Charlie Parker – Bird (The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve) (10xCD + Box, Comp, RE) (Near Mint (NM or M-))

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)

Location: Little hookstands just above the jazz LPs

One of the box corners is crumpled/torn a bit. Small price sticker on barcode.

Notes:

TAKE NUMBERS listed here are true take numbers determined by actual sequence. If an item became known by an incorrect take number, that number will appear in brackets after the true number.
MASTERS were the takes selected during Charlie Parker’s lifetime for the original issue.
ALTERNATE are complete performances of the same tunes issued later. Irregular procedures and sloppy bookeeping resulted in a large number of alternate takes being labelled as master during the LP era. These alternates will be noted in the listings as “LP” takes.
INCOMPLETE take which contains some improvisation by Bird.
MASTER and ALTERNATE denotes previously released material.
FALSE START, INCOMPLETE and COMPLETE denotes previously unreleased or recently discovered material.
Tracks 1-7, 2-4, 4-18 to 4-33, 7-6 to 7-12, 9-8 to 9-20, 10-2, 10-5, 10-13 to 10-18, 10-20, and 10-23 to 10-25 are previously unreleased.
Tracks 3-5 to 3-8 and 4-15 to 4-16 were recently discovered at the time of this release.
Thelonius Monk’s credit is incorrectly written as Bass instead of Piano on the release.

# 1-1 to 1-5: Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, Monday January 28, 1946.
# 1-6 to 1-8: Embassy Auditorium, Los Angeles, Monday April 22, 1946.
# 2-1, 2-2: Carnegie Hall, New York City, December 1947, as “The Jazz Scene”.

