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Charlie Parker session details

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December 1, 1943 (3 items; TT = 9:28)
Unknown venue, New York NY
Commercial for Decca

Bob Merrill (tpt, voc); Dave Mitchell (tpt); Jesse Jones (tpt); Willie Cook (tpt); Alonzo Pettiford (tb); Alfonso Fook (tb); John Jackson (as); Rudolph Dennis (as); Paul Quinichette (ts); Bill Goodson (as); Rae Brodely (bs); Jay McShann (p, cond); Gene Ramey (b); Bob Graves (d); Walter Brown (voc)

1 Say Forward, I'll March (J. McShann) 3:06
2 Wrong Neighborhood (B. Merrill-A. Hall) 3:18
3 Hometown Blues (J. McShann-W. Brown) 3:04


1 Say Forward, I'll March
10" LP: Decca DL-5503
CD: Classics 740, Decca GRD 614, Philology Volume 42 (W 873)

2 Wrong Neighborhood
78 rpm: Decca 48037
CD: Classics 740, Decca GRD 614, Philology Volume 42 (W 873)

3 Hometown Blues
78 rpm: Decca 48037
CD: Classics 740, Decca GRD 614, Philology Volume 42 (W 873)


Parker is not present on any of these tunes. He left the McShann band in the autumn of the previous year. In addition to these three tunes, the group also recorded a fourth number, "Save Me Some," which was rejected.

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