Verve session · in the studio

October, 1950

Charlie Parker Quintet

In the room

Charlie Parker – alto sax
Coleman Hawkins – tenor sax
Hank Jones – 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
–	Celebrity	MGV-8002
–	Ballade	MGV-8002

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

Where it ended up

Jazz At The Philharmonic – The Charlie Parker Story #3 (Verve MGV-8002)

MGV-8002 · 1956+The Charlie Parker Story #3Jazz At The Philharmonic

Together elsewhere

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

4 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, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-8009	Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7	Charlie Parker	1956+	Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
V-8398	The Essential Lester Young	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1961	Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich

3 of them 10 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-675	Charlie Parker With Strings	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1955	Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-634	The Flip Phillips-Buddy Rich Trio	Flip Phillips Quartet	1956	Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-691	Flip Wails	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1956	Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGN-1072	Pres	Lester Young And His Orchestra	1956	Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-8000	The Charlie Parker Story #1	Machito And His Orchestra	1956+	Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-8001	The Charlie Parker Story #2	Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's Orchestra	1956+	Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Ray Brown
MGV-8308	The Lester Young Story	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1959	Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Coleman Hawkins, Hank Jones, Ray Brown
MGV-8346	Coleman Hawkins And Confreres	Coleman Hawkins - Ben Webster Quintet	1960	Coleman Hawkins, Hank Jones, Ray Brown
V-8568	The Essential Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins Solo	1963	Coleman Hawkins, Hank Jones, Ray Brown

2 of them 68 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7824	Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra	1946	Coleman Hawkins, Hank Jones
MG 9012	New Sounds In Modern Music	Various Artists	1952	Hank Jones, Ray Brown
MGC-141	Cosmopolite	Benny Carter	1953	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-142	The Lionel Hampton Quartet	The Lionel Hampton Quartet	1953	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGN-21	The Formidable Benny Carter	Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet	1954	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-157	Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet	1954	Charlie Parker, Hank Jones
MGC-611	The Lionel Hampton Quartet	The Lionel Hampton Quartet	1954	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-628	The Lionel Hampton Quintet	The Lionel Hampton Quartet	1954	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-637	The Flip Phillips Quintet	The Flip Phillips Quintet	1954	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-642	The Lionel Hampton Quintet Album #2	The Lionel Hampton Quintet	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-646	The Magnificent Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quintet	1955	Charlie Parker, Ray Brown
MGC-667	The Lionel Hampton Quartet/Quintet	The Lionel Hampton Quartet	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-673	The Lionel Hampton Quartet	The Lionel Hampton Quartet	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-677	Norman Granz' Jam Session #7	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-683	Little Jazz	Roy Eldridge Quintet	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-684	Krupa And Rich	Gene Krupa - Buddy Rich Nonet	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-689	Afro-Cuban Jazz: The Music Of Chico O'Farrill	Machito	1955	Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich
MGC-708	Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie	Oscar Peterson Quartet	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGN-1015	Benny Carter Plays Pretty	Benny Carter Quartet	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGN-1031	Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich With Howard Gibeling's Orchestra	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	Hank Jones, Buddy Rich
MGN-1036	Piano Interpretations By Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Bud Powell	Bud Powell Trio	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGN-1043	Pres And Sweets	Lester Young - Harry Edison Sextet	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGN-1044	New Jazz Sounds Featuring Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris	Benny Carter Quartet	1955	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-701	Port Of Rico	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra Featuring Count Basie	1956	Hank Jones, Ray Brown
MGC-707	Urbanity	Hank Jones Piano	1956	Hank Jones, Ray Brown
MGC-735	Flying Home!	Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra	1956	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
CL 892	Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1956	Hank Jones, Ray Brown
MGN-1078	The Wailing Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich Ensemble	1956	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-4003	Ella And Louis	Ella Fitzgerald - Louis Armstrong	1956	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
RLP 12-233	The Hawk Flies High	Coleman Hawkins Septet	1957	Coleman Hawkins, Hank Jones
RLP 12-244	Jazz For Lovers	Various Artists	1957	Coleman Hawkins, Hank Jones
MGV-8010	Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8	Charlie Parker And His Orchestra	1956+	Charlie Parker, Ray Brown
MG 12026	Howard McGhee And Milt Jackson	The Howard McGhee Sextet With Milt Jackson	1955	Hank Jones, Ray Brown
MGC-692	Swinging With Flip	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1956	Hank Jones, Buddy Rich
MGC-693	Flip	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra Featuring Howard McGhee, Benny Green	1956	Hank Jones, Ray Brown
MGC-711	Norman Granz' Jam Session #8	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1956	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGC-727	Air Mail Special	Lionel Hampton And His All-Stars	1956	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGN-1058	Alone Together	Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet	1956	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGN-1065	An Evening Of Jazz	Tommy Turk And His Orchestra, Sonny Criss And His Orchestra, The Six	1956	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-8005	Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3	The Quartet Of Charlie Parker	1956+	Charlie Parker, Hank Jones
MGV-8006	The Genius Of Charlie Parker #4	Bird And Diz	1956+	Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich
MGV-8212	Tour De Force	The Trumpets Of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie And Harry Edison	1957	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-8223	Lionel Hampton '58	The Lionel Hampton Quartet	1957	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-8226	Hallelujah Hamp	Lionel Hampton	1957	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-8228	The High And The Mighty	The Lionel Hampton Quintet	1957	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MG 12110	The Dizzy Gillespie Story	Ray Brown's All Stars / The Be Bop Boys	1957	Hank Jones, Ray Brown
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Coleman Hawkins, Hank Jones
MGV-8231	Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl	Various Artists	1956+	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-8261	The Genius Of Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins Quintet	1958	Coleman Hawkins, Ray Brown
MGV-8264	Ella Fitzgerald At The Opera House	Ella Fitzgerald At JATP	1958	Coleman Hawkins, Ray Brown
MGV-8318	Ben Webster And Associates	Ben Webster And Associates	1959	Coleman Hawkins, Ray Brown
MGV-8327	Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster	Coleman Hawkins - Ben Webster Quintet	1959	Coleman Hawkins, Ray Brown
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich
MGV-8354	Drummer's Holiday	Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	1960	Hank Jones, Ray Brown
MGV-8368	The Oscar Peterson Trio At JATP	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1960	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
MGV-8369	The Drum Battle	Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP	1960	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
A-20	2-3-4	Shelly Manne	1962	Coleman Hawkins, Hank Jones
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Hank Jones, Ray Brown
V-8569	The Essential Louis Armstrong	Ella Fitzgerald - Louis Armstrong	1963	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Coleman Hawkins, Hank Jones
V-8580	Much In Common	Ray Brown/Milt Jackson	1964	Hank Jones, Ray Brown
V-8594	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Gene Krupa	1964	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
V-8615	Ray Brown/Milt Jackson	Ray Brown - Milt Jackson Orchestra	1965	Hank Jones, Ray Brown
V-8740	Night Train Vol. 2	Oscar Peterson Trio	1968	Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
V-8748	Ella Live	Ella Fitzgerald	1968	Coleman Hawkins, Ray Brown