Session details: Café Society Downtown (Mid-March 1950)

Charlie Parker session details

Mid-March 1950 (5 items; TT = 32:44)

Café Society Downtown, New York NY

Private recording (Tape) (B-)

Show chatter

Charlie Parker (as); Kenny Dorham (tpt); Tony Scott (cl); Unknown (ts); Mundell Lowe (g); Dick Hyman (p); Irv Lang (b); Irv Kluger (d)

1	Lover Come Back to Me (S. Romberg-O. Hammerstein)	18:08
	Add Lowe (g). Parker and drums exchanges following Scott's solo (16:55-17:45)
2	Introduction	0:10
	"We'd like now to bring you on piano, Neva Johnson. How 'bout a real nice reception for Neva Johnson?"
3	52nd Street Theme (T. Monk)	1:42
4	Mop Mop (C. Hawkins)	5:20
	Parker out
5	Lullaby in Rhythm (B. Goodman-E. Sampson)	7:24
	Add Lowe (g). Parker out


1 Lover Come Back to Me 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 6 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3005, Sound Hills SSCD 8021, Cool and Blue 108, Ember CD 509, Philology Volume 29 (W 859), Rare Live Recordings RLR 88635, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1338
3 52nd Street Theme 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 6 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3005, Sound Hills SSCD 8021, Cool and Blue 108, Ember CD 509, Philology Volume 29 (W 859), Rare Live Recordings RLR 88635, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1338

The Scott group was booked for a month at Café Society (February 23-March 22), and soon afterward Dick Hyman left for a six-week European tour with Benny Goodman. Mundell Lowe, Parker, and a trumpeter (probably Kenny Dorham -- he is audible only on "Lullaby in Rhythm") joined Scott's quartet for a jam session. Hyman remembers the session and confirms the presence of Mundell Lowe. (At the beginning of "Mop Mop" someone, probably Scott, repeatedly calls to someone "Dick" -- probably Hyman.)

Parker and Scott crossed paths again in June at the Café Society (June 8-July 5), and for a long time I listed these items as from that engagement. Leif Bo Petersen has corrected me. Thanks to him and to Joe Medjuk for help with this session.