Verve session · in the studio
March 12, 1951
Charlie Parker's Jazzers
- This day's music is on 4 records: Fiesta: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #6, The Charlie Parker Story #1, Alto Sax, The Magnificent Charlie Parker
In the room
Charlie Parker – alto sax- Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
- Teddy Kotick – bass
Roy Haynes – drums- Luis Miranda – conga
- Jose Mangual – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 540-6 | My Little Suede Shoes | MGV-8008, MGV-8000 |
| 541-2 | Up Poquito De Tu Amor | MGV-8008 |
| 542-9 | Tico Tico | MGV-8008 |
| 543-3 | Fiesta | MGN-1035, MGV-8008 |
| 544-2 | Why Do I Love You | MGV-8008 |
| 544-6 | - | MGV-8008 |
| 544-7 | - | MGC-646, MGV-8008 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGV-8008 · 1956+Fiesta: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #6Charlie Parker And His Orchestra
MGV-8000 · 1956+The Charlie Parker Story #1Machito And His Orchestra
MGN-1035 · 1955Alto SaxBenny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith
MGC-646 · 1955The Magnificent Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker QuintetTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8001 | The Charlie Parker Story #2 | Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's Orchestra | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick, Roy Haynes |
 | MGV-8002 | The Charlie Parker Story #3 | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick, Jose Mangual |
 | MGV-8007 | The Genius Of Charlie Parker #5 | Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick, Roy Haynes |
3 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGC-639 | Our Best | Various Artists | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Luis Miranda, Jose Mangual |
 | MGC-689 | Afro-Cuban Jazz: The Music Of Chico O'Farrill | Machito | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Luis Miranda, Jose Mangual |
 | MGV-8010 | Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8 | Charlie Parker And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick |
 | MGV-8195 | Compendium Of Jazz #2 | Various Artists | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Luis Miranda, Jose Mangual |
| V-8787 | Charlie Parker Quintet · not on the site yet | Charlie Parker Quintet | 1951 | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick | |
 | V-8409 | The Essential Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra | 1961 | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick |
2 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-31 | Chico O'Farrill | Chico O'Farrill And His Latin Orchestra | 1954+ | Luis Miranda, Jose Mangual |
 | MGC-131 | Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban | Chico O'Farrill And His Latin Orchestra | 1953 | Luis Miranda, Jose Mangual |
 | MGN-9 | 2nd Afro Cuban Suite | Chico O'Farrill | 1954 | Luis Miranda, Jose Mangual |
 | MGC-157 | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quartet | 1954 | Charlie Parker, Teddy Kotick |
| PR 7673 | Phil Woods Quintet · not on the site yet | Phil Woods Quintet | 1959 | Teddy Kotick, Roy Haynes | |
 | MGV-8005 | Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3 | The Quartet Of Charlie Parker | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Teddy Kotick |
 | MGV-8230 | The Anatomy Of Improvisation | Various Artists | 1957 | Charlie Parker, Teddy Kotick |
 | LM-82017 | 3/27/65 - Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall | Various Artists | 1965 | Walter Bishop Jr., Roy Haynes |