Verve session · recorded live
September 16, 1950
Charlie Parker With Strings At JATP
In the room
Charlie Parker – alto sax- Tommy Mace – oboe
- Ted Bloom – violin
- Sam Kaplan – violin
- Stan Karpenia – violin
- Dave Uchitel – viola
- Bill Rundy – cello
- Wallace McManus – harp
- Al Haig – piano
Tommy Potter – bass
Roy Haynes – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | What Is This Thing Called Love | MGV-8001 |
| – | April In Paris | MGV-8001 |
| – | Repetition | MGV-8001 |
| – | Easy To Love | MGV-8001 |
| – | Rocker (aka I'll Remember April) | MGV-8001 |
5 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.
6 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8000 | The Charlie Parker Story #1 | Machito And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Tommy Mace, Sam Kaplan, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Roy Haynes |
4 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-1035 | Alto Sax | Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Roy Haynes |
 | MGV-8009 | Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 | Charlie Parker | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Tommy Mace, Al Haig, Tommy Potter |
3 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 115 | Wardell Gray Tenor Sax Favorites | Wardell Gray Quartet | 1951 | Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Roy Haynes |
 | PRLP 175 | Piano Moderns | Mary Lou Williams, Al Haig | 1954 | Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Roy Haynes |
 | MGC-646 | The Magnificent Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quintet | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Tommy Mace, Roy Haynes |
 | PRLP 7002 | Stan Getz Quartets | Stan Getz Bop Stars | 1955 | Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Roy Haynes |
 | PRLP 7008 | Wardell Gray Memorial Volume One | Wardell Gray Quartet | 1955 | Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Roy Haynes |
 | 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, Roy Haynes |
 | MG 12179 | The 'Bird' Returns | Charlie Parker | 1962 | Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Tommy Potter |
 | PR 7516 | Prezervation | Stan Getz With Al Haig | 1967 | Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Roy Haynes |
