Verve session · in the studio
May 5, 1949
Charlie Parker Quintet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7, The Charlie Parker Story #1
In the room
Charlie Parker – alto sax
Kenny Dorham – trumpet- Al Haig – piano
Tommy Potter – bass
Max Roach – drums
The takes
1 of these 4 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2755-5 | 294-3 | Segment | MGV-8009 |
| 2756-2 | 295-2 | Passport (rare) | Not issued at the time · later on Mercury 11022x45 |
| 2756-5 | 295-5 | Passport (common) | MGV-8009, MGV-8000 |
| 2757-4 | 296-3 | Diverse (as Segment) | MGV-8009 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGV-8009 · 1956+Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7Charlie Parker
MGV-8000 · 1956+The Charlie Parker Story #1Machito And His OrchestraTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-1035 | Alto Sax | Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Kenny Dorham, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Max Roach |
 | 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 |
