Complete Savoy Sessions

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Includes 20-page booklet

Recording dates:
1-1 to 1-12: New York, Sept. 15, 1944
1-13 to 1-28: New York, Nov. 26, 1945
1-29 to 1-31: New York, Sept. 4, 1945
2-1 to 2-16: New York, May 8, 1947
2-17 to 2-28: New York, August 14, 1947
2-29 to 2-39: Detroit, Dec. 21, 1947
3-1 to 3-16: New York, Sept. 18, 1948
3-17 to 3-39: New York, Sept. 24, 1948
3-40 to 3-42: New York, Feb. 28, 1945
3-43 to 3-45: New York, May 25, 1945
4-1 to 4-6: Hollywood, Dec. 29, 1945
4-7 to 4-18: New York, June 6, 1945
4-19 to 4-22: New York, 1950

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-10 04:15 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Tiny’s Tempo (alternate take 1)
recording of:
Tiny's Tempo (on 1944-09-15)
writer:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) and Clyde Hart
3:04
2Tiny’s Tempo (alternate take 2)
recording of:
Tiny's Tempo (on 1944-09-15)
writer:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) and Clyde Hart
3:03
3Tiny’s Tempo (master take)
recording of:
Tiny's Tempo (on 1944-09-15)
writer:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) and Clyde Hart
2:57
4I’ll Always Love You Just the Same (alternate take)
recording of:
I'll Always Love You Just the Same (on 1944-09-15)
writer:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) and Clyde Hart
3:00
5I’ll Always Love You Just the Same (master take)
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer) (on 1944-09-15)
producer:
Buck Ram
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1944-09-15)
double bass:
Jimmy Butts (on 1944-09-15)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1944-09-15)
guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1944-09-15)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1944-09-15)
vocals:
Jimmy Butts (on 1944-09-15)
orchestra:
Tiny Grimes Quintet (on 1944-09-15)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1944-09-15)
recording of:
I'll Always Love You Just the Same (on 1944-09-15)
writer:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) and Clyde Hart
3:03
6Romance Without Finance (alternate take 1)
recording of:
Romance Without Finance (on 1944-09-15)
writer:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist)
3:09
7Romance Without Finance (alternate take 2; Incomplete)
recording of:
Romance Without Finance (on 1944-09-15)
writer:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist)
1:05
8Romance Without Finance (alternate take 3)
recording of:
Romance Without Finance (on 1944-09-15)
writer:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist)
3:09
9Romance Without Finance (alternate take 4; Break)
partial recording of:
Romance Without Finance (on 1944-09-15)
writer:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist)
0:47
10Romance Without Finance (master take)
recording of:
Romance Without Finance (on 1944-09-15)
writer:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist)
3:06
11Red Cross (alternate take)
recording of:
Red Cross (on 1944-09-15)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:19
12Red Cross (master take)
recording of:
Romance Without Finance (on 1944-09-15)
writer:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist)
3:11
13Warming Up a Riff (master take)
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer) (on 1945-11-26)
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-11-26)
bass and double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1945-11-26)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker's Reboppers (on 1945-11-26)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Warming Up a Riff (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:37
14Billie’s Bounce (alternate take 1)
recording of:
Billie’s Bounce (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:44
15Billie’s Bounce (alternate take 2; incomplete)
recording of:
Billie’s Bounce (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
1:46
16Billie’s Bounce (alternate take 3)
recording of:
Billie’s Bounce (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:09
17Billie’s Bounce (alternate take 4; Incomplete)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-11-26)
bass:
Curly Russell (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1945-11-26)
recorded at:
WOR Studios, Broadway in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Billie’s Bounce (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
1:42
18Billie’s Bounce (master take)
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer) (on 1945-11-26)
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-11-26)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1945-11-26)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker's Reboppers (on 1945-11-26)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Billie’s Bounce (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:12
19Now’s the Time (alternate take 1; incomplete)
partial recording of:
Now’s the Time (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
0:24
20Now’s the Time (alternate take 2; incomplete)
partial recording of:
Now’s the Time (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
0:41
21Now’s the Time (alternate take 3)
recording of:
Now’s the Time (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:11
22Now’s the Time (master take)
recording of:
Now’s the Time (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:17
23Thrivin’ on a Riff (alternate take 1)
recording of:
Thriving on a Riff (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:00
24Thrivin’ on a Riff (alternate take 2; false start)
partial recording of:
Thriving on a Riff (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
0:25
25Thrivin’ on a Riff (master take)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-11-26)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-11-26) and Sadik Hakim (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1945-11-26)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker's Reboppers (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Thriving on a Riff (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:55
26Meandering (master take)
recording of:
Meandering (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:18
27Ko-Ko (alternate take; false start)
partial recording of:
Ko Ko (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
0:40
28Ko-Ko (master take)
recording of:
Ko Ko (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
2:54
29Takin’ Off
recording of:
Takin' Off (on 1945-09-04)
composer:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz)
3:09
3020th Century Blues
recording of:
20th Century Blues (on 1945-09-04)
composer:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz)
2:56
31The Street Beat
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-09-04)
banjo and guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1945-09-04)
double bass:
Jimmy Butts (on 1945-09-04)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1945-09-04)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (on 1945-09-04)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1945-09-04)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-09-04)
orchestra:
Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars (on 1945-09-04)
recording of:
The Street Beat (on 1945-09-04)
composer:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz)
2:35
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