Session details: Royal Roost Club (October 16, 1948)

Charlie Parker session details

October 16, 1948 (3 items; TT = 4:47)

Royal Roost Club, New York NY

WMCA-AM radio broadcast (B-)

Show chatter

J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Ernie Henry (as); Unknown (all others); Symphony Sid Torin (ann)

1	Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin)	0:22
	And so, the wonderful voice of Johnny Hartman with the great Dizzy Gillespie organization doing 'Confess,' a beautiful tune that everybody loves... And right now... Ernie Henry, Ernie Henry. He's from Brooklyn! All right, we'll give Brooklyn a shot this time. Featuring Ernie Henry on alto, Dizzy Gillespie and the entire organization, one that everybody asks for, 'Groovin' High'..."
2	Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)	4:23
	After some weird JATP-like honking, Henry quotes "Cool Blues" in his solo (1:24-1:26). Gillespie follows with a blistering solo
3	Announcement (Symphony Sid Torin, incomplete)	0:02
	"The craziest band..."


1 Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin) CD: Philology Volume 67 (W 897)
2 Groovin' High CD: Philology Volume 67 (W 897)
3 Announcement (Symphony Sid Torin, incomplete) CD: Philology Volume 67 (W 897)

Parker does not play on this session, but I've listed it because this item is included on a recent Philology CD-R. As Sid Torin's introduction makes clear, it's Ernie Henry with the Gillespie band, from a Roost broadcast from October 1948. Henry has a nice solo (0:45-2:00), followed by a wailing Gillespie solo, a nice piano-with-conga chorus, then the closing theme. Thanks to Jay Becker, Marcel Gärtner, and James Accardi for help with this session.