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The Complete Carnegie Hall Performances (Definitive Records DRCD 11375)

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Title: The Complete Carnegie Hall Performances
Label: Definitive Records DRCD 11375
Number of tracks: 49
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Details: May 5, 1947; September 29, 1947; December 1947 (b); December 1947 (c); February 11, 1949; September 17, 1949; December 25, 1949 (b); May 19, 1950 (b); July 1950; September 16, 1950; November 14, 1952; November 14, 1952; September 25, 1954

Note: Only tracks on which Parker is present (264:35) are displayed below.

Disc 1
1 A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [Sep 29, 1947] 5:05
2 Dizzy Atmosphere (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Sep 29, 1947] 3:58
3 Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [Sep 29, 1947] 5:13
4 Confirmation (C. Parker) [Sep 29, 1947] 5:39
5 Ko Ko (C. Parker) [Sep 29, 1947] 4:09
6 The Bird (C. Parker) [Dec 1947 (b)] 4:46
7 Repetition (N. Hefti) [Dec 1947 (c)] 2:57
8 Introduction [Norman Granz] [Feb 11, 1949] 1:16
9 Leap Here (N. Cole) [Feb 11, 1949] 11:26
10 Indiana (J.F. Hanley-B. McDonald) [Feb 11, 1949] 11:20
11 Lover Come Back to Me (S. Romberg-O. Hammerstein) [Feb 11, 1949] 15:36

Disc 2
1 The Opener (N. Shrdlu) [Sep 17, 1949] 12:49
2 Lester Leaps In (L. Young) [Sep 17, 1949] 12:16
3 Embraceable You (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [Sep 17, 1949] 10:35
4 The Closer (N. Shrdlu) [Sep 17, 1949] 10:59
5 Ow (D. Gillespie) [Granz intoduces Ella Fitzgerald] [Sep 17, 1949] 0:47
6 Flyin' Homee [Sep 17, 1949] 5:33
7 How High the Moon (N. Hamilton-M. Lewis) [Sep 17, 1949] 6:24
8 Perdido (J. Tizol) [Sep 17, 1949] 8:34

Disc 3
1 Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [Dec 25, 1949 (b)] 5:25
2 Cheryl (C. Parker) [Dec 25, 1949 (b)] 5:02
3 Ko Ko (C. Parker) [Dec 25, 1949 (b)] 5:10
4 All the Things You Are (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [Dec 25, 1949 (b)] 6:08
5 Now's the Time (C. Parker) [Dec 25, 1949 (b)] 5:18
6 What is This Thing Called Love? (C. Porter) [Sep 16, 1950] 2:54
7 April in Paris (V. Duke-E.Y. Harburg) [Sep 16, 1950] 3:12
8 Repetition (N. Hefti) [Sep 16, 1950] 2:48
9 Easy to Love (C. Porter) [Sep 16, 1950] 2:24
10 Rocker (G. Mulligan) [Sep 16, 1950] 3:14
11 Just Friends (J. Klenner-S. Lewis) [Nov 14, 1952] 3:02
12 Easy to Love (C. Porter) [Nov 14, 1952] 2:23
13 Repetition (N. Hefti) [Nov 14, 1952] 5:09
14 Just Friends (J. Klenner-S. Lewis) [Nov 14, 1952] 3:35
15 Easy to Love (C. Porter) [Nov 14, 1952] 2:28
16 Repetition (N. Hefti) [Parker introduction] [Nov 14, 1952] 5:24

Disc 4
1 Introduction [Nov 14, 1952] 0:50
2 A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [Nov 14, 1952] 7:30
3 52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [Nov 14, 1952] 2:17
4 The Song is You (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) [Sep 25, 1954] 4:23
5 My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) [Sep 25, 1954] 2:08
6 Cool Blues (C. Parker) [Sep 25, 1954] 2:55
7 No Noise (E. Bartee) [Feb 11, 1949] 6:38
8 Mango Mangue (G. Valdez-M. Sunshine) [Feb 11, 1949] 3:29
9 Tanga (G. Valdez) [Feb 11, 1949] 6:22
10 Bean and the Boys (S. Romberg-O. Hammerstein) [May 5, 1947] 1:29
11 Stuffy (C. Hawkins) [May 5, 1947] 7:51
12 Mambo [May 19, 1950 (b)] 5:06
13 Lament for the Congo (Unknown) [May 19, 1950 (b)] 5:48
14 I Can't Get Started (V. Duke-I. Gershwin) [Jul 1950] 4:51


