Savoy session · in the studio
May 8, 1947
Charlie Parker All Stars
In the room
Charlie Parker – alto sax
Miles Davis – trumpet
Bud Powell – piano
Tommy Potter – bass
Max Roach – drums
The takes
2 of these 16 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Savoy numbered its masters by the tune, and kept the takes: the figure after the dash is which take of that master it is.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| S3420-1 | Donna Lee (new-take 1) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 1107 |
| S3420-2 | Donna Lee (new-take 2) | MG 12001 |
| S3420-3 | Donna Lee (new-take 3) | MG 12001 |
| S3420-4 | Donna Lee (new-take 4) | MG 12009 |
| S3420-5 | Donna Lee (orig.-take 3) | MG 9000, MG 12014 |
| S3421-1 | Chasin' The Bird (new-take 1) | MG 12001 |
| S3421-2 | Chasin' The Bird (short-take 2) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 1107 |
| S3421-3 | Chasin' The Bird (new-take 3) | MG 12009 |
| S3421-4 | Chasin' The Bird (short-take 4) | MG 9000, MG 12014 |
| S3422-1 | Cheryl (short-take 1) | MG 12001 |
| S3422-2 | Cheryl (orig.-take 2) | MG 9001, MG 12001 |
| S3423-1 | Buzzy (new-take 1) | MG 12009 |
| S3423-2 | Buzzy (short-take 2) | MG 12001 |
| S3423-3 | Buzzy (new-take 3) | MG 12001 |
| S3423-4 | Buzzy (short-take 4) | MG 12000 |
| S3423-5 | Buzzy (orig.-take) | MG 9001, MG 12000 |
16 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 12001 · 1955The Immortal Charlie ParkerTiny Grimes Quintette
MG 12009 · 1955Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys
MG 9000 · 1951New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1Charlie Parker
MG 12014 · 1955The Genius Of Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys
MG 9001 · 1951New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 2Charlie Parker
MG 12000 · 1955Charlie Parker MemorialCharlie Parker All StarsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 9010 | New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 3 | Charlie Parker | 1952 | Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tommy Potter, Max Roach |
 | MG 12179 | The 'Bird' Returns | Charlie Parker | 1962 | Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tommy Potter, Max Roach |
