Verve session · in the studio

August 8, 1951

Charlie Parker Quintet

RCA Victor's 24th Street Studios, NYC

This day's music is on 4 records: The Magnificent Charlie Parker, Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8, The Charlie Parker Story #1, The Essential Charlie Parker

In the room

Charlie Parker – alto sax
Red Rodney – trumpet
John Lewis – piano
Ray Brown – bass
Kenny Clarke – 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
609-4	Blues For Alice	MGC-646, MGV-8010
610-4	Si Si	MGC-646, MGV-8010, MGV-8000
611-3	Swedish Schnapps	MGV-8010, V-8409
611-4	-	MGC-646, MGV-8010, V-8409
612-1	Back Home Blues	MGV-8010
612-2 \| 62VK459	-	MGC-646, MGV-8010, MGV-8000
613-2	Lover Man	MGC-646, MGV-8010, MGV-8000

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

Where it ended up

Charlie Parker Quintet – The Magnificent Charlie Parker (Clef MGC-646)

MGC-646 · 1955The Magnificent Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Quintet

Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8 (Verve MGV-8010)

MGV-8010 · 1956+Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8Charlie Parker And His Orchestra

Machito And His Orchestra – The Charlie Parker Story #1 (Verve MGV-8000)

MGV-8000 · 1956+The Charlie Parker Story #1Machito And His Orchestra

Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra – The Essential Charlie Parker (Verve V-8409)

V-8409 · 1961The Essential Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra

Together elsewhere

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

3 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 12020	Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie Sextet	1955	John Lewis, Ray Brown, Kenny Clarke
MG 12046	The Quartet	Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke	1956	John Lewis, Ray Brown, Kenny Clarke
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	John Lewis, Ray Brown, Kenny Clarke

2 of them 41 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7605	Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys · not on the site yet	Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys	1948	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
BLP 5011	Wizard Of The Vibes	Milt Jackson	1952	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
PR 7749	The Modern Jazz Quartet · not on the site yet	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1952	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
PRLP 154	Miles Davis Play The Compositions Of Al Cohn	Miles Davis Septet	1953	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
BLP 5028	Jay Jay Johnson With Clifford Brown	Jay Jay Johnson Sextet	1953	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
PRLP 170	The Modern Jazz Quartet (Volume 2)	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1955	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
MGV-8001	The Charlie Parker Story #2	Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's Orchestra	1956+	Charlie Parker, Ray Brown
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Charlie Parker, Ray Brown
MGV-8009	Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7	Charlie Parker	1956+	Charlie Parker, Ray Brown
V-8787	Jazz At The Philharmonic · not on the site yet	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1949	Charlie Parker, Ray Brown
MG 9000	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1	Charlie Parker	1951	Charlie Parker, John Lewis
MG 9001	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 2	Charlie Parker	1951	Charlie Parker, John Lewis
MG 9010	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 3	Charlie Parker	1952	Charlie Parker, John Lewis
MG 9011	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 4	Charlie Parker	1952	Charlie Parker, John Lewis
PRLP 160	The Modern Jazz Quartet	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1953	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
MG 9034	Bird - Diz - Bud - Max	Various Artists	1954	Charlie Parker, John Lewis
PRLP 208	King Pleasure Sings	Charlie Ferguson Quintet With King Pleasure	1955	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
MGC-675	Charlie Parker With Strings	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1955	Charlie Parker, Ray Brown
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Charlie Parker, Ray Brown
MG 12000	Charlie Parker Memorial	Charlie Parker All Stars	1955	Charlie Parker, John Lewis
MG 12001	The Immortal Charlie Parker	Tiny Grimes Quintette	1955	Charlie Parker, John Lewis
MG 12009	Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2	Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys	1955	Charlie Parker, John Lewis
MG 12014	The Genius Of Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys	1955	Charlie Parker, John Lewis
DEB-198	Autobiography In Jazz	Jazz Workshop	1956	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
LP 1242	Ballads & Blues	Milt Jackson	1956	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
BLP 1505	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1	J.J. Johnson	1956	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
BLP 1506	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2	J.J. Johnson	1956	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
BLP 1509	Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet	Milt Jackson	1956	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
PRLP 7025	Miles Davis And Horns	Miles Davis Sextet	1956	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
PRLP 7029	Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew	Sonny Rollins Quartet	1956	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
PRLP 7057	Django	MJQ	1956	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
PRLP 7059	MJQ	Modern Jazz Quartet, Milt Jackson Quintet	1956	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
LP 1267	Afternoon In Paris	John Lewis & Sacha Distel	1957	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
MGV-8198	For Musicians Only	Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz-Sonny Stitt	1956+	John Lewis, Ray Brown
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Charlie Parker, Ray Brown
PRLP 7128	King Pleasure Sings, Annie Ross Sings	Annie Ross With Teacho Wiltshire And His Band	1958	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
V-8398	The Essential Lester Young	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1961	Charlie Parker, Ray Brown
PR 7421	The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays For Lovers	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1965	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
PR 7425	The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays Jazz Classics	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1965	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke
PR 7586	Original Moody's Mood	King Pleasure	1968	John Lewis, Kenny Clarke