The Charlie Parker Story

Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys

Released: 1956
Tracks: 16

3 more tracks from these dates went to New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1
2 more tracks from these dates went to The Genius Of Charlie Parker
2 more tracks from these dates went to New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 2
2 more tracks from these dates went to Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2
1 more track from these dates went to The Immortal Charlie Parker
1 more track from these dates went to The Many Faces Of The Blues
1 more track from these dates went to Bird - Diz - Bud - Max
1 more track from these dates went to The Jazz Hour

Who's on it

Charlie Parker – alto sax
Dizzy Gillespie – piano, trumpet
Curley Russell – bass
Max Roach – drums
Miles Davis – trumpet
Sadik Hakim – piano

Credits

Producer: Teddy Reig

The tracks

Side one

1Billie's Bounce (new-take 1)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5850-12:20
2Billie's Bounce (short-take 2)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5850-21:20
3Billie's Bounce (new-take 3)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5850-33:05
4Warming Up A Riff (orig.-take 1)Quartet: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5849-12:30
5Billie's Bounce (new-take 4)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5850-42:00
6Billie's Bounce (orig.-take 5)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5850-53:05
7Now's The Time (short-take 1)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5851-10:20
8Now's The Time (short-take 2)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5851-20:37
9Now's The Time (new-take 3)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5851-33:05

Side two

1Now's The Time (orig.-take 4)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5851-43:15
2Thriving On A Riff (new-take 1)November 26, 1945 · S5852-13:00
3Thriving On A Riff (short-take 2)November 26, 1945 · S5852-20:20
4Thriving On A Riff (orig.-take 3)November 26, 1945 · S5852-33:00
5Meandering (new-take 1)Quartet: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · 3:15
6Ko-Ko (short-take 1)Quartet: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5853-10:40
7Ko-Ko (orig.-take 2) (as Cocoa)Quartet: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5853-22:50

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Every track in the order it was recorded.

1Warming Up A Riff (orig.-take 1)Quartet: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5849-12:30
2Billie's Bounce (new-take 1)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5850-12:20
3Billie's Bounce (short-take 2)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5850-21:20
4Billie's Bounce (new-take 3)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5850-33:05
5Billie's Bounce (new-take 4)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5850-42:00
6Billie's Bounce (orig.-take 5)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5850-53:05
7Now's The Time (short-take 1)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5851-10:20
8Now's The Time (short-take 2)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5851-20:37
9Now's The Time (new-take 3)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5851-33:05
10Now's The Time (orig.-take 4)Quintet: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5851-43:15
11Thriving On A Riff (new-take 1)November 26, 1945 · S5852-13:00
12Thriving On A Riff (short-take 2)November 26, 1945 · S5852-20:20
13Thriving On A Riff (orig.-take 3)November 26, 1945 · S5852-33:00
14Ko-Ko (short-take 1)Quartet: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5853-10:40
15Ko-Ko (orig.-take 2) (as Cocoa)Quartet: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · S5853-22:50
16Meandering (new-take 1)Quartet: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max RoachNovember 26, 1945 · 3:15

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9000	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1	Charlie Parker	1951	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Sadik Hakim
MG 9001	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 2	Charlie Parker	1951	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Sadik Hakim
MG 9034	Bird - Diz - Bud - Max	Various Artists	1954	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Sadik Hakim
MG 12001	The Immortal Charlie Parker	Tiny Grimes Quintette	1955	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Sadik Hakim
MG 12009	Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2	Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys	1955	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Sadik Hakim
MG 12014	The Genius Of Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys	1955	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Sadik Hakim
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Sadik Hakim
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Sadik Hakim

5 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis
V-8787	Charlie Parker - Dizzy Gillespie Quintet · not on the site yet	Charlie Parker - Dizzy Gillespie Quintet	1950	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis
MG 9011	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 4	Charlie Parker	1952	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis

4 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9010	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 3	Charlie Parker	1952	Charlie Parker, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis
MG 12000	Charlie Parker Memorial	Charlie Parker All Stars	1955	Charlie Parker, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12179	The 'Bird' Returns	Charlie Parker	1962	Charlie Parker, Curley Russell, Max Roach, Miles Davis

