Verve session · in the studio

February-March, 1949

Charlie Parker Septet

NYC

This day's music is on 3 records: Alto Sax, Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7, The Charlie Parker Story #1

In the room

Charlie Parker – alto sax
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Tommy Turk – trombone
Al Haig – piano
Tommy Potter – bass
Max Roach – drums
Carlos Vidal – bongo

The takes

What the numbers mean

Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
2542 \| 292-3	Cardboard	MGN-1035, MGV-8009
2543-2 \| 293-4	Visa	MGV-8009, MGV-8000

2 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith – Alto Sax (Norgran MGN-1035)

MGN-1035 · 1955Alto SaxBenny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith

Charlie Parker – Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 (Verve MGV-8009)

MGV-8009 · 1956+Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7Charlie Parker

Machito And His Orchestra – The Charlie Parker Story #1 (Verve MGV-8000)

MGV-8000 · 1956+The Charlie Parker Story #1Machito And His Orchestra

Together elsewhere

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

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 12179	The 'Bird' Returns	Charlie Parker	1962	Charlie Parker, Kenny Dorham, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Max Roach

4 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7841	The Max Roach Quintet · not on the site yet	The Max Roach Quintet	1949	Kenny Dorham, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Max Roach
PRLP 113	Modern Jazz Trumpets	Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham	1951	Kenny Dorham, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Max Roach
MGV-8001	The Charlie Parker Story #2	Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's Orchestra	1956+	Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Max Roach

3 of them 12 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGV-8005	Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3	The Quartet Of Charlie Parker	1956+	Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Max Roach
V-8787	Jazz At The Philharmonic · not on the site yet	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1949	Charlie Parker, Tommy Turk, Max Roach
MG 9000	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1	Charlie Parker	1951	Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, Max Roach
MG 9001	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 2	Charlie Parker	1951	Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, Max Roach
MG 9010	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 3	Charlie Parker	1952	Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, Max Roach
MGC-157	Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet	1954	Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Max Roach
MG 12000	Charlie Parker Memorial	Charlie Parker All Stars	1955	Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, Max Roach
MG 12001	The Immortal Charlie Parker	Tiny Grimes Quintette	1955	Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, Max Roach
MG 12009	Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2	Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys	1955	Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, Max Roach
MG 12014	The Genius Of Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys	1955	Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, Max Roach
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Charlie Parker, Tommy Turk, Max Roach
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Max Roach

2 of them 43 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 109	Modern Jazz Trombones	Kai Winding And His All Stars, Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars	1951	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
PRLP 115	Wardell Gray Tenor Sax Favorites	Wardell Gray Quartet	1951	Al Haig, Tommy Potter
DLP-2	Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 1	The Quintet	1953	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
DLP-4	Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 3	The Quintet	1954	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
DEB-124	Jazz At Massey Hall	The Quintet	1956	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
RLP 12-239	Jazz Contrasts	Kenny Dorham	1957	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
RLP 12-244	Jazz For Lovers	Various Artists	1957	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
LP-623	Max!	Max Roach	1958?	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
PRLP 7095	Rollins Plays For Bird	Sonny Rollins Quintet With Kenny Dorham And Max Roach	1957	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
MG 12118	Pretty For The People	A.K. Salim	1957	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
RLP 12-251	Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars	Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars	1958	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
RLP 12-267	Riverside Drive	Various Artists	1958	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
MG 9011	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 4	Charlie Parker	1952	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
PRLP 175	Piano Moderns	Mary Lou Williams, Al Haig	1954	Al Haig, Tommy Potter
MG 9034	Bird - Diz - Bud - Max	Various Artists	1954	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
MGC-646	The Magnificent Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quintet	1955	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
PRLP 7002	Stan Getz Quartets	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1955	Al Haig, Tommy Potter
PRLP 7008	Wardell Gray Memorial Volume One	Wardell Gray Quartet	1955	Al Haig, Tommy Potter
MG 12020	Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie Sextet	1955	Charlie Parker, Al Haig
BLP 1511	Genius of Modern Music Volume 2	Thelonious Monk	1956	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
PRLP 7013	Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1956	Al Haig, Tommy Potter
PRLP 7023	Trombone By Three	J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green	1956	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
RLP 12-256	The Modern Touch	Benny Golson Sextet	1958	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
RLP 308	Abbey Is Blue	Abbey Lincoln	1959	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
MG-36127	The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker	Max Roach Quartet	1959	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
CJM 8022	Newport Rebels	Jazz Artists Guild	1961	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
JLP 72	Sonny's Time	Sonny Rollins	1962	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
JLP 82	Kenny Dorham And Friends With Cannonball Adderley & Sonny Rollins	Kenny Dorham Quintet/Sextet	1962	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
MGV-8008	Fiesta: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #6	Charlie Parker And His Orchestra	1956+	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
MGV-8010	Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8	Charlie Parker And His Orchestra	1956+	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
MG 12079	The Charlie Parker Story	Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys	1956	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
MG-36098	Max Roach + 4	Max Roach Quintet	1956	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
MG-36108	Jazz In 3/4 Time	Max Roach	1957	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Charlie Parker, Max Roach
PRLP 7207	Sonny Boy	Sonny Rollins	1961	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
CJM 8019	The Jazz Life!	Various Artists	1961	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
V-8398	The Essential Lester Young	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1961	Charlie Parker, Tommy Turk
PRLP 7253	Looking Back	J.J. Johnson	1963	Kenny Dorham, Max Roach
LM-82017	3/27/65 - Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall	Various Artists	1965	Kenny Dorham, Tommy Potter
PR 7516	Prezervation	Stan Getz With Al Haig	1967	Al Haig, Tommy Potter