Session details: Birdland (March 24, 1951)

Charlie Parker session details

March 24, 1951 (11 items; TT = 18:41)

Birdland, New York NY

WJZ-AM radio broadcast (B)

Show chatter

Charlie Parker (as); Walter Bishop Jr. (p); Teddy Kotick (b); Roy Haynes (d); Martin Sperber (oboe); Daniel Stern (cello); Unknown (other strings, harp); Symphony Sid Torin (ann)

1	Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (with introduction) (L. Young)	0:54
	Voiceover from 0:11: "Ah, I'm glad you're listening to our theme done by Charlie Parker and the All-Stars at the jazz corner of the world, Broadway at 52nd Street, where you sit back, relax to the most fabulous groove in the country, and listen to all of the wonderful things we have to offer for you. This is our Friday night-Saturday edition of the all-night all-frantic one, the Symphony Sid show. This is the live portion of the broadcast, from 3:03 until 4:00, 55 minutes of some of the great things we hope you really enjoy. We ask you sit back and relax -- of course there are no requests because this is a live show, and I'm sure you'll really enjoy it. And once again ladies and gentlemen, give him a great big hand, one of the great gentlemen of modern jazz, Charlie Parker. Charlie Parker and Strings... And now, ladies and gentlemen, to start things off, Charlie Parker and Strings with 'Just Friends'..."
2	Just Friends (J. Klenner-S. Lewis)	2:57
3	Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin)	0:29
	"That was wonderful, a beautiful sound for the Easter holidays, and don't forget, if you haven't made up your mind of what to do over the Easter holidays, why don't you make it here at Birdland? I think you'll really enjoy yourself with Charlie Parker and Strings, ErrollGarner and the trio, and don't forget it's the frantic sounds of Slim Gaillard and his wonderful group too. Here's another one of the sides out of the album, one I think you'll enjoy, Charlie Parker and Strings and 'Everything Happens to Me'..."
4	Everything Happens to Me (M. Dennis-T. Adair)	2:38
5	Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin)	0:22
	"And that's what me mean about the beautiful sound for the Easter holiday here at Birdland, and once again I remind you, that if you're looking for real (undecipherable), you'll make it here at Birdland at the snake pit. Ah, it's the most beautiful, Charlie Yardbird Parker and Strings, a beautiful, beautiful sound. And now, ladies and gentlemen, another one of the beautiful things, 'East of the Sun'..."
6	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) (B. Bowman)	3:21
7	Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin)	0:44
	"If you haven't heard Charlie Parker and Strings, then you haven't lived. You should see all the people around here -- couples back there, and couples back there, all sittin' back and relaxing, and over here too; we're all having one of the most relaxed times with (undecipherable) this morning. It's just the wildest in life, you got to make it. Remember, we're here at Birdland, the jazz corner of the world, Broadway at 52nd Street. I'll answer that in just a minute. Ah, what's the matter, you got a cold? Don't feel good? Look, I don't dig it. All right, I'm sorry. Here's another one of the most beautiful things, this is a single side that Charlie Parker made on Mercury, I know you'll love 'Laura'..."
8	Laura (D. Raskin-J. Mercer)	2:58
9	Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin, incomplete)	0:04
	"Here's, ah, 'Dancing in the Dark'..."
10	Dancing in the Dark (H. Dietz-A. Schwartz)	3:36
11	Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (with closing announcement) (L. Young)	0:38
	Voiceover from 0:04: "Well, that's it, ladies and gentlemen, Charlie Parker. We hope you really enjoyed it. With our theme in the background, that just about takes care of the first portion of our broadcast... Can't even hear myself any more. Hope you've had a lot of fun so far. Thank you very, very much, Charlie Parker and Strings, it's been wonderful, and I'd like to remind you that this portion of the program has been live, and this is WJZ, New York's first station..."


1 Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (with introduction) 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 12, Columbia JC-34832 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3010, Sound Hills SSCD 8026, Ember/Fat Boy FBB 901, Philology Volume 52 (W 893), Sony SRCS 7096, Rare Live Recordings RLR 88641, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1339
2 Just Friends 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 12, Columbia JC-34832 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3010, Sound Hills SSCD 8026, Ember/Fat Boy FBB 901, Philology Volume 52 (W 893), Sony SRCS 7096, Rare Live Recordings RLR 88641, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1339
3 Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin) 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 12 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3010, Sound Hills SSCD 8026, Ember/Fat Boy FBB 901, Philology Volume 52 (W 893), Sony SRCS 7096, Rare Live Recordings RLR 88641, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1339
4 Everything Happens to Me 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 12, Columbia JC-34832 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3010, Sound Hills SSCD 8026, Ember/Fat Boy FBB 901, Philology Volume 52 (W 893), Sony SRCS 7096, Rare Live Recordings RLR 88641, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1339
5 Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin) CD: Ember/Fat Boy FBB 901, Philology Volume 52 (W 893), Rare Live Recordings RLR 88641, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1339
6 East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 12, Columbia JC-34832 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3010, Sound Hills SSCD 8026, Ember/Fat Boy FBB 901, Philology Volume 52 (W 893), Sony SRCS 7096, Rare Live Recordings RLR 88641, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1339
7 Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin) CD: Ember/Fat Boy FBB 901, Philology Volume 52 (W 893), Rare Live Recordings RLR 88641, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1339
8 Laura 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 12, Columbia JC-34832 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3010, Sound Hills SSCD 8026, Ember/Fat Boy FBB 901, Philology Volume 52 (W 893), Sony SRCS 7096, Rare Live Recordings RLR 88641, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1339
9 Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin, incomplete) CD: Ember/Fat Boy FBB 901, Philology Volume 52 (W 893), Rare Live Recordings RLR 88641, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1339
10 Dancing in the Dark 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 12, Columbia JC-34832 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3010, Sound Hills SSCD 8026, Ember/Fat Boy FBB 901, Philology Volume 52 (W 893), Sony SRCS 7096, Rare Live Recordings RLR 88641, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1339
11 Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (with closing announcement) 12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 12, Columbia JC-34832 CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3010, Sound Hills SSCD 8026, Ember/Fat Boy FBB 901, Philology Volume 52 (W 893), Rare Live Recordings RLR 88641, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1339

This is the first of two WJZ Saturday broadcasts of Parker and Strings from Birdland. The strings group began a three-week engagement at Birdland on March 22, and we have WJZ broadcasts from March 24 and April 7. During this time Parker also appeared at Birdland with his Quintet (with Gillespie, Bud Powell or Billy Taylor, Potter, and Haynes), and there are recordings from March 31 and April 1-3.

Thanks to Meg Stafford for identifying the oboe player and cellist, Martin Sperber and Daniel Stern, who toured briefly with Parker and Strings in the spring of 1951.