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
1Donna Lee (alternate take 1; break)
partial recording of:
Donna Lee (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charles Christopher Parker, Jr (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
0:14
2Donna Lee (alternate take 2)
recording of:
Donna Lee (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charles Christopher Parker, Jr (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:00
3Donna Lee (alternate take 3)
recording of:
Donna Lee (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charles Christopher Parker, Jr (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
2:31
4Donna Lee (alternate take 4)
recording of:
Donna Lee (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charles Christopher Parker, Jr (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
2:36
5Donna Lee (master take)
recording of:
Donna Lee (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charles Christopher Parker, Jr (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
2:32
6Chasin’ the Bird (alternate take 1)
recording of:
Chasing the Bird (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:56
7Chasin’ the Bird (alternate take 2; break)
partial recording of:
Chasing the Bird (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
0:21
8Chasin’ the Bird (alternate take 3)
recording of:
Chasing the Bird (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:59
9Chasin’ the Bird (master take)
recording of:
Chasing the Bird (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:44
10Cheryl (alternate take 1; false start)
recording of:
Cheryl (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp/BMI (BMI)
0:06
11Cheryl (master take)
recording of:
Buzzy (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:57
12Buzzy (alternate take 1)
recording of:
Buzzy (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:58
13Buzzy (alternate take 2; incomplete)
recording of:
Buzzy (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
0:36
14Buzzy (alternate take 3)
recording of:
Buzzy (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:37
15Buzzy (alternate take 4; break)
partial recording of:
Buzzy (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
0:22
16Buzzy (master take)
recording of:
Buzzy (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:28
17Milestones (alternate take 1; false start)
partial recording of:
Milestones (originally titled “Miles”) (in 1947)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Champs Élysées Nouv Société, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Jazz Horn Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
0:10
18Milestones (master take)
recording of:
Milestones (originally titled “Miles”) (in 1947)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Champs Élysées Nouv Société, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Jazz Horn Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:35
19Milestones (alternate take 2)
recording of:
Milestones (originally titled “Miles”) (in 1947)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Champs Élysées Nouv Société, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Jazz Horn Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:45
20Little Willie Leaps (alternate take 1; incomplete)
partial recording of:
Little Willie Leaps (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
0:48
21Little Willie Leaps (alternate take 2)
recording of:
Little Willie Leaps (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
3:08
22Little Willie Leaps (master take)
recording of:
Little Willie Leaps (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
2:49
23Half Nelson (alternate take)
recording of:
Half Nelson (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
2:50
24Half Nelson (master take)
recording of:
Half Nelson (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
2:43
25Sippin’ at Bells (alternate take 1; incomplete)
partial recording of:
Sippin' at Bells (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
0:54
26Sippin’ at Bells (master take)
recording of:
Sippin' at Bells (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:21
27Sippin’ at Bells (alternate take 2; false start)
partial recording of:
Sippin' at Bells (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
0:07
28Sippin’ at Bells (alternate take 3)
recording of:
Sippin' at Bells (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:27
29Another Hair-Do (alternate take 1; incomplete)
partial recording of:
Another Hair Do (on 1947-12-21)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
0:16
30Another Hair-Do (alternate take 2; incomplete)
recording of:
Another Hair Do (from 1947-12-21 to present)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
0:45
31Another Hair-Do (alternate take 3; incomplete)
recording of:
Another Hair Do (on 1947-12-21)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
1:06
32Another Hair-Do (master take)
recording of:
Another Hair Do (on 1947-12-21)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:37
33Bluebird (alternate take 1)
recording of:
Bluebird (on 1947-12-21)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:53
34Bluebird (alternate take 2; false start)
partial recording of:
Bluebird (on 1947-12-21)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
0:05
35Bluebird (master take)
recording of:
Bluebird (on 1947-12-21)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:50
36Klaunstance (master take)
recording engineer:
Jim Syracusa (sound engineer, Detroit)
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-12-21)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1947-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1947-12-21)
piano:
Duke Jordan (on 1947-12-21)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1947-12-21)
recorded at:
United Sound Systems Recording Studios in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1947-12-21)
recording of:
Klaunstance (on 1947-12-21)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:45
37Bird Gets the Worm (alternate take 1)
recording of:
Bird Get the Worm (on 1947-12-21)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:00
38Bird Gets the Worm (alternate take 2; false start)
partial recording of:
Bird Get the Worm (on 1947-12-21)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
0:11
39Bird Gets the Worm (master take)
recording of:
Bird Get the Worm (on 1947-12-21)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:34
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