Early Bird: Charlie Parker with Jay McShann (Stash ST 542)

Title: Early Bird: Charlie Parker with Jay McShann
Label: Stash ST 542
Number of tracks: 23
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Details: November 30, 1940; December 2, 1940; Unknown 1942; February 13, 1942; Unknown 1944; August 9, 1940

Note: Only tracks on which Parker is present (72:42) are displayed below.

1	I Found a New Baby (J. Palmer-S. Williams) [Nov 30, 1940]	3:02
2	Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) [Nov 30, 1940]	2:54
3	Moten Swing (B. Moten) [Dec 2, 1940]	2:52
4	Coquette (C. Lombardo-J. Green-G. Kahn) [Dec 2, 1940]	3:12
5	Lady Be Good (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Dec 2, 1940]	2:59
6	Wichita Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) [Dec 2, 1940]	3:12
7	Honeysuckle Rose (A. Razaf-F. Waller) [Dec 2, 1940]	2:59
8	Cherokee (R. Noble) [Unkn 1942]	2:50
9	St. Louis Mood (J. McShann) [Feb 13, 1942]	4:42
10	I Got it Bad (and That Ain't Good) (D. Ellington-P. Webster) [Feb 13, 1942]	4:08
11	I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (J.W. Kellette-J. Kenbrovin) [Feb 13, 1942]	4:06
12	Hootie Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) [Feb 13, 1942]	4:27
13	Swingmatism (W.J. Scott-J. McShann) [Feb 13, 1942]	4:02
14	Love Don't Get You Nothing But the Blues (Unknown) [Feb 13, 1942]	0:30
15	Bottle It (J. McShann) [Unkn 1944]	2:52
16	Sweet Georgia Brown (B. Bernie-M. Pinkard-K. Casey) [Unkn 1944]	2:41
17	Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (T. Koehler-H. Barris-B. Moll) [Unkn 1944]	2:57
18	Say Forward, I'll March (J. McShann) [Unkn 1944]	2:56
19	Lonely Boy Blues (J. McShann-W. Brown) [Unkn 1944]	2:15
20	Vine Street Boogie (J. McShann) [Unkn 1944]	3:59
21	Jump the Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) [Unkn 1944]	4:00
22	One O'Clock Jump (C. Basie) [Unkn 1944]	1:30
23	Walkin' and Swingin' (M.L. Williams) [Aug 9, 1940]	3:37

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)

Unknown 1944
Jay McShann (p, cond); Orchestra (personnel unknown)