Session details: Unknown recording studio (January 22-23, 1952)

Charlie Parker session details

January 22-23, 1952 (6 items; TT = 21:02)

Unknown recording studio, New York NY

Commercial for Mercury

Charlie Parker (as); Chris Griffin (tpt); Al Porcino (tpt); Bernie Privin (tpt); Will Bradley (tb); Bill Harris (tb); Nuncio "Toots" Mondello (as); Murray Williams (as); Hank Ross (ts); Art Drelinger (ts); Stanley Webb (bs); Verley Mills (harp); Lou Stein (p); Art Ryerson (g); Bob Haggart (b); Don Lamond (d); Unknown (strings, woodwinds); Joe Lipman (arr, cond)

1	Temptation (take 1) (A. Freed-N.H. Brown)	3:57
2	Temptation (take 2) (A. Freed-N.H. Brown)	3:29
3	Autumn in New York (take 4) (V. Duke)	3:27
4	Lover (take 3) (R. Rodgers-L. Hart)	3:05
5	Stella by Starlight (take 1) (N. Washington-V. Young)	4:09
6	Stella by Starlight (take 4) (N. Washington-V. Young)	2:55


1 Temptation (take 1) CD: Verve B0022596
2 Temptation (take 2) 78 rpm: Mercury/Clef 11088 45 rpm: Clef EPC 505 10" LP: Clef MGC 505 12" LP: Clef MGC 609, Verve MGV 8003, Verve (J) 00MJ 3268/77 CD: Verve 837141 (Disc 7), Verve B0022596, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1340
3 Autumn in New York (take 4) 78 rpm: Mercury/Clef 11088 45 rpm: Clef EPC 505 10" LP: Clef MGC 505 12" LP: Clef MGC 609, Verve MGV 8003, Verve (J) 00MJ 3268/77 CD: Verve 837141 (Disc 7), Verve B0022596, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1340
4 Lover (take 3) 78 rpm: Mercury/Clef 11089 45 rpm: Clef EPC 505 10" LP: Clef MGC 505 12" LP: Clef MGC 609, Verve MGV 8000, MGV 8003, Verve (J) 00MJ 3268/77 CD: Verve 837141 (Disc 7), Verve B0022596, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1340
5 Stella by Starlight (take 1) CD: Verve B0022596
6 Stella by Starlight (take 4) 78 rpm: Mercury/Clef 11089 45 rpm: Clef EPC 505 10" LP: Clef MGC 505 12" LP: Clef MGC 609, Verve MGV 8003, Verve (J) 00MJ 3268/77 CD: Verve 837141 (Disc 7), Verve B0022596, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1340

This was another of Norman Granz's ideas, a Parker-led big-band with woodwinds, strings, and harp. The arrangements are ponderous, although there are some moments of beauty in "Stella by Starlight."