Verve session · in the studio
November 30, 1949
Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra
- This day's music is on 3 records: Charlie Parker With Strings, The Charlie Parker Story #1, The Essential Charlie Parker
In the room
Charlie Parker – alto sax
Mitch Miller – oboe, English horn- Bronislaw Gimpel – violin
- Max Hollander – violin
- Milton Lomask – violin
- Frank Brieff – viola
- Frank Miller – cello
- Meyer Rosen – harp
- Jimmy Carroll – arranger, conductor
- Stan Freeman – piano
Ray Brown – bass
Buddy Rich – drums
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 319-5 | 62VK204 | Just Friends | MGC-675, MGV-8000, V-8409, V-8787 |
| 320-3 | Everything Happens To Me | MGC-675 |
| 321-3 | April In Paris | MGC-675, MGV-8000 |
| 322-2 | Summertime | MGC-675 |
| 323-2 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | MGC-675, V-8409 |
| 324-3 | If I Should Lose You | MGC-675, V-8787 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGC-675 · 1955Charlie Parker With StringsCharlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra
MGV-8000 · 1956+The Charlie Parker Story #1Machito And His Orchestra
V-8409 · 1961The Essential Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll OrchestraTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8787 | Jazz At The Philharmonic · not on the site yet | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1949 | Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGC-639 | Our Best | Various Artists | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGN-1035 | Alto Sax | Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8002 | The Charlie Parker Story #3 | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8009 | Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 | Charlie Parker | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8194 | Compendium Of Jazz #1 | Various Artists | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| MGV-8230 | The Anatomy Of Improvisation | Various Artists | 1957 | Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| V-8398 | The Essential Lester Young | The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio | 1961 | Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich |