Bird in Time: 1940-1947 (ESP-Disk 4050)

Title: Bird in Time: 1940-1947
Label: ESP-Disk 4050
Number of tracks: 106
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Details: Unknown 1940; August 9, 1940; November 30, 1940; December 2, 1940; Unknown 1942; February 13, 1942; June 1944; February 15, 1943 (a); February 15, 1943 (b); June 1943; January 4, 1945; February 12, 1945; May 30, 1945; February 4, 1946 (a); December 10, 1945; January 24, 1946; February 4, 1946 (b); April 1946 (c); July 29, 1946; February 1, 1947; February 19, 1947; March 9, 1947; September 13, 1947; September 20, 1947; November 8, 1947; May 1, 1950; February 1954

Note: Only tracks on which Parker is present (236:54) are displayed below.

Disc 1
1	Charlie Parker interview [May 1, 1950]	8:40
2	Honeysuckle Rose - Body and Soul [Unkn 1940]	3:05
3	Walkin' and Swingin' (M.L. Williams) [Aug 9, 1940]	3:38
4	I Found a New Baby (J. Palmer-S. Williams) [Nov 30, 1940]	3:00
5	Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) [Nov 30, 1940]	2:52
6	Moten Swing (B. Moten) [Dec 2, 1940]	2:49
7	Coquette (C. Lombardo-J. Green-G. Kahn) [Dec 2, 1940]	3:11
8	Lady Be Good (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Dec 2, 1940]	2:57
9	Wichita Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) [Dec 2, 1940]	3:11
10	Honeysuckle Rose (A. Razaf-F. Waller) [Dec 2, 1940]	2:59
11	Cherokee (R. Noble) [Unkn 1942]	2:50
12	St. Louis Mood (J. McShann) [Feb 13, 1942]	4:42
13	I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (D. Ellington-P. Webster) [Feb 13, 1942]	4:00
14	I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (J.W. Kellette-J. Kenbrovin) [Feb 13, 1942]	4:03
15	Hootie Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) [Feb 13, 1942]	4:36
16	Swingmatism (W.J. Scott-J. McShann) [Feb 13, 1942]	4:02
17	Love Don't Get You Nothing But the Blues (Unknown) [Feb 13, 1942]	0:29
18	Cherokee (R. Noble) [Jun 1944]	3:10
19	My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?) (M. Gordon-H. Warren) [Jun 1944]	3:18
20	I Found a New Baby (J. Palmer-S. Williams) [Jun 1944]	3:31
21	Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) [Jun 1944]	1:39

Disc 2
1	Sweet Georgia Brown (B. Bernie-M. Pinkard-K. Casey) [Feb 15, 1943 (a)]	2:39
2	Three Guesses (J. Mercer-P. Charig) [I Got Rhythm] [Feb 15, 1943 (b)]	4:14
3	Boogie Woogie (Unknown) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)]	3:37
4	Shoe Shine Boy (S. Cahn-S. Chaplin) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)]	4:14
5	Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)]	1:52
6	Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Jun 1943]	2:41
7	Charlie Parker interview [May 1, 1950]	0:49
8	That's the Blues (D. Gillespie) [Jan 4, 1945]	3:13
9	Charlie Parker interview [May 1, 1950]	0:40
10	Dream of You (E.P. Moran-S. Oliver-J. Lunceford) [Jan 4, 1945]	2:55
11	Seventh Avenue (G. Powell-I. Higgenbotham) [Jan 4, 1945]	2:56
12	Charlie Parker interview [Feb 1954]	0:47
13	Charlie Parker interview [May 1, 1950]	0:14
14	'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) [Feb 12, 1945]	0:20
15	Seven Eleven (Unknown) [Feb 12, 1945]	3:10
16	Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (B. Russell-D. Ellington) [Feb 12, 1945]	4:07
17	Don't Blame Me (D. Fields-J. McHugh) [Feb 12, 1945]	3:58
18	Perdido (J. Tizol) [Feb 12, 1945]	4:06
19	Nightcap (Unknown) [Feb 12, 1945]	4:57
20	Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week (S. Cahn-J. Styne) [Feb 12, 1945]	3:20
21	Introduction [Feb 12, 1945]	0:04
22	Floogie Boo (C. Williams) [Feb 12, 1945]	3:52
23	Introduction [Feb 12, 1945]	0:20
24	St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) [Feb 12, 1945]	1:53
25	Sweet Georgia Brown (B. Bernie-M. Pinkard-K. Casey) [May 30, 1945]	3:20
26	Lover Come Back to Me (S. Romberg-O. Hammerstein) [Feb 4, 1946 (a)]	3:29