. Jazz At The Philharmonic – Monday January 28, 1946 – Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles
1-1. Jazz At The Philharmonic – Sweet Georgia Brown 9:32
1-2. Jazz At The Philharmonic – Blues For Norman 8:37
1-3. Jazz At The Philharmonic – I Can’t Get Started 9:15
1-4. Jazz At The Philharmonic – Oh, Lady Be Good 11:05
1-5. Jazz At The Philharmonic – After You’ve Gone 7:33
1-6. Jazz At The Philharmonic – I Got Rhythm 12:54
1-7. Jazz At The Philharmonic – Introductions By Norman Granz 2:16
1-8. Jazz At The Philharmonic – JATP Blues 10:56
2-1. The Charlie Parker Quartet – The Bird 4:44
2-2. Charlie Parker, Neal Hefti’s Orchestra – Repetition 2:57
. Monday December 20, 1948 – Recording Studio, New York City
2-3. Charlie Parker, Machito And His Orchestra – No Noise – Parts I & II 5:53
2-4. Charlie Parker, Machito And His Orchestra – No Noise – Part II (Complete Take) 2:55
2-5. Charlie Parker, Machito And His Orchestra – Mango Mangue 2:53
. January 1949 – Recording Studio, New York City
2-6. Charlie Parker, Machito And His Orchestra – Okiedoke 3:02
. Circa March 1949 – A Midtown Studio, New York City
2-7. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Cardboard 3:08
2-8. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Visa 2:58
. Thursday May 5, 1949 – Recording Studio, New York City
2-9. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Segment – Tune X 3:19
2-10. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Diverse – Tune X Alternate 3:16
2-11. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Passport – Tune Y (Rare) 2:54
2-12. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Passport – Tune Z (Common) 2:59
. Jazz At The Philharmonic
. Late Saturday Night (Midnight Start) Sunday September 18, 1949 – Carnegie Hall, New York City
3-1. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – The Opener 12:47
3-2. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Lester Leaps In 12:14
3-3. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Enbraceable You 10:33
3-4. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – The Closer 10:57
3-5. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – OW 0:48
3-6. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Flyin’ Home 5:31
3-7. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – How High The Moon 6:24
3-8. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Perdido 8:34
. Wednesday November 30, 1949 – Mercury Studios, New York City
4-1. Charlie Parker With Strings – Just Friends 3:30
4-2. Charlie Parker With Strings – Everything Happens To Me 3:15
4-3. Charlie Parker With Strings – April In Paris 3:06
4-4. Charlie Parker With Strings – Summertime 2:46
4-5. Charlie Parker With Strings – I Didn’t Know What Time It Was 3:12
4-6. Charlie Parker With Strings – If I Should Lose You 2:46
. Late March – Early April 1950 – Recording Studio, New York City
4-7. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Star Eyes 3:28
4-8. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Blues (Fast) 2:45
4-9. The Charlie Parker Quartet – I’m In The Mood For Love 2:50
. Tuesday June 6, 1950 – Recording Studio, New York City
4-10. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Bloomdido 3:24
4-11. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – An Oscar For Treadwell (Take 3 Alternate – Lp) 3:20
4-12. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – An Oscar For Treadwell (Take 4 Master) 3:22
4-13. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Mohawk (Take 3 Alternate – Lp) 3:48
4-14. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Mohawk (Take 6 [Take 4] Master) 3:34
4-15. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – My Melancholy Baby (Take 1) 3:16
4-16. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – My Melancholy Baby – Coda Rehearsal 0:05
4-17. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – My Melancholy Baby (Take 2 Master) 3:23
4-18. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Leap Frog (Take 1 Incomplete) 0:27
4-19. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Leap Frog (Take 2 Incomplete) 0:18
4-20. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Leap Frog (Take 3 Incomplete) 0:40
4-21. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Leap Frog (Take 4 Incomplete) 0:18
4-22. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Leap Frog (Take 5 Complete) 2:33
4-23. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Leap Frog (Take 6 Incomplete) 0:23
4-24. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Leap Frog (Take 7 Incomplete) 0:34
4-25. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Leap Frog (Take 8 [Take 4] Alternate) 2:02
4-26. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Leap Frog (Take 9 Complete) 2:06
4-27. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Leap Frog (Take 10 Incomplete) 0:43
4-28. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Leap Frog (Take 11 [Take 6] Master) 2:29
4-29. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Relaxing With Lee (Take 1 Incomplete) 0:35
4-30. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Relaxing With Lee (Take 2 Incomplete) 1:08
4-31. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Relaxing With Lee (Take 3 False Start) 0:08
4-32. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Relaxing With Lee (Take 4 [Take 2] Alternate – Lp) 3:56
4-33. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Relaxing With Lee (Take 5 Incomplete) 0:25
