Verve session · in the studio
May 25, 1953
Charlie Parker Quartet With Gil Evans Orchestra
- This day's music is on 3 records: The Magnificent Charlie Parker, Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7, The Charlie Parker Story #1
In the room
Charlie Parker – alto sax- Junior Collins – French horn
- Hal McKusick – clarinet
- Al Block – flute
- Tommy Mace – oboe
Dave Lambert – vocal, arranger- The Dave Lambert Singers – including Annie Ross, vocal
- Gil Evans – arranger, conductor
Tony Aless – piano- Manny Thaler – bassoon
Charles Mingus – bass
Max Roach – drums
The takes
14 of these 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1238-1 | In The Still Of The Night | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1238-2 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1238-3 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1238-4 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1238-5 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1238-6 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1238-7 | - | MGC-646, MGV-8009, MGV-8000 |
| 1239-1 | Old Folks | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1239-2 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1239-3 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1239-4 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1239-5 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1239-6 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1239-7 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1239-8 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1239-9 | - | MGC-646, MGV-8009, MGV-8000, V-8787 |
| 1240-9 | If I Love Again | MGV-8009 |
17 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGC-646 · 1955The Magnificent Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Quintet
MGV-8009 · 1956+Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7Charlie Parker
MGV-8000 · 1956+The Charlie Parker Story #1Machito And His OrchestraTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8001 | The Charlie Parker Story #2 | Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's Orchestra | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Tommy Mace, Tony Aless, Max Roach |
3 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DLP-2 | Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 1 | The Quintet | 1953 | Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Max Roach |
 | DLP-4 | Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 3 | The Quintet | 1954 | Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Max Roach |
 | DEB-124 | Jazz At Massey Hall | The Quintet | 1956 | Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Max Roach |
 | MG 12179 | The 'Bird' Returns | Charlie Parker | 1962 | Charlie Parker, Dave Lambert, Max Roach |
