Description
Previously unreleased historic recordings from Charlie Parker”s legendary and highly eventful visits to Los Angeles.
LP 1
Side A
December 17, 1945
1. Intro over I Waited for You into How High the Moon (incomplete)……………………………….. 4:11
dialogue with Gibson into Handsome Harry the Hipster (incomplete) (no Parker)…. 4:15
Mixer (fragment) into Intro into Blues (fragment)………………………………………….. 1:20
Atmosphere (fragment) (no Parker improvisation)…………………………………………….. 1:04
-Second Street Theme into closing announcement………………………………………………. 1:53
Possibly December 10, 17, or 29, 1945
AFRS “Jubilee,” NBC Studios, Hollywood, California
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra Featuring Charlie Parker
’ High into announcement……………………………………………………………………………. 5:47
Side B
dialogue with Gillespie into Shaw ‘Nuff into announcement……………………………….. 4:51
dialogue with Gillespie into Dizzy Atmosphere into announcement……………………… 4:36
dialogue with Gillespie into A Night in Tunisia into announcement………………………. 4:59
dialogue between Vallee and Gibson into Salt Peanuts……………………………………….. 3:40
LP 2
Side A
’s Bounce………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3:45
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5:04
3. All the Things You Are……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5:13
‘n’ Boogie……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5:15
Side B
into announcement……………………………………………………………………………. 2:51
Probably March or April 1946
AFRS “Jubilee,” NBC Studios,Hollywood, California
discussion into Cherokee into announcement……………………………………………………. 4:22
November 22, 1948
Jazz At the Philharmonic, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4:11
Atmosphere…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5:39
of Nowhere……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3:35
LP 3
Side A
July 14, 1952
Party at Jirayr Zorthian’s Ranch, top of Fair Oaks Avenue, Altadena, California
from the Apple (incomplete)……………………………………………………………………… 5:44
Privave/Dance of the Infidels…………………………………………………………………………….. 13:11
Side B
in Tunisia………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7:33
High the Moon/Ornithology…………………………………………………………………………….. 7:31
Chatter into Embraceable You ………………………………………………………………………… 3:45
LP 4
Side A
House …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7:07
Blues……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12:15
Side B
Noodling/Dixie…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4:12
Probably July 28, 1952 at Zorthian’s Ranch
from the Apple………………………………………………………………………………………… 13:14
Probably July 1952, Unknown Location, Los Angeles, California
Privave (incomplete)………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4:28