4-34. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Relaxing With Lee (Take 6 [Take 3] Master) 2:46
. Late Summer 1950 – Possibly At Two Different Studios, New York City
5-1. Charlie Parker With Strings – Dancing In The Dark 3:19
5-2. Charlie Parker With Strings – Out Of Nowhere 3:06
5-3. Charlie Parker With Strings – Laura (Take 1 Complete) 2:57
5-4. Charlie Parker With Strings – Laura (Take 2 Master) 2:56
5-5. Charlie Parker With Strings – East Of The Sun 3:38
5-6. Charlie Parker With Strings – They Can’t Take That Away From Me 3:17
5-7. Charlie Parker With Strings – Easy To Love 3:29
5-8. Charlie Parker With Strings – I’m In The Mood For Love (Take 2 Master) 3:33
5-9. Charlie Parker With Strings – I’m In The Mood For Love (Take 3 Alternate) 3:27
5-10. Charlie Parker With Strings – I’ll Remember April (Take 1 Complete) 3:09
5-11. Charlie Parker With Strings – I’ll Remember April (Take 2 False Start) 0:10
5-12. Charlie Parker With Strings – I’ll Remember April (Take 3 [Take 2] Master) 3:02
. Live At Carnegie Hall
. Late Saturday Night (Midnight Start) Sunday September 17, 1950 –
5-13. Charlie Parker With Strings – What Is This Thing Called Love 2:54
5-14. Charlie Parker With Strings – April In Paris 3:12
5-15. Charlie Parker With Strings – Repetition 2:49
5-16. Charlie Parker With Strings – Easy To Love 2:25
5-17. Charlie Parker With Strings – Rocker 3:10
. Jazz At The Philharmonic
. Circa Fall 1950 – Film Short Soundtrack Recordings
5-18. Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich – Celebrity 1:34
5-19. Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins – Ballade 2:55
. Thursday December 21, 1950 – Recording Studio, New York City
5-20. Machito And His Orchestra – Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite 17:11
. Wednesday January 17, 1951 – Recording Studio, New York City
6-1. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Au Private (Take 2 Alternate – Lp) 2:38
6-2. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Au Private (Take 3 Master) 2:43
6-3. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – She Rote (Take 3 Alternate – Lp) 3:09
6-4. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – She Rote (Take 5 Master) 3:06
6-5. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – K.C. Blues 3:24
6-6. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Star Eyes 3:34
. Monday March 12, 1951 – Recording Studio, New York City
6-7. Charlie Parker’s Jazzers – My Little Suede Shoes 3:03
6-8. Charlie Parker’s Jazzers – Un Poquito De Tu Amor 2:40
6-9. Charlie Parker’s Jazzers – Tico Tico 2:44
6-10. Charlie Parker’s Jazzers – Fiesta 2:49
6-11. Charlie Parker’s Jazzers – Why Do I Love You? (Take 2 Alternate – Lp) 2:58
6-12. Charlie Parker’s Jazzers – Why Do I Love You? (Take 6 Alternate) 2:58
6-13. Charlie Parker’s Jazzers – Why Do I Love You? (Take 7 Master) 3:05
. Wednesday August 8, 1951 – Possibly RCA 24th Street Studios, New York City
6-14. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Blues For Alice 2:46
6-15. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Si Si 2:38
6-16. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Swedish Schnapps (Take 3 Alternate – Lp) 3:13
6-17. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Swedish Schnapps (Take 4 Master) 3:10
6-18. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Back Home Blues (Take 1 Alternate – Lp) 2:35
6-19. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Back Home Blues (Take 2 Master) 2:46
6-20. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Loverman 3:21
. January 22 Or 23, 1952 – Recording Studio At First Avenue & East 44th Street, New York City
7-1. Charlie Parker With Strings – Temptation 3:31
7-2. Charlie Parker With Strings – Lover 3:06
7-3. Charlie Parker With Strings – Autumn In New York 3:29
7-4. Charlie Parker With Strings – Stella By Starlight 2:56
. Wednesday January 23, 1952 – Recording Studio, New York City
7-5. The Charlie Parker Quintet – Mama Inez 2:50
7-6. The Charlie Parker Quintet – La Cucuracha (Take 1 Complete) 3:24
7-7. The Charlie Parker Quintet – La Cucuracha (Take 2 Incomplete) 0:49
7-8. The Charlie Parker Quintet – La Cucuracha (Take 3 False Start) 0:10
7-9. The Charlie Parker Quintet – La Cucuracha (Take 4 [Take 3] Master) 2:43
7-10. The Charlie Parker Quintet – Estrellita (Take 2 Incomplete) 1:57
7-11. The Charlie Parker Quintet – Estrellita (Take 4 Complete) 2:46
7-12. The Charlie Parker Quintet – Estrellita (Take 5 False Start) 0:04
7-13. The Charlie Parker Quintet – Estrellita (Take 6 [Take 5] Master) 2:44
7-14. The Charlie Parker Quintet – Begin The Beguine 3:12
7-15. The Charlie Parker Quintet – La Paloma 2:39
. Tuesday March 25, 1952 – Recording Studio At First Avenue And East 44th Street, New York City
7-16. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Night And Day 2:50
7-17. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Almost Like Being In Love 2:33
7-18. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – I Can’t Get Started 3:08
7-19. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – What Is This Thing Called Love 2:36
. First Half Of June, 1952 – Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California
. Norman Granz Jam Session
8-1. Norman Granz – Jam Blues 14:42
8-2. Norman Granz – What Is This Thing Called Love 15:51
. Ballad Medley
8-3a. Norman Granz – All The Things You Are
8-3b. Norman Granz – Dearly Beloved
8-3c. Norman Granz – The Nearness Of You
8-3d. Norman Granz – I’ll Get By
