Charlie Parker Live with the Big Bands 1951-1954

Live with the Big Bands with Charlie Parker, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, and Joe Timer is a live album recorded between 1951 and 1954.

According to Discogs,

  • Tracks 1 to 3 recorded at the Civic Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, February 25, 1954 with The Stan Kenton Orchestra.
  • Tracks 4 to 13 recorded at the Municipal Arena, Kansas City, July 22, 1951 with The Woody Herman Herd.
  • Tracks 14 to 21 recorded at Club Kavakos, Washington D.C., February 22, 1953 with Joe Timer And “The Orchestra”.

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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie Complete Live At Birdland

Complete Live At Birdland is a live album by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.

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Charlie Parker At The Finale Club & More 1946

At The Finale Club & More is a live album by Charlie Parker.

This includes five rare broadcasts and private recordings by Charlie Parker. The performance at the Finale Club dates back to March 1946 with the first five tracks and is the earliest recording of Parker playing with Miles Davies.

This link has all the details of what was recorded when and by whom.

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Charlie Parker Bird At St. Nick’s 1950

Bird At St. Nick’s is a live album by Charlie Parker.

It was recorded at St. Nicholas Arena in New York on February 18, 1950.

Playing on the album are:

Charlie Parker – alto saxophone,
Red Rodney – trumpet,
Al Haig – piano,
Tommy Porter – bass,
Roy Haynes – drums.

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Charlie Parker At Jirayr Zorthian’s Ranch 14 July 1952

At Jirayr Zorthian’s Ranch, 14 July 1952 is a live album by Charlie Parker.

It was recorded at the painter’s ranch in Altadena, California.

Playing with Parker are Frank Morgan, Don Wilkerson, Amos Trice, Dave Bryant and Lawrence Marable. Chet Baker makes a guest appearance on Scrapple from the Apple.

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Charlie Parker Complete Live at Birdland May 17 1950

Complete Live at Birdland May 17 1950 is a live album by the Charlie Parker Quintet with Fats Navarro and Bud Powell.

It was recorded in New York on May 17 1950 with sixteen bonus tracks on CD 2 added from the earlier concert on February 14, 1950.

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Charlie Parker Complete Live At Cafe Society 1950

Complete Live At Cafe Society is a live album by Charlie Parker.

It was recorded in Manhattan, New York City between May and July 1950.

Playing on the album are:

Charlie Parker – alto saxophone,
Kenny Dorham – trumpet,
Al Haig – piano,
Tommy Potter – bass,
Roy Haynes – drums.

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Charlie Parker Boston 1952 1954

Boston 1952 is a live album by Charlie Parker.

Confusingly, it has two performances recorded at the High Hat in Boston, the first from December 14, 1952 and the second from January 18, 1954.

Playing at the 1952 concert are:

Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
Joe Gordon – trumpet
Dick Twardzik – piano
Charlie Mingus – bass
Roy Haynes – drums

Playing on the 1954 songs are:

Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
Herbie Williams – trumpet
Rollins Griffith – piano
Jimmy Woode – bass
Marquis Foster – drums

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Charlie Parker Liveology 1948 to 1952

Liveology is a compilation of live recordings by Charlie Parker from 1948 to 1952.

It includes recordings from:

  • The Royal Roost,
  • Birdland
  • Rockland Palace 1952

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Charlie Parker Complete Live At The Rockland Palace 1950 to 1952

Complete Live At The Rockland Palace is a live album by Charlie Parker.

On CD 1 and tracks 1 to 7 of CD 2 it gives is the full performance at the Rockland Palace Dance Hall, New York, on September 26, 1952.

CD 2 also contains some extra tracks recorded at Birdland in New York

  • Tracks 8 & 9 on September 20, 1952.
  • Tracks 10 to 13 from December, 1950.
  • Tracks 14 to 20 on March 24, 1951.

Playing with Parker at the Rockland Palace were:

  • Mundell Lowe – guitar
  • Walter Bishop – piano
  • Teddy Kotick – bass
  • Max Roach – drums

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