Disc 3
1	Introduction [Dec 10, 1945]	1:20
2	Shaw 'Nuff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Dec 10, 1945]	4:11
3	Introduction [Dec 10, 1945]	0:23
4	Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [Dec 10, 1945]	5:39
5	Introduction [Dec 10, 1945]	0:25
6	Dizzy Atmosphere (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Dec 10, 1945]	4:25
7	Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie-K. Clarke) [Jan 24, 1946]	2:05
8	Diggin' Diz (G. Handy) [Feb 4, 1946 (b)]	2:52
9	Introduction [Apr 1946 (c)]	1:21
10	Tea for Two (V. Youmans-I. Caesar) [Apr 1946 (c)]	2:46
11	Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) [Apr 1946 (c)]	2:39
12	Cherokee (R. Noble) [Apr 1946 (c)]	3:04
13	Lover Man (J. Davis-R. Ramirez-J. Sherman) [Jul 29, 1946]	3:21
14	Max is Makin' Wax [Jul 29, 1946]	2:32
15	The Gypsy (B. Reid) [Jul 29, 1946]	3:04
16	Bebop (D. Gillespie) [Jul 29, 1946]	2:55
17	Lullaby in Rhythm (B. Goodman-E. Sampson) [part 1] [Feb 1, 1947]	1:30
18	Lullaby in Rhythm (B. Goodman-E. Sampson) [part 2] [Feb 1, 1947]	1:32
19	Home Cookin' I (Unknown) [Lullaby at Kopely's] [Feb 1, 1947]	2:22
20	Home Cookin' II (Unknown) [E-flat Rhythm] [Feb 1, 1947]	2:05
21	Home Cookin' III (Unknown) [Kopely Rhythm] [Feb 1, 1947]	1:45

Disc 4
1	This is Always (M. Gordon-H. Warren) [take 3] [Feb 19, 1947]	3:11
2	Dark Shadows (S. Henry) [take 1] [Feb 19, 1947]	4:03
3	Dee Dee's Dance (Unknown) [Mar 9, 1947]	3:50
4	Ko Ko (C. Parker) [with intro] [Sep 13, 1947]	1:13
5	Hot House (T. Dameron) [Sep 13, 1947]	5:13
6	Fine and Dandy (P. James-K. Swift) [Sep 13, 1947]	3:24
7	Ko Ko (C. Parker) [with intro] [Sep 20, 1947]	1:09
8	On the Sunny Side of the Street (D. Fields-J. McHugh) [Sep 20, 1947]	3:25
9	How Deep is the Ocean? (I. Berlin) [Sep 20, 1947]	3:01
10	Tiger Rag (N. LaRocca) [Sep 20, 1947]	3:48
11	52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [Sep 20, 1947]	0:49
12	52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [Nov 8, 1947]	2:17
13	Donna Lee (C. Parker) [Nov 8, 1947]	2:25
14	Ko-Ko - Anthropology [Nov 8, 1947]	6:21

Unknown 1940
Charlie Parker (as)

August 9, 1940
Charlie Parker (as); Bernard "Buddy" Anderson (tpt); Orville "Piggy" Minor (tpt); J.F. "Bud" Gould (tb); John Jackson (as); Bob Mabane (ts); Jay McShann (p); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson (d)

November 30, 1940
Charlie Parker (as); Bernard "Buddy" Anderson (tpt); Orville "Piggy" Minor (tpt); J.F. "Bud" Gould (tb, vln); William J. Scott (ts); Jay McShann (p); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson (d)