3 of them 12 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
DLP-2	Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 1	The Quintet	1953	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach
PR 7822	Miles Davis Sextet · not on the site yet	Miles Davis Sextet	1953	Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Miles Davis
DLP-4	Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 3	The Quintet	1954	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell
MGC-646	The Magnificent Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quintet	1955	Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Miles Davis
DEB-124	Jazz At Massey Hall	The Quintet	1956	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach
MGV-8001	The Charlie Parker Story #2	Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's Orchestra	1956+	Charlie Parker, Curley Russell, Max Roach
MGV-8006	The Genius Of Charlie Parker #4	Bird And Diz	1956+	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell
MGV-8010	Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8	Charlie Parker And His Orchestra	1956+	Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Miles Davis
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell
MG 12020	Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie Sextet	1955	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell

2 of them 43 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7824	Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra	1946	Curley Russell, Max Roach
PRLP 116	The New Sounds	Lee Konitz Featuring Miles Davis	1951	Max Roach, Miles Davis
PR 7827	Lee Konitz Sextet · not on the site yet	Lee Konitz Sextet	1951	Max Roach, Miles Davis
BLP 5003	The Amazing Bud Powell	Bud Powell's Modernists	1952	Curley Russell, Max Roach
PRLP 158	George Wallington Trio (Volume 2)	George Wallington Trio	1953	Curley Russell, Max Roach
PR 7587	George Wallington Trio · not on the site yet	George Wallington Trio	1953	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MGN-2	The Dizzy Gillespie Stan Getz Sextet	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1954	Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach
MGN-18	More Of The Dizzy Gillespie Stan Getz Sextet Album #2	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1954	Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach
MGC-157	Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet	1954	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
PRLP 161	Miles Davis Quartet	Miles Davis Quartet	1954	Max Roach, Miles Davis
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach
MGN-1050	Diz And Getz	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1955	Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach
BLP 1503	The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1	Bud Powell	1955	Curley Russell, Max Roach
BLP 1504	The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 2	Bud Powell	1956	Curley Russell, Max Roach
BLP 1533	Introducing Johnny Griffin	Johnny Griffin	1956	Curley Russell, Max Roach
PRLP 7013	Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1956	Max Roach, Miles Davis
PRLP 7044	Collectors' Items	Miles Davis	1956	Charlie Parker, Miles Davis
PRLP 7054	Blue Haze	Miles Davis	1956	Max Roach, Miles Davis
MGV-8000	The Charlie Parker Story #1	Machito And His Orchestra	1956+	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
MGV-8005	Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3	The Quartet Of Charlie Parker	1956+	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
MGV-8008	Fiesta: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #6	Charlie Parker And His Orchestra	1956+	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
MGV-8009	Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7	Charlie Parker	1956+	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach
MG 9004	Stan Getz Beboppers	Stan Getz Quartet / The Be Bop Boys	1951	Curley Russell, Max Roach
BLP 5012	The McGhee-Navarro Sextet	Howard McGhee's All Stars	1952	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9015	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 2	Allen Eager	1952	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9016	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 3	Dexter Gordon	1952	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9023	The Birth Of Bop Volume 2	Various Artists	1953	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9024	The Birth Of Bop Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 9025	The Birth Of Bop Volume 4	Various Artists	1953	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 15036	The Al Cohn Quintet	Al Cohn Quintet	1954	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 15044	Tenor Sax Solos By Allen Eager	Allen Eager Quartet	1954	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
MGN-1063	Jazz Giant	Bud Powell	1956	Curley Russell, Max Roach
PRLP 7024	Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson	Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers	1956	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12048	Al Cohn's Tones	Al Cohn Quartet	1956	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12081	The George Wallington Trio	The George Wallington Trio And Septet	1956	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12114	Opus De Bop	Various Artists	1957	Curley Russell, Max Roach
MG 12130	Dexter Rides Again	Dexter Gordon	1958	Curley Russell, Max Roach
V-8566	The Essential Dizzy Gillespie	The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet	1963	Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach
NJLP 8295	Ezz-thetic	Lee Konitz & Miles Davis, Teddy Charles & Jimmy Raney	1964	Max Roach, Miles Davis
PR 7352	Miles Davis Plays For Lovers	Miles Davis Quartet	1965	Max Roach, Miles Davis
PR 7457	Miles Davis Greatest Hits	Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1966	Max Roach, Miles Davis