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Young Bird, Volume 4 (Masters of Jazz MJCD 113)

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Title: Young Bird, Volume 4
Label: Masters of Jazz MJCD 113
Number of tracks: 20
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Details: May 25, 1945; May 30, 1945; June 5, 1945; June 6, 1945; September 4, 1945

Note: Only tracks on which Parker is present (66:17) are displayed below.

1 What More Can a Woman Do? (P. Lee-D. Barbour) [May 25, 1945] 2:59
2 I'd Rather Have a Memory Than a Dream (L. Feather-J. Russell) [May 25, 1945] 2:39
3 Mean to Me (R. Turk-F. Ahlert) [May 25, 1945] 2:38
4 Sweet Georgia Brown (B. Bernie-M. Pinkard-K. Casey) [incomplete] [May 30, 1945] 3:17
5 Blue 'n' Boogie (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [incomplete] [Jun 5, 1945] 3:05
6 Hallelujah (C. Grey-L. Robin-V. Youmans) [take 1] [Jun 6, 1945] 4:05
7 Hallelujah (C. Grey-L. Robin-V. Youmans) [take 2] [Jun 6, 1945] 4:00
8 Hallelujah (C. Grey-L. Robin-V. Youmans) [take 3] [Jun 6, 1945] 3:58
9 Get Happy (H. Arlen-T. Koehler) [take 1] [Jun 6, 1945] 3:56
10 Get Happy (H. Arlen-T. Koehler) [take 2] [Jun 6, 1945] 3:43
11 Slam Slam Blues (R. Norvo) [take 1] [Jun 6, 1945] 5:02
12 Slam Slam Blues (R. Norvo) [take 2] [Jun 6, 1945] 4:28
13 Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 1] [Jun 6, 1945] 1:04
14 Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 2] [Jun 6, 1945] 1:14
15 Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 3] [Jun 6, 1945] 3:56
16 Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 4] [Jun 6, 1945] 3:51
17 Congo Blues (C. Parker) [take 5] [Jun 6, 1945] 3:54
18 Takin' Off (C. Thompson) [Sep 4, 1945] 3:05
19 20th Century Blues (C. Thompson) [Sep 4, 1945] 2:53
20 The Street Beat (C. Thompson) [Sep 4, 1945] 2:30


May 25, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Flip Phillips [Joseph Filipelli] (ts); Nat Jaffe (p); Tadd Dameron (p); Bill De Arango (g); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Max Roach (d); Sarah Vaughan (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)

June 5, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Al Haig (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Max Roach (d)

June 6, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Flip Phillips [Joseph Filipelli] (ts); Red Norvo [Kenneth Norville] (vb); Teddy Wilson (p); Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (b); Gordon "Specs" Powell (d); J.C. Heard (d)

September 4, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); Buck Clayton (tpt); Dexter Gordon (ts); Danny Barker (g); Sir Charles Thompson (p); Jimmy Butts (b); J.C. Heard (d)

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