Verve session · in the studio
January 23, 1952
Charlie Parker Sextet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Fiesta: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #6, The Charlie Parker Story #3
In the room
Charlie Parker – alto sax- Benny Harris – trumpet
- Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
- Teddy Kotick – bass
Max Roach – drums- Jose Mangual – bongo
The takes
6 of these 11 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 679-4 | Mama Inez | MGV-8008 |
| 680-1 | La Cucaracha | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 680-2 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 680-3 | - | MGV-8008 |
| 680-4 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 681-2 | Estrellita | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 681-4 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 681-5 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 681-6 | - | MGV-8008 |
| 682-3 | Begin The Beguine | MGV-8008, MGV-8002 |
| 683-1 | La Paloma | MGV-8008 |
11 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-8002 · 1956+The Charlie Parker Story #3Jazz At The PhilharmonicTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
5 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGC-646 | The Magnificent Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quintet | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick, Max Roach, Jose Mangual |
 | MGN-1035 | Alto Sax | Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick, Max Roach, Jose Mangual |
 | MGV-8000 | The Charlie Parker Story #1 | Machito And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick, Max Roach, Jose Mangual |
4 of them 4 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, Max Roach |
 | MGV-8010 | Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8 | Charlie Parker And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick, Max Roach |
| V-8787 | Charlie Parker Quintet · not on the site yet | Charlie Parker Quintet | 1951 | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick, Max Roach | |
 | V-8409 | The Essential Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra | 1961 | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick, Max Roach |
3 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGC-157 | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quartet | 1954 | Charlie Parker, Teddy Kotick, Max Roach |
 | MGV-8005 | Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3 | The Quartet Of Charlie Parker | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Teddy Kotick, Max Roach |
 | MGV-8007 | The Genius Of Charlie Parker #5 | Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop Jr., Teddy Kotick |
 | MGV-8230 | The Anatomy Of Improvisation | Various Artists | 1957 | Charlie Parker, Teddy Kotick, Max Roach |
