Savoy session · recorded live
September 29, 1947
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
In the room
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
Charlie Parker – alto sax
John Lewis – piano
Al McKibbon – bass- Joe Harris – drums
The takes
6 of these 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13000 | A Night In Tunisia Part 1 | Not issued at the time · later on Black Deuce unnumbered |
| 13001 | A Night In Tunisia Part 2 | Not issued at the time · later on Black Deuce unnumbered |
| 13002 | Dizzy Atmosphere | Not issued at the time · later on Black Deuce unnumbered |
| 13003 | Groovin' High Part 1 | Not issued at the time · later on Black Deuce unnumbered |
| 13004 | Groovin' High Part 2 | Not issued at the time · later on Black Deuce unnumbered |
| 13005 | Confirmation (as Riff Warmer) | MG 9011 |
| – | Ko-Ko | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy Jazz SJL 1177 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 12020 | Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie Sextet | 1955 | Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, Joe Harris |
3 of them 7 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 9000 | New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1 | Charlie Parker | 1951 | Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Lewis |
 | MG 9001 | New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 2 | Charlie Parker | 1951 | Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Lewis |
 | MG 9034 | Bird - Diz - Bud - Max | Various Artists | 1954 | Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Lewis |
 | MG 12001 | The Immortal Charlie Parker | Tiny Grimes Quintette | 1955 | Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Lewis |
 | MG 12009 | Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2 | Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys | 1955 | Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Lewis |
 | MG 12014 | The Genius Of Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys | 1955 | Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Lewis |
 | V-8409 | The Essential Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra | 1961 | Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Lewis |
