Complete Savoy Live Recordings

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Tracks 01 - 04 : Royal Roost, New York City, January 1, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Track 05 : Royal Roost, New York City, January 1, 1949
Conte Condoli : trumpet
Benny Green : tb
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Flip Philips : tenox sax
Charlie Ventura : tenor sax
Al Haig : piano
Curley Russel : bass
Tommy Potter : bass
Joe Harris : drums
Shelly Manne : drums
Ed Shaughnessy : drums

Tracks 06 - 08 : Royal Roost, New York City, January 15, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 09 - 11 : Royal Roost, New York City, January 22, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocal on track 09)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Track 12 : Royal Roost, New York City, January 29, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocal on track 09)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 13 - 15 : Royal Roost, New York City, February 5, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocal on track 15)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Track 16 : Royal Roost, New York City,February 12, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocal on track 09)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 01 - 02 : Royal Roost, New York City, September 4, 1948
Miles Davis : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Tad Dameron : piano
Curley Russel : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 03 - 06 : Royal Roost, New York City, December 11, 1948
Miles Davis : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 07 - 08 : Royal Roost, New York City, December 12, 1948
Miles Davis : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocal on track 08)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 09 - 14 : Royal Roost, New York City, December 25, 1948
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 15 - 16 : Royal Roost, New York City, January 1, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 01 - 02 : Royal Roost, New York City, February 12, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 03 - 05 : Royal Roost, New York City, February 19, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocals on track 05)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums

Tracks 06 - 10 : Royal Roost, New York City, February 26, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax (vocasl on track 05)
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums
plus
Lucky Thomson : tenor sax (on tracks 06, 07 & 08)
Milt Jackson : vibraphone (on tracks 06, 07 & 08)
Miles Davis (probably) : trumpet (on track 07)
Dave Lambert : Vocals (on tracks 9 & 10)
Buddy Stewart : Vocals (on tracks 9 & 10)

Tracks 11 - 15 : Royal Roost, New York City, March 5, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano (except on track 11)
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums
plus
Lucky Thomson : tenor sax (on tracks 11 & 12)
Milt Jackson : vibraphone (on tracks 11 & 12)
Dave Lambert : Vocals (on tracks 11 & 15)
Buddy Stewart : Vocals (on tracks 13, 11 & 15)

Tracks 16 - 18 : Royal Roost, New York City, March 5, 1949
Kenny Dorham : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Al Haig : piano
Tommy Potter : bass
Max Roach : drums
plus
Lucky Thomson : tenor sax (on tracks 16 & 18)
Milt Jackson : vibraphone

Tracks 01 - 06 : Chicago, October 23, 1950
Charlie Parker : alto sax
Claude McLin : tenor sax
Chris Anderson : piano
Georges Freeman : g
Lery Jackson : bass
Bruz Freeman : drums

Tracks 07 - 11 : Carnegie Hall, New York City, September 29, 1947
Dizzy Gillespie : trumpet
Charlie Parker : alto sax
John Lewis : piano
Al McKibbon : bass
Joe Harris : drums

Annotation last modified on 2011-12-21 15:17 UTC.

Tracklist

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1There's a Small Hotel
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-10-23)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (Jazz bassist) (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Bruz Freeman (jazz drummer) (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
George Freeman (jazz guitarist) (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Chris Anderson (US jazz pianist) (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Claude McLin (Chicagoan tenor sax & bandleader) (on 1950-10-23)
live instrumental recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”) (on 1950-10-23)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
10:15
2These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-10-23)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (Jazz bassist) (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Bruz Freeman (jazz drummer) (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
George Freeman (jazz guitarist) (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Chris Anderson (US jazz pianist) (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Claude McLin (Chicagoan tenor sax & bandleader) (on 1950-10-23)
live instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1950-10-23)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
2:06
3Keen and Peachy
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-10-23)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (Jazz bassist) (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Bruz Freeman (jazz drummer) (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
George Freeman (jazz guitarist) (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Chris Anderson (US jazz pianist) (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Claude McLin (Chicagoan tenor sax & bandleader) (on 1950-10-23)
live recording of:
Keen and Peachy (on 1950-10-23)
composer:
Ralph Burns and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
6:29
4Hot House
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-10-23)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (Jazz bassist) (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Bruz Freeman (jazz drummer) (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
George Freeman (jazz guitarist) (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Chris Anderson (US jazz pianist) (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Claude McLin (Chicagoan tenor sax & bandleader) (on 1950-10-23)
live recording of:
Hot House (on 1950-10-23)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
9:06
5Swivel Hips (Bird, Bass and Out)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-10-23)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (Jazz bassist) (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Bruz Freeman (jazz drummer) (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
George Freeman (jazz guitarist) (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Chris Anderson (US jazz pianist) (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Claude McLin (Chicagoan tenor sax & bandleader) (on 1950-10-23)
3:37
6Goodbye
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-10-23)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (Jazz bassist) (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Bruz Freeman (jazz drummer) (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
George Freeman (jazz guitarist) (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Chris Anderson (US jazz pianist) (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Claude McLin (Chicagoan tenor sax & bandleader) (on 1950-10-23)
live instrumental recording of:
Goodbye (on 1950-10-23)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
publisher:
Devalbo Inc, La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., LaSalle Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:13
7A Night in Tunisia
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
live recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental) (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
5:09
8Dizzy Atmosphere
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
live recording of:
Dizzy Atmosphere (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
4:05
9Groovin' High
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
5:13
10Confirmation
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
live instrumental recording of:
Confirmation (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
5:35
11Ko-Ko
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
live recording of:
Ko Ko (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
4:11