Session details: Onyx Club (July 10, 1948)

Charlie Parker session details

July 10, 1948 (20 items; TT = 35:23)

Onyx Club, New York NY

Private recording (Dean Benedetti tape) (C)

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Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); Irving "Duke" Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d); Carmen McRae (voc); Earl Coleman (voc)

1	Chasin' the Bird (6/23) (C. Parker)	4:42
	Splices at 1:56, 2:34, 3:25
2	Don't Blame Me (6/24) (D. Fields-J. McHugh)	0:38
3	Tico Tico (6/25) (A. Oliveira-J. Abreu)	2:03
4	Out of Nowhere (6/26) (E. Heyman-J.W. Green)	2:12
	"Country Gardens" tag (2:05-2:12)
5	Introduction (6/27)	0:33
	Parker: I'd like to mention one point... It's not calling numbers on the bandstand, as well as I remember to call it. But anything you'd like... Here? Unidentified person: "Home in Indiana." Parker: "Home in Indiana"? [Undecipherable] Thank you very much...
6	Indiana (6/27) (J.F. Hanley-B. McDonald)	2:06
	Splices at 0:44, 1:33, 1:39
7	52nd Street Theme (7/1) (T. Monk)	0:24
8	How High the Moon (7/2) (N. Hamilton-M. Lewis)	3:05
	Splice at 2:33. Parker quotes "Woody Woodpecker" (1:55-1:58)
9	I'm in the Mood for Love (7/3) (D. Fields-J. McHugh)	1:26
	Splice at 1:02
10	This Time the Dream's on Me (7/4) (H. Arlen-J. Mercer)	3:22
	Splice at 1:15. Parker quotes "Tico Tico" (0:55-0:56)
11	Yesterdays (7/5) (J. Kern-O. Harbach)	0:18
12	52nd Street Theme (7/6) (T. Monk)	0:05
13	52nd Street Theme (7/7) (T. Monk)	0:02
14	How High the Moon (7/7) (N. Hamilton-M. Lewis)	6:10
	Splices at 0:15, 3:28, 4:16. At the beginning of this tune Parker can be heard asking, "Did you bring your saxophone?"
15	Groovin' High (7/8) (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)	2:09
	An unknown tenor saxophonist joins on this number, but Benedetti did not record a solo
16	What Price Love (7/29) [Yardbird Suite] (C. Parker)	2:35
	Splice at 1:10
17	Announcement (7/30)	0:07
	Parker: "Ladies and gentlemen, we didn't give Miss Spearman the hand she deserves. Would you like to hear a reprise of the number? That's right..."
18	What Price Love (7/30) [Yardbird Suite] (C. Parker)	0:11
19	52nd Street Theme (7/9) (T. Monk)	0:51
	Parker introduces Earl Coleman: "Ladies and gentlemen, We're honored by the presence of another great artist, a vocalist... The name is not important... Mr. Earl Coleman."
20	Cheryl (7/10) (C. Parker)	2:24
	Splice at 2:14. Parker quotes "Confirmation" (0:49-0:52). At 1:06-1:26 voices can be heard -- someone seems to be hassling Benedetti about a tip: "...break my ass just to get a four dollar tip... five dollar tip..."


1 Chasin' the Bird (6/23) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
2 Don't Blame Me (6/24) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
3 Tico Tico (6/25) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
4 Out of Nowhere (6/26) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
5 Introduction (6/27) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
6 Indiana (6/27) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129, Philology Volume 60 (W 891)
7 52nd Street Theme (7/1) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
8 How High the Moon (7/2) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
9 I'm in the Mood for Love (7/3) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
10 This Time the Dream's on Me (7/4) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
11 Yesterdays (7/5) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
12 52nd Street Theme (7/6) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
13 52nd Street Theme (7/7) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
14 How High the Moon (7/7) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
15 Groovin' High (7/8) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
16 What Price Love (7/29) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
17 Announcement (7/30) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
18 What Price Love (7/30) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
19 52nd Street Theme (7/9) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129
20 Cheryl (7/10) 12" LP: Mosaic MR10 129 CD: Mosaic MD7 129

Recorded by Dean Benedetti.

The Parker Quintet was booked at the Onyx Club for six nights, July 6-11 (Tuesday-Sunday). The Benedetti material issued by Mosaic includes parts of at least four of these nights (July 6, 7, 10, and 11), plus a bit of an afternoon rehearsal (July 10).

While they're certainly important, these recordings are disappointing, especially compared to those made earlier at the Three Deuces. The fidelity is quite poor throughout, and the items are all edited one way or another.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the place of the item in the Mosaic box. "(4/1)" means that this item is on disc 4, track 1.