Session details: Hi-Hat Club (January 23, 1954)

Charlie Parker session details

January 23, 1954 (6 items; TT = 21:54)

Hi-Hat Club, Boston MA

WCOP-AM radio broadcast (B)

Show chatter

Charlie Parker (as); Herbie Williams (tpt); Jay Migliori (ts); Rollins Griffith (p); Jimmy Woode (b); George Solano (d); Symphony Sid Torin (ann)

1	Now's the Time (C. Parker)	9:09
	During his solo Parker quotes the "Ornithology" theme (6:23-6:26)
2	Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin, Parker)	0:53
	SS: "That, ladies and gentlemen, was the great Charlie Parker. Charlie Parker, we have a tenor man. Say, Bird, do you know who the tenor man is? Bird? Who is on tenor?" CP: "Oh, I beg your pardon, Sidney. His name is Jay, a young tenor man, a local fella..." SS: "Sounds pretty good, too." CP: "Yeah, I like the sound of his..." SS: "Who's the boy on drums tonight? (Various member of the band chime in.)" CP: "George Solano." SS: "George Salami, I mean Solano..." CP: "Solano. (SS laughs at his wit.) Correction please, George Solano. SS (still laughing): Well, what are we gonna do now, Bird?" CP: "Oh, I don't know Sid, I think maybe we should do an old standard, something that people will recognize. We sincerely hope you enjoy 'You Came to Me from Out of Nowhere'." SS: "Good..."
3	Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green)	5:43
	During his solo Parker quotes and embellishes "Bird Gets the Worm" (1:25-1:45); Williams quotes briefly from "Country Gardens" (2:56-2:58)
4	Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin)	0:23
	"A beautiful side, a beautiful tune, 'Out of Nowhere.' I think Charlie Parker is answering requests right now, somebody's something that everybody enjoys, a little bit of the suede one? (Parker agrees.) All right, here he is, Bird doing 'My Little Suede Shoes'..."
5	My Little Suede Shoes (C. Parker)	4:41
	Parker breaks in at the bridge of the first chorus of Griffith's solo (4:26). The group recovers nicely
6	Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (incomplete, with voiceover) (L. Young)	1:05
	Voiceover closing announcement (0:17-0:50): "Ah, that's it, folks, Charlie Parker and the All-Stars doing our theme in the background, and we hope you've had yourselves a lot of fun for the last 15 or 20 minutes listening to the great Bird. Bird, Charlie Parker, will be with us here tomorrow afternoon for a jazz concert from 2:30, um, from 3:00 right up until 6:30, and then again right up until 1:00 in the morning. We hope you can make it here at the Hi-Hat, don't forget, a brand new show is starting on Monday, with Tiny Bradshaw and the Love Notes. Try to make it here at the Hi-Hat. Thanks a lot for all the nice things you've been saying, and until tomorrow, this is your boy Symphony Sid saying 'I Dig You..." Parker interrupts with some nice double-time flourishes. Faded out


1 Now's the Time 12" LP: Fresh Sounds FSR-303 CD: Fresh Sounds FSCD 1007, Philology Volume 47 (W 878), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1343
2 Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin, Parker) CD: Fresh Sounds FSCD 1007, Philology Volume 47 (W 878), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1343
3 Out of Nowhere 12" LP: Stash ST 280, Fresh Sounds FSR-303 CD: Fresh Sounds FSCD 1007, Philology Volume 47 (W 878), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1343
4 Introduction (Symphony Sid Torin) CD: Fresh Sounds FSCD 1007, Philology Volume 47 (W 878), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1343
5 My Little Suede Shoes 12" LP: Fresh Sounds FSR-303 CD: Fresh Sounds FSCD 1007, Philology Volume 47 (W 878), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1343
6 Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (incomplete, with voiceover) 12" LP: Fresh Sounds FSR-303 CD: Fresh Sounds FSCD 1007, Philology Volume 47 (W 878), Frémeaux & Associés FA 1343

Parker was booked at Boston venues on the following dates during this period: April 12, 1951, Christy's Tavern, Framingham; May 28-June 3, 1951: Hi-Hat Club; March 3-9, 1952, Hi-Hat Club; December 8-14, 1952: Hi-Hat Club; March 9-15, 1953: Storyville Club; June 8-14, 1953: Hi-Hat Club; September 21-27, 1953: Storyville Club; October 25, 1953: Jordan Hall (Parker with Strings); January 18-24, 1954: Hi-Hat Club; February 9, 1954: Worcester Memorial Auditorium, Worcester (Festival of Modern American Jazz -- thanks to Jon Foley for identifying the venue); September 26, 1954: Boston Arena (Birdland Stars of 1954).