8-3e. Norman Granz – Everything Happens To Me
8-3f. Norman Granz – The Man I Love
8-3g. Norman Granz – What’s New
8-3h. Norman Granz – Someone To Watch Over
8-3i. Norman Granz – Isn’t It Romantic
. –
8-4. Norman Granz – Funky Blues 13:27
. End Of December, 1952 – Recording Studio, New York City
9-1. The Charlie Parker Quartet – The Song Is You 2:56
9-2. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Laird Baird 2:44
9-3. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Kim (Take 2 Alternate – Lp) 2:58
9-4. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Kim (Take 4 Master) 2:58
9-5. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Cosmic Rays (Take 2 Master) 3:05
9-6. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Cosmic Rays (Take 5 Alternate) 3:16
. Monday May 25, 1953 – Fulton Recording, New York City
9-7. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – In The Still Of The Night (Take 1 False Start) 0:32
9-8. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – In The Still Of The Night (Take 2 Incomplete) 0:53
9-9. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – In The Still Of The Night (Take 3 Complete) 3:46
9-10. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – In The Still Of The Night (Take 4 Complete) 3:21
9-11. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – In The Still Of The Night (Take 5 False Start) 0:45
9-12. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – In The Still Of The Night (Take 6 Complete) 3:26
9-13. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – In The Still Of The Night (Take 7 Master) 3:22
9-14. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Old Folks (Take 1 Incomplete) 0:26
9-15. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Old Folks (Take 2 False Start) 0:09
9-16. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Old Folks (Take 3 Complete) 4:04
9-17. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Old Folks (Take 4 Incomplete – Bird Continues Playing Into Take 5 False Start) 0:21
9-18. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Old Folks (Take 6 Complete) 3:28
9-19. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Old Folks (Take 7 Incomplete) 0:26
9-20. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Old Folks (Take 8 Complete) 3:39
9-21. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – Old Folks (Take 9 Master) 3:34
9-22. Charlie Parker And His Orchestra – If I Love Again 2:31
. Thursday July 30, 1953 – Fulton Recording, New York City
10-1. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Chi Chi (Take 1 Alternate – Lp) 3:09
10-2. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Chi Chi (Take 2 False Start) 0:27
10-3. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Chi Chi (Take 3 Alternate) 2:42
10-4. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Chi Chi (Take 4 Complete) 2:37
10-5. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Chi Chi (Take 5 False Start) 0:17
10-6. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Chi Chi (Take 6 Master) 3:02
10-7. The Charlie Parker Quartet – I Remember You 3:03
10-8. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Now’s The Time 3:01
10-9. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Confirmation (Take 1 False Start) 0:14
10-10. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Confirmation (Take 2 False Start) 0:09
10-11. The Charlie Parker Quartet – Confirmation (Take 3 Master) 2:58
. Wednesday March 31, 1954 – Fine Recording, 711 Fifth Avenue, New York City
10-12. The Charlie Parker Quintet – I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 1 Alternate) 4:55
10-13. The Charlie Parker Quintet – I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 2 False Start And Rehearsal) 0:32
10-14. The Charlie Parker Quintet – I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 3 False Start And Rehearsal) 0:16
10-15. The Charlie Parker Quintet – I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 4 Incomplete) 1:05
10-16. The Charlie Parker Quintet – I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 5 False Start) 0:17
10-17. The Charlie Parker Quintet – I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 6 Incomplete) 1:08
10-18. The Charlie Parker Quintet – I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 7 Master) 3:34
10-19. The Charlie Parker Quintet – Just One Of Those Things 2:46
10-20. The Charlie Parker Quintet – My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Take 1 False Start And Rehearsal) 0:36
10-21. The Charlie Parker Quintet – My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Take 2 Master) 3:18
10-22. The Charlie Parker Quintet – I’ve Got You Under My Skin 3:38
. Friday December 10, 1954 – Fine Recording, 711 Fifth Avenue, New York City
10-23. The Charlie Parker Quintet – Love For Sale (Take 1 False Start) 0:17
10-24. The Charlie Parker Quintet – Love For Sale (Take 2 Complete) 5:47
10-25. The Charlie Parker Quintet – Love For Sale (Take 3 Incomplete) 1:03
10-26. The Charlie Parker Quintet – Love For Sale (Take 4 Alternate) 5:32
10-27. The Charlie Parker Quintet – Love For Sale (Take 5 Master) 5:35
10-28. The Charlie Parker Quintet – I Love Paris (Take 2 Alternate) 5:07
10-29. The Charlie Parker Quintet – I Love Paris (Take 3 Master) 5:07

Barcode 0 422-837141-2 0
Barcode 042283714120

Recorded At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles
Recorded At Embassy Auditorium
Recorded At Carnegie Hall
Made By UML

Data provided by Discogs