May 5, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); Roy Eldridge (tpt); Coleman Hawkins (ts); Hank Jones (p); Eddie Safranski (b); Buddy Rich (d); Al Anderson (ann)

September 29, 1947
Charlie Parker (as); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); John Lewis (p); Al McKibbon (b); Joe Harris (d)

December 1947 (b)
Charlie Parker (as); Hank Jones (p); Ray Brown (b); Shelly Manne (d)

December 1947 (c)
Charlie Parker (as); Al Porcino (tpt); Doug Mettome (tpt); Ray Wetzel (tpt); Bill Harris (tb); Bart Varsalona (bass tb); Vinnie Jacobs (frh); Murray Williams (as); Sonny Salad (as); Pete Mondello (ts); Flip Phillips [Joseph Filipelli] (ts); Manny Albam (bs); John La Porta (cl); Gene Orloff (vln, concertmaster); Sam Kaplan (vln); Manny Fiddler (vln); Sid Harris (vln); Harry Katzman (vln); Zelly Smirnoff (vln); Nat Nathanson (vla); Fred Ruzilla (vla); Joe Benaventi (cello); Tony Aless (p); Dillon "Curley" Russell (b); Shelly Manne (d); Diego Iborra (perc); Neal Hefti (arr, cond)

February 11, 1949
Charlie Parker (as); Theodore "Fats" Navarro (tpt); Tommy Turk (tb); Sonny Criss (as); Flip Phillips [Joseph Filipelli] (ts); Coleman Hawkins (ts); Hank Jones (p); Ray Brown (b); Shelly Manne (d); Ella Fitzgerald (voc); Mario Bauza (tpt); Frank "Paquito" Davilla (tpt); Bob Woodlen (tpt); Gene Johnson (as); Fred Skerritt (as); Jose Madera (ts); Leslie Johnakins (bs); Rene Hernandez (p); Roberto Rodriguez (b); Jose Mangual (bgo); Luis Miranda (cga); Umbaldo Nieto (timbales); Frank "Machito" Grillo (maracas); Norman Granz (ann)

September 17, 1949
Charlie Parker (as); Roy Eldridge (tpt); Tommy Turk (tb); Lester Young (ts); Flip Phillips [Joseph Filipelli] (ts); Hank Jones (p); Ray Brown (b); Buddy Rich (d); Ella Fitzgerald (voc); Norman Granz (ann)

December 25, 1949 (b)
Charlie Parker (as); Red Rodney [Robert Chudnick] (tpt); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (d); Symphony Sid Torin (ann)

May 19, 1950 (b)
Charlie Parker (as); Howard McGhee (tpt); Mario Bauza (tpt); Frank "Paquito" Davilla (tpt); Bob Woodlen (tpt); Gene Johnson (as); Fred Skerritt (as); Jose Madera (ts); Frank Socolow (ts); Leslie Johnakins (bs); Rene Hernandez (p); Roberto Rodriguez (b); Jose Mangual (bgo); Luis Miranda (cga); Umbaldo Nieto (timbales); Frank "Machito" Grillo (maracas)

July 1950
Charlie Parker (as); Unknown (p); Unknown (b); Unknown (d)

September 16, 1950
Charlie Parker (as); Tommy Mace (oboe); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes (d); Wallace McManus (harp); Teddy Blume (vln); Sam Caplan (vln); Stan Karpenia (vln); Dave Uchitel (vla); Unknown (cello)

November 14, 1952
Charlie Parker (as); Walter Bishop Jr. (p); Walter Yost (b); Roy Haynes (d); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Candido Camero (cga); Teddy Blume (vln); Unknown (strings); Cat Anderson (tpt); Clark Terry (tpt); Willie Cook (tpt); Britt Woodman (tb); Juan Tizol (tb); Quentin Jackson (tb); Russell Procope (as, cl); Hilton Jefferson (as); Paul Gonsalves (ts); Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl); Harry Carney (as, bs, bcl); Ray Nance (vln); Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (p); Wendell Marshall (b); Louis Bellson (d); Stan Getz (ts); Irving "Duke" Jordan (p); Jimmy Raney (g); Bill Crow (b); Frank Isola (d); Ahmad Jamal (p); Unknown (b); Unknown (d); Billie Holiday (voc); Buster Harding (p); John Fields (b); Marquis Foster (d); Bob Garrity (ann)

September 25, 1954
Charlie Parker (as); John Lewis (p); Percy Heath (b); Kenny Clarke (d)

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