Savoy session · in the studio
August 14, 1947
Miles Davis' All Stars
- This day's music is on 5 records: New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 2, Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2, The Immortal Charlie Parker, Bird - Diz - Bud - Max, New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1
In the room
Miles Davis – trumpet
Charlie Parker – tenor sax
John Lewis – piano- Nelson Boyd – bass
Max Roach – drums
The takes
2 of these 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| S3440-1 | Milestones (orig.-take 1) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy 45-310 |
| S3440-2 | Milestones (new-take 2) | MG 9001, MG 12009 |
| S3440-3 | Milestones (orig.-take 3) | MG 12001 |
| S3441-1 | Little Willie Leaps (short-take 1) | MG 12001 |
| S3441-2 | Little Willie Leaps (new-take 2) | MG 12001 |
| S3441-3 | Little Willie Leaps (orig.-take 3) | MG 9001, MG 9034, MG 12001 |
| S3442-1 | Half Nelson (new-take 1) | MG 12001 |
| S3442-2 | Half Nelson (orig.-take 2) | MG 9000, MG 12009 |
| S3443-1 | Sippin' At Bells (short-take 1) | MG 12009 |
| S3443-2 | Sippin' At Bells (orig.-take 2) | MG 9000, MG 12009 |
| S3443-3 | Sippin' At Bells (short-take 3) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy S5J 5500 |
| S3443-4 | Sippin' At Bells (new-take 4) | MG 12001 |
12 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 9001 · 1951New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 2Charlie Parker
MG 12009 · 1955Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys
MG 12001 · 1955The Immortal Charlie ParkerTiny Grimes Quintette
MG 9034 · 1954Bird - Diz - Bud - MaxVarious Artists
MG 9000 · 1951New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1Charlie ParkerTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8010 | Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8 | Charlie Parker And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, Max Roach |
 | MG 9010 | New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 3 | Charlie Parker | 1952 | Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, Max Roach |
 | MG 9011 | New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 4 | Charlie Parker | 1952 | Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, Max Roach |
| PR 7822 | Miles Davis Sextet · not on the site yet | Miles Davis Sextet | 1953 | Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, Max Roach | |
 | MGC-646 | The Magnificent Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quintet | 1955 | Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, Max Roach |
 | MG 12000 | Charlie Parker Memorial | Charlie Parker All Stars | 1955 | Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, Max Roach |
 | MG 12014 | The Genius Of Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys | 1955 | Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, Max Roach |
 | V-8409 | The Essential Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra | 1961 | Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, Max Roach |
