Verve session · in the studio
December 30, 1952
Charlie Parker Quartet
- This day's music is on 5 records: Charlie Parker, Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3, The Charlie Parker Story #2, The Anatomy Of Improvisation, The Essential Charlie Parker
In the room
Charlie Parker – alto sax
Hank Jones – piano- Teddy Kotick – bass
Max Roach – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1118-3 | The Song Is You (as I Hear Music) | MGC-157, MGV-8005, MGV-8001 |
| 1119-7 | 62VK440 | Laird Baird | MGC-157, MGV-8005, MGV-8001, MGV-8230 |
| 1120-2 | Kim | MGV-8005, V-8409 |
| 1120-4 | - | MGC-157, MGV-8005 |
| 1121-2 | Cosmic Rays | MGC-157, MGV-8005 |
| 1121-5 | - | MGV-8005 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGC-157 · 1954Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Quartet
MGV-8005 · 1956+Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3The Quartet Of Charlie Parker
MGV-8001 · 1956+The Charlie Parker Story #2Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's Orchestra
MGV-8230 · 1957The Anatomy Of ImprovisationVarious Artists
V-8409 · 1961The Essential Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll OrchestraTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 3 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, Teddy Kotick, Max Roach | |
 | MGN-1035 | Alto Sax | Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Teddy Kotick, Max Roach |
 | MGV-8002 | The Charlie Parker Story #3 | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Teddy Kotick, Max Roach |
3 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGC-646 | The Magnificent Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quintet | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Teddy Kotick, Max Roach |
 | MGV-8000 | The Charlie Parker Story #1 | Machito And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Teddy Kotick, Max Roach |
 | MGV-8008 | Fiesta: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #6 | Charlie Parker And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Teddy Kotick, Max Roach |
 | MGV-8009 | Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 | Charlie Parker | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Max Roach |
 | MGV-8010 | Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8 | Charlie Parker And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Teddy Kotick, Max Roach |
