The Complete Birth of the Bebop (Stash ST 535)

Title: The Complete Birth of the Bebop
Label: Stash ST 535
Number of tracks: 20
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Details: Unknown 1940; June 1944; February 15, 1943 (a); February 15, 1943 (b); June 1943; May 30, 1945; February 4, 1946 (a); December 10, 1945

Note: Only tracks on which Parker is present (71:28) are displayed below.

1	Honeysuckle Rose - Body and Soul [Unkn 1940]	3:05
2	Cherokee (R. Noble) [Jun 1944]	3:12
3	My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?) (M. Gordon-H. Warren) [Jun 1944]	3:20
4	I Found a New Baby (J. Palmer-S. Williams) [Jun 1944]	3:34
5	Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) [Jun 1944]	3:45
6	Sweet Georgia Brown (B. Bernie-M. Pinkard-K. Casey) [Feb 15, 1943 (a)]	7:35
7	Three Guesses (J. Mercer-P. Charig) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)]	4:16
8	Boogie Woogie (Unknown) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)]	3:39
9	Shoe Shine Boy (S. Cahn-S. Chaplin) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)]	4:16
10	Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)]	1:55
11	Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Jun 1943]	2:42
12	China Boy (P. Boutelje-D. Winfree) [Jun 1943]	2:32
13	Avalon (B.G. DeSylva-A. Jolson-V. Rose) [Jun 1943]	2:43
14	Indiana (J.F. Hanley-B. McDonald) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)]	1:33
15	Lady Be Good (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)]	0:53
16	Sweet Georgia Brown (B. Bernie-M. Pinkard-K. Casey) [May 30, 1945]	3:22
17	Lover Come Back to Me (S. Romberg-O. Hammerstein) [Feb 4, 1946 (a)]	3:30
18	Shaw 'Nuff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Dec 10, 1945]	4:53
19	Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [Dec 10, 1945]	6:00
20	Dizzy Atmosphere (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Dec 10, 1945]	4:43

Unknown 1940
Charlie Parker (as)

February 15, 1943 (a)
Charlie Parker (ts); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Oscar Pettiford (b)

February 15, 1943 (b)
Charlie Parker (ts); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Billy Eckstine (tpt); Shorty McConnell (tpt); Benny Harris (tpt); Goon Gardner (ts); Hurley Ramey (g); Oscar Pettiford (b); Unknown (d); Bob Redcross (brushes)

June 1943
Charlie Parker (as, ts)

June 1944
Charlie Parker (as); Efferge Ware (g); Edward "Little Phil" Phillips (d)

May 30, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Don Byas (ts); Al Haig (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Stan Levey (d)

December 10, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Milt Jackson (vb); Al Haig (p); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (d); Mannie Klein (tpt); Red Mack (tpt); Raven Mandell (tpt); Teddy Buckner (tpt); George Washington (tb); Carl Loeffler (tb); Juan Tizol (tb); Willie Smith (as); Les Robinson (as); Corky Corcoran (ts); Jack McVea (ts); Floyd Turnham (bs); Milt Laskin (p); Allan Reuss (g); Van Clark (b); Ray Hagan (d); Jimmy Mundy (cond, arr); Kay Starr (voc); Frankie "Sugar Chile" Robinson (p, voc); Harry "The Hipster" Gibson (p, voc); Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman (ann); Vernon Smith (ann)

February 4, 1946 (a)
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Unknown (p); George "Red" Callender (b); Harold "Doc" West (d)