December 2, 1940
Charlie Parker (as); Bernard "Buddy" Anderson (tpt); Orville "Piggy" Minor (tpt); J.F. "Bud" Gould (tb, vln); Bob Mabane (ts); Jay McShann (p); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson (d)

Unknown 1942
Charlie Parker (as); Vic Coulsen (tpt); George Treadwell (tpt); Unknown (ts, as); Unknown (g); Allan Tinney (p); Ebenezer Paul (b); "Little" Phil Phillips (d)

February 13, 1942
Charlie Parker (as); Bernard "Buddy" Anderson (tpt); Orville "Piggy" Minor (tpt); Bob Merrill (tpt); Lawrence "Frog" Anderson (tb); Joe Taswell Baird (tb); John Jackson (as); Fred Culliver (ts); Bob Mabane (ts); James Coe (bs); Jay McShann (p); Leonard "Lucky" Enois (g); Gene Ramey (b); Harold "Doc" West (d); Walter Brown (voc); Al Hibbler (voc); Bill Abernhathy (ann)

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)

January 4, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Don Byas (ts); James "Trummy" Young (tb, voc); Clyde Hart (p); Mike Bryan (g); Al Hall (b); Gordon "Specs" Powell (d); Henry "Rubberlegs" Williams (voc)

February 12, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); Harry Johnson (tpt); Emmit Perry (tpt); George Treadwell (tpt); Charles "Cootie" Williams (tpt); Eddie Bert (tb); Bob Horton (tb); Frank Powell (as); Lee Pope (ts); Sam Taylor (ts); Eddie De Verteuil (bs); Arnold Jarvis (p); Leroy Kirkland (g); Carl Pruitt (b); Sylvester Paine (d); Tony Warren (voc)

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)

January 24, 1946
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts); Milt Jackson (vb); Al Haig (p); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (d)

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

February 4, 1946 (b)
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts); George Handy (p); Arvin Garrison (g); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (d)

April 1946 (c)
Charlie Parker (as); Willie Smith (as); Benny Carter (as, tpt); Nat "King" Cole (p); Oscar Moore (g); Johnny Miller (b); Buddy Rich (d); Miles Davis (tpt); Fred Trainer (tpt); Calvin Strickland (tpt); Walter Williams (tpt); Ira Pettiford (tpt); Candy Ross (tb); Johnny Morris (tb); Al Grey (tb); Charley Johnson (tb); Bob Graettinger (as); Joe Epps (as); Harold Clark (ts); Hubert "Bumps" Myers (ts); Willard Brown (ts); James Cannady (g); Sonny White (p); Thomas Moultrie (b); Percy Brice (d); Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman (ann)

July 29, 1946
Charlie Parker (as); Howard McGhee (tpt); Jimmy Bunn (p); Bob Kesterson (b); Roy Porter (d)

February 1, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Howard McGhee (tpt); Melvin Broiles (tpt); Harold "Shorty" Rogers (tpt); Russ Freeman (p); Arnold Fishkind (b); Jimmy Pratt (d)

February 19, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Erroll Garner (p); George "Red" Callender (b); Harold "Doc" West (d); Earl Coleman (voc)

March 9, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Howard McGhee (tpt); Hampton Hawes (p); Addison Farmer (b); Roy Porter (d)

September 13, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); John La Porta (cl); Lennie Tristano (p); Billy Bauer (g); Ray Brown (b); Max Roach (d); Bruce Elliott (ann); Barry Ulanov (ann)

September 20, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); John La Porta (cl); Lennie Tristano (p); Billy Bauer (g); Ray Brown (b); Max Roach (d); Carl Caruso (ann)

November 8, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Theodore "Fats" Navarro (tpt); John La Porta (cl); Allen Eager (ts); Lennie Tristano (p); Billy Bauer (g); Tommy Potter (b); Buddy Rich (d); Bruce Elliott (ann); Barry Ulanov (ann)

May 1, 1950
Charlie Parker (talking); Chan Parker (talking); Marshall Stearns (interviewer); Jim Maher (interviewer)

February 1954
Charlie Parker (talking); Paul Desmond (interviewer); John McLellan (interviewer)