31, 1948 | Three Deuces - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
May 23, 1948 | Washington Music Hall - Washington, DC | Dixieland vs. Bebop All-Stars |
May-June 1948 | Unknown location - New York, NY | Charlie Parker interview |
July 6-11, 1948 | Onyx Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
July 7, 1948 | Onyx Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
July 10, 1948 | Onyx Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
July 11, 1948 | Onyx Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
September 4, 1948 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
September 18, 1948 | Harris Smith Studio - New York, NY | Charlie Parker All-Stars |
September 24, 1948 | Harris Smith Studio - New York, NY | Charlie Parker All-Stars |
September 26, 1948 | Pershing Hotel Ballroom - Chicago, IL | Dizzy Gillespie Big Band |
September 26, 1948 | Pershing Hotel Ballroom - Chicago, IL | Charlie Parker Sextet |
October 16, 1948 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Dizzy Gillespie Big Band |
November 22, 1948 | Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA | Jazz at the Philharmonic |
December 11, 1948 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
December 12, 1948 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
December 18, 1948 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
December 20, 1948 | Unknown recording studio - New York, NY | Machito and His Orchestra |
December 25, 1948 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
January 1, 1949 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
January 3, 1949 | RCA Studios - New York, NY | Metronome All-Stars |
January 1949 | Unknown recording studio - New York, NY | Machito and His Orchestra |
January 15, 1949 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
January 22, 1949 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
January 29, 1949 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
February 5, 1949 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
February 11, 1949 | Carnegie Hall - New York, NY | Jazz at the Philharmonic |
February 12, 1949 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
February 19, 1949 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
February 21, 1949 | WPIX-TV Studio - New York, NY | Metronome Award Show |
February 26, 1949 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Septet |
March 5, 1949 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Septet |
March 5, 1949 | Waldorf Astoria Hotel - New York, NY | Charlie Parker All-Stars |
March 11, 1949 | CBS-TV Studio - New York, NY | Jam session |
March 12, 1949 | Royal Roost Club - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Septet |
March 28-April 10, 1949 (?) | Pershing Hotel Ballroom - Chicago, IL | Charlie Parker Quintet |
May 5, 1949 | Unknown recording studio - New York, NY | Charlie Parker and His Orchestra |
May 5-6, 1949 | Unknown recording studio - New York, NY | Charlie Parker and His Orchestra |
May 8-15, 1949 | Salle Pleyel - Paris, France | Charlie Parker Quintet |
May 12, 1949 | Colisée Movie Theatre - Roubaix, France | Charlie Parker Quintet |
May 15, 1949 | Salle Pleyel - Paris, France | Jam session |
September 17-18, 1949 | Carnegie Hall - New York, NY | Jazz at the Philharmonic |
October 1, 1949 | Bluebird Inn - Detroit, MI | Phil Hill Quintet |
Late November 1949 | Pershing Hotel Ballroom - Chicago, IL | Charlie Parker Quintet |
November 30, 1949 | Reeves Sound Studio - New York, NY | Charlie Parker with Strings |
December 25, 1949 | Carnegie Hall - New York, NY | Charlie Parker Quintet |
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