[light] [dark]

Young Bird, Volumes 1 and 2 (Masters of Jazz MJCD 78/79)

[Return to main page]

Title: Young Bird, Volumes 1 and 2
Label: Masters of Jazz MJCD 78/79
Number of tracks: 36
View cover art

Details: Unknown 1940; August 9, 1940; November 30, 1940; December 2, 1940; April 30, 1941; November 18, 1941; Unknown 1942; February 13, 1942; July 2, 1942; June 1944; February 15, 1943 (a); February 15, 1943 (b); June 1943; August 1944

Note: Only tracks on which Parker is present (115:08) are displayed below.
Disc 1
1 Honeysuckle Rose - Body and Soul [Unkn 1940] 3:39
2 Walkin' and Swingin' (M.L. Williams) [Aug 9, 1940] 3:36
3 I've Found a New Baby (S. Williams-J. Palmer) [Nov 30, 1940] 2:58
4 Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) [Nov 30, 1940] 2:50
5 Moten Swing (B. Moten) [Dec 2, 1940] 2:47
6 Coquette (C. Lombardo-J. Green-G. Kahn) [Dec 2, 1940] 3:09
7 Lady Be Good (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Dec 2, 1940] 2:55
8 Wichita Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) [Dec 2, 1940] 3:08
9 Honeysuckle Rose (A. Razaf-F. Waller) [Dec 2, 1940] 2:57
10 Swingmatism (W.J. Scott-J. McShann) [Apr 30, 1941] 2:35
11 Hootie Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) [Apr 30, 1941] 2:52
12 Dexter Blues (J. McShann) [Apr 30, 1941] 2:53
13 One Woman's Man (J. McShann) [Nov 18, 1941] 3:01
14 St. Louis Mood (J. McShann) [incomplete] [Feb 13, 1942] 4:08
15 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (J.W. Kellette-J. Kenbrovin) [incomplete] [Feb 13, 1942] 2:56
16 Hootie Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) [Feb 13, 1942] 4:34
17 Swingmatism (W.J. Scott-J. McShann) [Feb 13, 1942] 3:58
18 Cherokee (R. Noble) [Unkn 1942] 2:48

Disc 2
1 Lonely Boy Blues (J. McShann-W. Brown) [Jul 2, 1942] 2:53
2 The Jumpin' Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) [Jul 2, 1942] 2:59
3 Sepian Bounce (A. Hall-J. McShann) [Jul 2, 1942] 3:06
4 Cherokee (R. Noble) [Jun 1944] 3:08
5 My Heart Tells Me [Jun 1944] 3:16
6 I've Found a New Baby (S. Williams-J. Palmer) [Jun 1944] 3:29
7 Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) [Jun 1944] 3:40
8 Sweet Georgia Brown (B. Bernie-M. Pinkard-K. Casey) [Feb 15, 1943 (a)] 7:30
9 Indiana (J.F. Hanley-B. McDonald) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)] 1:36
10 Lady Be Good (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)] 0:49
11 Three Guesses (J. Mercer-P. Charig) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)] 4:12
12 Boogie Woogie (Unknown) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)] 3:47
13 Yardin' with Yard (C. Basie) [Shoe Shine Boy] [Feb 15, 1943 (b)] 4:12
14 Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton) [Feb 15, 1943 (b)] 1:50
15 Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Jun 1943] 2:39
16 China Boy (P. Boutelje-D. Winfree) [Jun 1943] 2:30
17 Avalon (B.G. DeSylva-A. Jolson-V. Rose) [Jun 1943] 2:40
18 You Talk a Little Trash (C. Williams) [The Boppers] [Aug 1944] 3:08


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)

April 30, 1941
Charlie Parker (as); Bernard "Buddy" Anderson (tpt); Orville "Piggy" Minor (tpt); Harold Bruce (tpt); Joe Taswell Baird (tb); John Jackson (as); Harold Ferguson (ts); Bob Mabane (ts); Jay McShann (p); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson (d); Walter Brown (voc)

November 18, 1941
Orville "Piggy" Minor (tpt); John Jackson (as); Jay McShann (p); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson (d); Walter Brown (voc)

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)

July 2, 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)

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)

August 1944
Charlie Parker (as); Charles "Cootie" Williams (tpt); Sam Taylor (ts); Earl "Bud" Powell (p); Carl Pruitt (b); Sonny Payne (d)
All original content on this website is licensed by Peter Losin under a Creative Commons License