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The Complete Studio Recordings on Savoy Years, Volumes 1-4 (Nippon Columbia COCB-54230/3)

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Title: The Complete Studio Recordings on Savoy Years, Volumes 1-4
Label: Nippon Columbia COCB-54230/3 (CD)
Number of tracks: 118
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Details: November 26, 1945; May 8, 1947; August 14, 1947; December 21, 1947; September 18, 1948 (a); September 24, 1948

Note: Only tracks on which Davis is present (156:43) are displayed below.
Volume 1
1 Warming Up a Riff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [take 1] [Nov 26, 1945] 2:34
2 Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 1] [Nov 26, 1945] 2:40
3 Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 2] [Nov 26, 1945] 1:42
4 Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 3] [Nov 26, 1945] 3:04
5 Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 4] [Nov 26, 1945] 1:37
6 Billie's Bounce (C. Parker) [take 5] [Nov 26, 1945] 3:07
7 Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 1] [Nov 26, 1945] 0:19
8 Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 2] [Nov 26, 1945] 0:36
9 Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 3] [Nov 26, 1945] 3:06
10 Now's the Time (C. Parker) [take 4] [Nov 26, 1945] 3:14
11 Thriving on a Riff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [take 1] [Nov 26, 1945] 2:58
12 Thriving on a Riff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [take 2] [Nov 26, 1945] 0:22
13 Thriving on a Riff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [take 3] [Nov 26, 1945] 2:54
14 Meandering (C. Parker) [take 1] [Nov 26, 1945] 3:16
15 Ko Ko (C. Parker) [take 1] [Nov 26, 1945] 0:38

Volume 2
1 Donna Lee (C. Parker) [take 1] [May 8, 1947] 0:14
2 Donna Lee (C. Parker) [take 2] [May 8, 1947] 2:58
3 Donna Lee (C. Parker) [take 3] [May 8, 1947] 2:30
4 Donna Lee (C. Parker) [take 4] [May 8, 1947] 2:34
5 Donna Lee (C. Parker) [take 5] [May 8, 1947] 2:31
6 Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 1] [May 8, 1947] 2:54
7 Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 2] [May 8, 1947] 0:18
8 Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 3] [May 8, 1947] 2:55
9 Chasin' the Bird (C. Parker) [take 4] [May 8, 1947] 2:44
10 Cheryl (C. Parker) [take 1] [May 8, 1947] 0:04
11 Cheryl (C. Parker) [take 2] [May 8, 1947] 2:57
12 Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 1] [May 8, 1947] 2:53
13 Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 2] [May 8, 1947] 0:34
14 Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 3] [May 8, 1947] 2:36
15 Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 4] [May 8, 1947] 0:17
16 Buzzy (C. Parker) [take 5] [May 8, 1947] 2:29

Volume 3
1 Milestones (M. Davis) [take 1] [Aug 14, 1947] 0:07
2 Milestones (M. Davis) [take 2] [Aug 14, 1947] 2:34
3 Milestones (M. Davis) [take 3] [Aug 14, 1947] 2:43
4 Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 1] [Aug 14, 1947] 0:34
5 Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 2] [Aug 14, 1947] 3:07
6 Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) [take 3] [Aug 14, 1947] 2:49
7 Half Nelson (M. Davis) [take 1] [Aug 14, 1947] 2:49
8 Half Nelson (M. Davis) [take 2] [Aug 14, 1947] 2:42
9 Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 1] [Aug 14, 1947] 0:55
10 Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 2] [Aug 14, 1947] 2:21
11 Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 3] [Aug 14, 1947] 0:04
12 Sippin' at Bells (M. Davis) [take 4] [Aug 14, 1947] 2:26
13 Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 1] [Dec 21, 1947] 0:14
14 Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 2] [Dec 21, 1947] 0:44
15 Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 3] [Dec 21, 1947] 1:04
16 Another Hair-Do (C. Parker) [take 4] [Dec 21, 1947] 2:37
17 Bluebird (C. Parker) [take 1] [Dec 21, 1947] 2:53
18 Bluebird (C. Parker) [take 2] [Dec 21, 1947] 0:03
19 Bluebird (C. Parker) [take 3] [Dec 21, 1947] 2:49
20 Klaunstance (C. Parker) [take 1] [Dec 21, 1947] 2:41
21 Bird Gets the Worm (C. Parker) [take 1] [Dec 21, 1947] 3:00
22 Bird Gets the Worm (C. Parker) [take 2] [Dec 21, 1947] 0:09
23 Bird Gets the Worm (C. Parker) [take 3] [Dec 21, 1947] 2:34

Volume 4
1 Barbados (C. Parker) [take 1] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)] 2:35
2 Barbados (C. Parker) [take 2] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)] 0:43
3 Barbados (C. Parker) [take 3] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)] 2:33
4 Barbados (C. Parker) [take 4] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)] 2:26
5 Ah-Leu-Cha (C. Parker) [take 1] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)] 0:36
6 Ah-Leu-Cha (C. Parker) [take 2] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)] 2:52
7 Constellation (C. Parker) [take 1] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)] 0:23
8 Constellation (C. Parker) [take 2] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)] 2:30
9 Constellation (C. Parker) [take 3] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)] 2:05
10 Constellation (C. Parker) [take 4] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)] 0:21
11 Constellation (C. Parker) [take 5] [Sep 18, 1948 (a)] 2:26
12 Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 1] [Sep 24, 1948] 2:01
13 Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 2] [Sep 24, 1948] 0:28
14 Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 3] [Sep 24, 1948] 2:09
15 Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 4] [Sep 24, 1948] 0:18
16 Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 5] [Sep 24, 1948] 0:39
17 Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 6] [Sep 24, 1948] 2:16
18 Perhaps (C. Parker) [take 7] [Sep 24, 1948] 2:31
19 Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 1] [Sep 24, 1948] 0:04
20 Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 2] [Sep 24, 1948] 1:14
21 Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 3] [Sep 24, 1948] 0:51
22 Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 4] [Sep 24, 1948] 0:05
23 Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 5] [Sep 24, 1948] 2:55
24 Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 6] [Sep 24, 1948] 0:06
25 Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 7] [Sep 24, 1948] 0:57
26 Marmaduke (C. Parker) [takes 8/9] [Sep 24, 1948] 3:09
27 Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 10] [Sep 24, 1948] 0:34
28 Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 11] [Sep 24, 1948] 0:47
29 Marmaduke (C. Parker) [take 12] [Sep 24, 1948] 2:41
30 Steeplechase (C. Parker) [take 1] [Sep 24, 1948] 0:06
31 Steeplechase (C. Parker) [take 2] [Sep 24, 1948] 3:03
32 Merry-Go-Round (C. Parker) [take 1] [Sep 24, 1948] 2:22
33 Merry-Go-Round (C. Parker) [take 2] [Sep 24, 1948] 2:23


November 26, 1945
Miles Davis (tpt); Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (p, tpt); Sadik Hakim [Argonne Thornton] (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Max Roach (d)

May 8, 1947
Miles Davis (tpt); Charlie Parker (as); Earl "Bud" Powell (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

August 14, 1947
Miles Davis (tpt); Charlie Parker (ts); John Lewis (p); Nelson Boyd (b); Max Roach (d)

December 21, 1947
Miles Davis (tpt); Charlie Parker (as); Irving "Duke" Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

September 18, 1948 (a)
Miles Davis (tpt); Charlie Parker (as); John Lewis (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Max Roach (d)

September 24, 1948
Miles Davis (tpt); Charlie Parker (as); John Lewis (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Max Roach (d)
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