Verve session · in the studio
July 28, 1953
Charlie Parker Quartet
- This day's music is on 4 records: Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3, The Essential Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, The Charlie Parker Story #2
In the room
Charlie Parker – alto sax- Al Haig – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Max Roach – drums
The takes
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1246-1 | Chi-Chi | MGV-8005 |
| 1246-2 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1246-3 | - | MGV-8005, V-8409 |
| 1246-4 | Chi-Chi (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Verve 825 671-2 |
| 1246-5 | Chi-Chi | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1246-6 | - | MGC-157, MGV-8005 |
| 1247-1 | I Remember You | MGC-157, MGV-8005 |
| 1248-1 | Now's The Time | MGC-157, MGV-8005, MGV-8001 |
| 1249-1 | Confirmation | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1249-2 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1249-3 | - | MGC-157, MGV-8005, MGV-8001 |
11 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGV-8005 · 1956+Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3The Quartet Of Charlie Parker
V-8409 · 1961The Essential Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra
MGC-157 · 1954Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Quartet
MGV-8001 · 1956+The Charlie Parker Story #2Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's OrchestraTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7822 | Miles Davis Sextet · not on the site yet | Miles Davis Sextet | 1953 | Charlie Parker, Percy Heath, Max Roach | |
 | MGN-1035 | Alto Sax | Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith | 1955 | Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Max Roach |
 | MGV-8000 | The Charlie Parker Story #1 | Machito And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Max Roach |
 | MGV-8009 | Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 | Charlie Parker | 1956+ | Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Max Roach |
 | MG 12179 | The 'Bird' Returns | Charlie Parker | 1962 | Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Max Roach |
