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Charlie Parker session details

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December 30, 1952 (6 items; TT = 19:51)
Unknown recording studio, New York NY
Commercial for Mercury

Charlie Parker (as); Hank Jones (p); Teddy Kotick (b); Max Roach (d)

1 The Song is You (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) 2:55
2 Laird Baird (C. Parker) 2:43
3 Kim (take 2) (C. Parker) 3:57
4 Kim (take 4 (master)) (C. Parker) 3:57
5 Cosmic Rays (take 2 (master)) (C. Parker) 3:04
6 Cosmic Rays (take 5) (C. Parker) 3:15


1 The Song is You
78 rpm: Clef 89144
45 rpm: Clef EPC 209
10" LP: Clef MGC 157
12" LP: Verve MGV 8001, MGV 8005, Verve (J) 00MJ 3268/77
CD: Verve 837141 (Disc 9), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1342

2 Laird Baird
78 rpm: Clef 89144
45 rpm: Clef EPC 209
10" LP: Clef MGC 157
12" LP: Verve MGV 8001, MGV 8005, Verve (J) 00MJ 3268/77
CD: Verve 837141 (Disc 9), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1342

3 Kim (take 2)
12" LP: Verve MGV 8005, Verve (J) 00MJ 3268/77
CD: Verve 837141 (Disc 9), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1342

4 Kim (take 4 (master))
78 rpm: Clef 89129
45 rpm: Clef EPC 209
10" LP: Clef MGC 157
12" LP: Verve MGV 8005, Verve (J) 00MJ 3268/77
CD: Verve 837141 (Disc 9), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1342

5 Cosmic Rays (take 2 (master))
78 rpm: Clef 89129
45 rpm: Clef EPC 209
10" LP: Clef MGC 157
12" LP: Verve MGV 8005, Verve (J) 00MJ 3268/77
CD: Verve 837141 (Disc 9), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1342

6 Cosmic Rays (take 5)
12" LP: Verve MGV 8005, Verve (J) 00MJ 3268/77
CD: Verve 837141 (Disc 9), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1342


Everyone plays extremely well on this date. Verve mistakenly lists Al Haig on piano and Percy Heath on bass.

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