Session details: Savoy Ballroom (February 12, 1945)

Charlie Parker session details

February 12, 1945 (13 items; TT = 30:11)

Savoy Ballroom, New York NY

WOR-AM radio broadcast (B)

Show chatter

Charlie Parker (as); Harry Johnson (tpt); Emmit Perry (tpt); George Treadwell (tpt); Charles "Cootie" Williams (tpt); Eddie Bert (tb); Bob Horton (tb); Frank Powell (as); Lee Pope (ts); Sam Taylor (ts); Eddie De Verteuil (bs); Arnold Jarvis (p); Leroy Kirkland (g); Carl Pruitt (b); Sylvester Paine (d); Tony Warren (voc)

1	'Round Midnight (theme) (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk)	0:22
	Radio MC: "From the Savoy Ballroom, Lexington Avenue and 140th Street in New York City, One Night Stand brings you America's number one trumpet man, Cootie Williams and his orchestra." Unknown: "Let's get to movin', you solid cats. Roll 'em, Cootie...."
2	Seven Eleven (Unknown)	3:08
	No Parker solo
3	Introduction	0:11
	"Oh, brother, that does it. Well I've got here the Cootie Williams solution to all your troubles. Take Cootie's advice, no matter what's botherin' ya, 'Do Nothin' Till Ya Hear From Me'..."
4	Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (B. Russell-D. Ellington)	4:05
	No Parker solo
5	Don't Blame Me (D. Fields-J. McHugh)	3:58
	No Parker solo
6	Introduction	0:05
	"It's Cootie Williams, trumpet, Orchestra, and 'Perdido'..."
7	Perdido (J. Tizol)	3:57
	No Parker solo
8	Nightcap (Unknown)	4:58
	No Parker solo
9	Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week (S. Cahn-J. Styne)	3:23
	Warren (voc); no Parker solo
10	Introduction	0:04
	"And no, uh, here's the sextet and 'Floogie Booooo'..."
11	Floogie Boo (C. Williams)	3:52
12	Introduction	0:18
	"Well, there goes the Sextet and 'Floogie Boo'. In that sextet was Al Jarvis on piano, Carl Pruitt on the bass, Sam Taylor, tenor, Vess Payne on the drums, Charlie Parker, the alto sax, and Cootie himself on the trumpet. Now Cootie, take me back where I belong. I got them 'St. Louis Blues'..."
13	St. Louis Blues (incomplete) (W.C. Handy)	1:50
	No Parker solo


1 'Round Midnight (theme) 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D CD: Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050
2 Seven Eleven 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D CD: Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050
3 Introduction 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D CD: Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050
4 Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D CD: Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050
5 Don't Blame Me 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D CD: Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050
6 Introduction 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D CD: Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050
7 Perdido 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D CD: Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050
8 Nightcap 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D CD: Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050
9 Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D CD: Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050
10 Introduction 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D CD: Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050
11 Floogie Boo 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D, Onyx 221 CD: Masters of Jazz MJCD 104, Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1331
12 Introduction 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D CD: Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050
13 St. Louis Blues (incomplete) 12" LP: Spotlite SPJ 150D CD: Philology Volume 22 (W 852), ESP-Disk 4050

Cootie Williams and His Orchestra were booked at the Savoy Ballroom from February 2-15. Parker replaced Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, who had been drafted. Three performances were broadcast on the Mutual Network (WOR in New York): February 5, 9, and 12 (since the broadcasts were at 1:00 am, they are technically from the following day).

Parker solos only on "Floogie Boo," where the orchestra is scaled down to a sextet. He's probably in the ensemble on the other numbers, but it's hard to tell.

Thanks to Leif Bo Petersen for help with this session.