Savoy session · in the studio
September 18, 1948
Charlie Parker All Stars
- This day's music is on 5 records: Charlie Parker Memorial, Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2, New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 4, The Genius Of Charlie Parker, New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 3
In the room
Charlie Parker – alto sax
Miles Davis – trumpet
John Lewis – piano
Curley Russell – bass · as Curly Russell
Max Roach – drums
The takes
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B900-1 | Barbados (new-take 1) | MG 12000 |
| B900-2 | Barbados (short-take 2) | MG 12009 |
| B900-3 | Barbados (new-take 3) | MG 12009 |
| B900-4 | Barbados (orig.-take 4) | MG 9011, MG 12014 |
| B901-1 | Ah-Leu-Cha (short-take 1) | MG 12000 |
| B901-2 | Ah-Leu-Cha (orig.-take 2) | MG 9011, MG 12000 |
| B902-1 | Constellation (new-take 1) | MG 12000 |
| B902-2 | Constellation (short-take 2) | MG 12000 |
| B902-3 | Constellation (short-take 3) | MG 12009 |
| B902-4 | Constellation (orig.-take 4) | MG 9011, MG 12009 |
| B902-5 | Constellation (take 5) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy S5J 5500 |
| B903-1 | Parker's Mood (new-take 1) | MG 12000 |
| B903-2 | Parker's Mood (short-take 2) | MG 12009 |
| B903-3 | Parker's Mood (orig.-take 3) | MG 9010, MG 12009 |
| B903-4 | Parker's Mood (take 4) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy S5J 5500 |
| B903-5 | Parker's Mood (take 5) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy S5J 5500 |
16 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 12000 · 1955Charlie Parker MemorialCharlie Parker All Stars
MG 12009 · 1955Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys
MG 9011 · 1952New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 4Charlie Parker
MG 12014 · 1955The Genius Of Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys
MG 9010 · 1952New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 3Charlie ParkerTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 9000 | New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1 | Charlie Parker | 1951 | Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Lewis, Curley Russell, Max Roach |
 | MG 9001 | New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 2 | Charlie Parker | 1951 | Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Lewis, Curley Russell, Max Roach |
 | MG 9034 | Bird - Diz - Bud - Max | Various Artists | 1954 | Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Lewis, Curley Russell, Max Roach |
 | MG 12001 | The Immortal Charlie Parker | Tiny Grimes Quintette | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Lewis, Curley Russell, Max Roach |
 | V-8409 | The Essential Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra | 1961 | Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Lewis, Curley Russell, Max Roach |
4 of them 9 albums
3 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 161 | Miles Davis Quartet | Miles Davis Quartet | 1954 | Miles Davis, John Lewis, Max Roach |
 | PRLP 7024 | Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson | Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers | 1956 | John Lewis, Curley Russell, Max Roach |
 | PRLP 7054 | Blue Haze | Miles Davis | 1956 | Miles Davis, John Lewis, Max Roach |
 | PR 7352 | Miles Davis Plays For Lovers | Miles Davis Quartet | 1965 | Miles Davis, John Lewis, Max Roach |
 | PR 7457 | Miles Davis Greatest Hits | Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins | 1966 | Miles Davis, John Lewis, Max Roach |
 | MGV-8000 | The Charlie Parker Story #1 | Machito And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, John Lewis, 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-8230 | The Anatomy Of Improvisation | Various Artists | 1957 | Charlie Parker, Curley Russell, Max Roach |
