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The Complete Dial Sessions (Definitive Records DRCD 11152)

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Title: The Complete Dial Sessions
Label: Definitive Records DRCD 11152 (CD)
Number of tracks: 81
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Details: March 28, 1946; October 28, 1947; November 4, 1947; December 17, 1947

Note: Only tracks on which Davis is present (146:31) are displayed below.

Disc 1
1 Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [take 1] [Mar 28, 1946] 2:57
2 Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [take 2] [Mar 28, 1946] 3:01
3 Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [take 3] [Mar 28, 1946] 2:54
4 Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) [take 1] [Mar 28, 1946] 2:38
5 Yardbird Suite (C. Parker) [take 4] [Mar 28, 1946] 2:53
6 Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 1] [Mar 28, 1946] 3:00
7 Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 3] [Mar 28, 1946] 3:15
8 Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [take 4] [Mar 28, 1946] 2:58
9 A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 1] [Mar 28, 1946] 0:47
10 A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 4] [Mar 28, 1946] 3:04
11 A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [take 5] [Mar 28, 1946] 3:01

Disc 3
1 Dexterity (C. Parker) [take 1] [Oct 28, 1947] 2:55
2 Dexterity (C. Parker) [take 2] [Oct 28, 1947] 2:58
3 Bongo Bop (C. Parker) [take 1] [Oct 28, 1947] 2:43
4 Bongo Bop (C. Parker) [take 2] [Oct 28, 1947] 2:42
5 Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 1] [Oct 28, 1947] 3:27
6 Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 2] [Oct 28, 1947] 3:01
7 Dewey Square (C. Parker) [take 3] [Oct 28, 1947] 3:07
8 The Hymn (C. Parker) [take 1] [Oct 28, 1947] 2:30
9 The Hymn (C. Parker) [take 2] [Oct 28, 1947] 2:26
10 All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [take 1] [Oct 28, 1947] 3:07
11 All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [take 2] [Oct 28, 1947] 3:09
12 All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [take 3] [Oct 28, 1947] 3:06
13 Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [take 1] [Oct 28, 1947] 3:46
14 Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [take 2] [Oct 28, 1947] 3:22
15 Bird Feathers (C. Parker) [take 3] [Nov 4, 1947] 2:50
16 Klact-oveereds-tene (C. Parker) [take 1] [Nov 4, 1947] 3:04
17 Klact-oveereds-tene (C. Parker) [take 2] [Nov 4, 1947] 3:04
18 Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) [take 2] [Nov 4, 1947] 2:38
19 Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) [take 3] [Nov 4, 1947] 2:57

Disc 4
1 My Old Flame (A. Johnston-S. Coslow) [Nov 4, 1947] 3:13
2 Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) [take 1] [Nov 4, 1947] 4:02
3 Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) [take 2] [Nov 4, 1947] 3:49
4 Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) [take 3] [Nov 4, 1947] 3:04
5 Don't Blame Me (D. Fields-J. McHugh) [take 1] [Nov 4, 1947] 2:46
6 Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 2] [Dec 17, 1947] 2:55
7 Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 4] [Dec 17, 1947] 2:52
8 Drifting on a Reed (C. Parker) [take 5] [Dec 17, 1947] 2:51
9 Quasimado (C. Parker) [take 1] [Dec 17, 1947] 2:53
10 Quasimado (C. Parker) [take 2] [Dec 17, 1947] 2:52
11 Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 2] [Dec 17, 1947] 2:45
12 Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 4] [Dec 17, 1947] 2:45
13 Charlie's Wig (C. Parker) [take 5] [Dec 17, 1947] 2:41
14 Bongo Beep (C. Parker) [take 2] [Dec 17, 1947] 2:56
15 Bongo Beep (C. Parker) [take 3] [Dec 17, 1947] 2:56
16 Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 1 (inc)] [Dec 17, 1947] 0:59
17 Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 2 (inc)] [Dec 17, 1947] 0:32
18 Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 3] [Dec 17, 1947] 2:56
19 Crazeology (B. Harris) [take 4] [Dec 17, 1947] 2:57
20 How Deep is the Ocean? (I. Berlin) [take 1] [Dec 17, 1947] 3:22
21 How Deep is the Ocean? (I. Berlin) [take 2] [Dec 17, 1947] 3:05


March 28, 1946
Miles Davis (tpt); Charlie Parker (as); Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts); Arvin Garrison (g); Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (p); Vic McMillan (b); Roy Porter (d)

October 28, 1947
Miles Davis (tpt); Charlie Parker (as); Irving "Duke" Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

November 4, 1947
Miles Davis (tpt); Charlie Parker (as); Irving "Duke" Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

December 17, 1947
Miles Davis (tpt); J.J. Johnson (tb); Charlie Parker (as); Irving "Duke" Jordan (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

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