Session details: Chez Paree Nightclub (February 7, 1953)

Charlie Parker session details

February 7, 1953 (10 items; TT = 34:40)

Chez Paree Nightclub, Montreal (Canada)

Private recording (Tape) (B)

Show chatter

Charlie Parker (as); Valdo Williams (p); Steep Wade (p); Dick Garcia (g); Hal Gaylor (b); Bob Rudd (b); Billy Graham (d); Bobby Malloy (d); Don Cameron (ann)

1	Introduction (Don Cameron)	0:50
	"Well, we have gathered, uh, what we consider, uh, as good a combination of musicians as we possibly can, in order to background the gentleman I suppose that most of us consider way up number one top man on alto sax, Charlie Parker... Ladies and gentlemen... Yeah, maybe waitin'... We asked Bird about what he's like to say, he says Man, I just don't talk, I wanna play 'How High the Moon', so here it is..."
2	Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris)	4:06
3	Cool Blues (C. Parker)	7:31
4	I'll Remember April (D. Raye-G. DePaul-P. Johnston)	5:39
	Parker out
5	Moose the Mooche (C. Parker)	5:10
6	Announcement (Charlie Parker)	0:25
	"Thank you, thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. And for the next tune, we'd like to care for a request from some very dear friends of mine in Montreal, we'd like to give our rendition of 'Embraceable You'. We sincerely hope you'll enjoy it..."
7	Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)	3:15
8	Announcement (Charlie Parker)	0:29
	"Thank you, thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much. At this time we would like to keep the show underway, under way, by playing a tune, an oldie, uh, this was done for the Savoy label. On the Savoy label it was released I think about 1945. It was amongst the first that was done on Savoy, down in New York. We sincerely hope you, those of you that haven't heard this tune before will still like 'Now's the Time'..."
9	Now's the Time (C. Parker)	7:05
10	Closing announcement (Don Cameron)	0:10
	"Thank you, Charlie... I guess that's it, ladies and gentlemen..."


1 Introduction (Don Cameron) CD: Philology Volume 9 (W 120), Uptown UPCD 27.36
2 Ornithology 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 19, Jazz Showcase 5003 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3015, Sound Hills SSCD 8031, Philology Volume 9 (W 120), Uptown UPCD 27.36, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1342
3 Cool Blues CD: Uptown UPCD 27.36
4 I'll Remember April CD: Uptown UPCD 27.36
5 Moose the Mooche CD: Uptown UPCD 27.36
6 Announcement (Charlie Parker) CD: Philology Volume 9 (W 120), Uptown UPCD 27.36
7 Embraceable You 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 19, Jazz Showcase 5003 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3015, Sound Hills SSCD 8031, Philology Volume 9 (W 120), Uptown UPCD 27.36, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1342
8 Announcement (Charlie Parker) CD: Uptown UPCD 27.36
9 Now's the Time CD: Uptown UPCD 27.36
10 Closing announcement (Don Cameron) CD: Uptown UPCD 27.36

The Uptown issue is sonically much better than Philology, and includes detailed background about the recording, transcriptions of the solos, and biographies of the musicians.

Parker is out on "I'll Remember April," and is accompanied by Williams, Garcia, Gaylor, and Graham on the first three items. The rhythm section on the last three items consists of Wade, Garcia, Rudd, and Malloy.