Session details: Phil Baxter's house (July 1951)

Charlie Parker session details

July 1951 (7 items; TT = 23:48)

Phil Baxter's house, Kansas City MO

Private recording (Wire) (B-)

Charlie Parker (as); Unknown (b); Unknown (d)

1	Bird Song #1 (C. Parker)	1:38
2	Bird Song #2 (C. Parker)	4:45
3	Bird Song #3 (C. Parker)	3:42
4	Cherokee (R. Noble)	3:33
5	Body and Soul (J.W. Green-E. Heyman-R. Sour-F. Eyton)	3:28
6	Honeysuckle Rose (A. Razaf-F. Waller)	2:54
7	Perdido (J. Tizol)	3:48


1 Bird Song #1 12" LP: Verve 06024 6804734 CD: Verve 06024 6804735
2 Bird Song #2 12" LP: Verve 06024 6804734 CD: Verve 06024 6804735
3 Bird Song #3 12" LP: Verve 06024 6804734 CD: Verve 06024 6804735
4 Cherokee 12" LP: Verve 06024 6804734 CD: Verve 06024 6804735
5 Body and Soul 12" LP: Verve 06024 6804734 CD: Verve 06024 6804735
6 Honeysuckle Rose 12" LP: Verve 06024 6804734 CD: Verve 06024 6804735
7 Perdido 12" LP: Verve 06024 6804734 CD: Verve 06024 6804735

These tunes were recorded by Ray Crawford, a friend of Phil Baxter's, during a jam session at a party in Baxter's home on the east side of Kansas City. The recordings were never released, though open-reel copies were made as backups.

At various points in "Bird Song #1" Parker quotes "Twisted," "Buttons and Bows," and "Pick Yourself Up." During "Bird Song #2" he quotes "Kim" and "Moose the Mooche." "Bird Song #3" is based on the changes of "Lady Be Good." Parker is very fluent and inventive on all these tunes.