
The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes is a comprehensive compilation of Charlie Parker's studio recordings for the Savoy and Dial labels, released by Savoy Jazz in 2002. The collection documents the core of Parker's recorded legacy from 1944 through 1948 — the years during which bebop emerged from the underground of Harlem and 52nd Street to become the dominant force in jazz. The personnel reads as a who's who of early bebop: Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Howard McGhee on trumpet; Max Roach on drums; Bud Powell, Duke Jordan, Dodo Marmarosa, and Erroll Garner on piano; and Curly Russell and Tommy Potter on bass, among others. The Savoy sessions include landmark recordings like "Ko-Ko," "Now's the Time," "Billie's Bounce," and "Donna Lee," while the Dial sides include the Lover Man session (recorded during Parker's breakdown in Los Angeles), "Ornithology," "Yardbird Suite," "Scrapple from the Apple," and "Parker's Mood." By collecting only the issued master takes rather than alternate takes, the set provides a focused survey of Parker's studio art. Many of these compositions became foundational pieces of the bebop repertoire and remain among the most studied and performed works in jazz.
Tiny Grimes Quintet - Tiny's Tempo - 1944
Tiny Grimes Quintet - I'll Always Love You Just The Same - 1944
Tiny Grimes Quintet - Romance Without Finance - 1944
Tiny Grimes Quintet - Red Cross - 1944
Charlie Parker's Reboppers - Warmin' Up A Riff - 1945
Charlie Parker's Reboppers - Billie's Bounce - 1945
Charlie Parker's Reboppers - Now's The Time - 1945
Charlie Parker's Reboppers - Anthropology - 1945
Charlie Parker's Reboppers - Meandering - 1945
Charlie Parker's Reboppers - Ko-Ko - 1945
Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen - Diggin' Diz - 1946
Charlie Parker Septet - Moose the Mooche - 1946
Charlie Parker Septet - Yardbird Suite - 1946
Charlie Parker Septet - Ornithology - 1946
Charlie Parker Septet - A Night In Tunisia - 1946
Charlie Parker Quintet - Max Making Wax - 1946
Charlie Parker Quintet - Lover Man - 1946
Charlie Parker Quintet - Bebop - 1946
Charlie Parker Quartet - This Is Always - 1947
Charlie Parker Quartet - Dark Shadows - 1947
Charlie Parker Quartet - Bird's Nest - 1947
Charlie Parker Quartet - Cool Blues - 1947
Charlie Parker's New Stars - Relaxin' At Camarillo - 1947
Charlie Parker's New Stars - Cheers - 1947
Charlie Parker's New Stars - Carvin' The Bird - 1947
Charlie Parker's New Stars - Stupendous - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Donna Lee - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Chasin' the Bird - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Cheryl - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Buzzy - 1947
Miles Davis All Stars - Milestones - 1947
Miles Davis All Stars - Little Willie Leaps - 1947
Miles Davis All Stars - Half Nelson - 1947
Miles Davis All Stars - Sippin' at Bells - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Dexterity - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Bongo Bop - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Dewey Square - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - The Hymn - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Bird of Paradise - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Embraceable You - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Bird Feathers - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Klact-Oveeseds-Tene - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Scrapple From The Apple - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - My Old Flame - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Out of Nowhere - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Don't Blame Me - 1947
Charlie Parker Sextet - Drifting on a Reed - 1947
Charlie Parker Sextet - Quasimodo - 1947
Charlie Parker Sextet - Charlie's Wig - 1947
Charlie Parker Sextet - Bongo Beep - 1947
Charlie Parker Sextet - Crazeology - 1947
Charlie Parker Sextet - How Deep Is the Ocean? - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Another Hairdo - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Bluebird - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Klauntsance - 1947
Charlie Parker Quintet - Bird Gets the Worm - 1947
Charlie Parker All Stars - Barbados - 1948
Charlie Parker All Stars - Au-Leu-Cha - 1948
Charlie Parker All Stars - Constellation - 1948
Charlie Parker All Stars - Parker's Mood - 1948
Charlie Parker All Stars - Perhaps - 1948
Charlie Parker All Stars - Marmaduke - 1948
Charlie Parker All Stars - Steeplechase - 1948
Charlie Parker All Stars - Merry-Go-Round - 1948
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