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Complete Live at Birdland (Rare Live Recordings RLR 88642)

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Title: Complete Live at Birdland
Label: Rare Live Recordings RLR 88642
Number of tracks: 19
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Details: May 30, 1945; June 5, 1945; December 10, 1945; December 17, 1945 (b); January 24, 1946; February 4, 1946 (a); March 31, 1951; April 1951; May 23, 1953

Note: Only tracks on which Parker is present (78:48) are displayed below.

1 Blue 'n' Boogie (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [Mar 31, 1951] 7:21
2 Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Mar 31, 1951] 5:30
3 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) [Mar 31, 1951] 3:42
4 A Night in Tunisia - Jumpin' with Symphony Sid [Mar 31, 1951] 5:18
5 Hot House (T. Dameron) [Apr 1951] 4:32
6 Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Apr 1951] 3:39
7 Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [Apr 1951] 5:22
8 The Bluest Blues (G. McFarland-C. Thompson) [May 23, 1953] 6:29
9 On the Sunny Side of the Street (D. Fields-J. McHugh) [May 23, 1953] 2:49
10 Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [Dec 10, 1945] 6:33
11 Shaw 'Nuff (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Dec 10, 1945] 4:50
12 Dizzy Atmosphere (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Dec 10, 1945] 4:43
13 Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie-K. Clarke) [Jan 24, 1946] 2:06
14 Lover Come Back To Me (S. Romberg-O. Hammerstein) [Feb 4, 1946 (a)] 3:28
15 Sweet Georgia Brown (B. Bernie-M. Pinkard-K. Casey) [May 30, 1945] 3:20
16 I Waited for You (W.G. Fuller) [Dec 17, 1945 (b)] 0:43
17 How High the Moon (N. Hamilton-M. Lewis) [Dec 17, 1945 (b)] 3:32
18 52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [Dec 17, 1945 (b)] 1:51
19 Blue 'n' Boogie (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [Jun 5, 1945] 3:00


May 30, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Don Byas (ts); Al Haig (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Stan Levey (d)

June 5, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Al Haig (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Max Roach (d)

December 10, 1945
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Milt Jackson (vb); Al Haig (p); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (d); Mannie Klein (tpt); Red Mack (tpt); Raven Mandell (tpt); Teddy Buckner (tpt); George Washington (tb); Carl Loeffler (tb); Juan Tizol (tb); Willie Smith (as); Les Robinson (as); Corky Corcoran (ts); Jack McVea (ts); Floyd Turnham (bs); Milt Laskin (p); Allan Reuss (g); Van Clark (b); Ray Hagan (d); Jimmy Mundy (cond, arr); Kay Starr (voc); Frankie "Sugar Chile" Robinson (p, voc); Harry "The Hipster" Gibson (p, voc); Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman (ann); Vernon Smith (ann)

December 17, 1945 (b)
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Milt Jackson (vb); Al Haig (p); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (d); Bulee "Slim" Gaillard (g, voc); Tiny "Bam" Brown (b); Arthur "Zutty" Singleton (d); Harry "The Hipster" Gibson (p, voc); Billy Berg (ann)

January 24, 1946
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts); Milt Jackson (vb); Al Haig (p); Ray Brown (b); Stan Levey (d)

February 4, 1946 (a)
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Unknown (p); George "Red" Callender (b); Harold "Doc" West (d)

March 31, 1951
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Earl "Bud" Powell (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (d); Symphony Sid Torin (ann)

April 1951
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Billy Taylor (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (d); Georgie Auld (ts); Frank Rosolino (tb, voc); Harvey Leonard (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Norman "Tiny" Kahn (d); Willis Conover (ann); Leonard Feather (ann)

May 23, 1953
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Miles Davis (tpt); Sahib Shihab [Edmund Gregory] (bs); Wade Legge (p); Louis Hackney (b); Al Jones (d); Joe Carroll (voc)

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