Tracks 1 - 4: Norman Granz Jam Session, Radio Recorders Studios, Hollywood, first half of June 1952.
Tracks 5 - 7: Jazz at Midnight Jam Session, Howard Theater, Washington, D.C. October 17, 1952
Order of soloist:
FUNKY BLUES; Hodges, Parker, Carter, Peterson, Kassel, Shavers, Phillips, Webster, Peterson.
BALLAD MEDLEY: Kessel, Parker, Webster, Hodges, Peterson, Brown, Phillips, Carter.
JAM BLUES: Phillips, Carter, Peterson. Parker, Kessel, Webster, Hodges, Shavers.
WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE: Peterson, Webster, Shavers, Hodges, Kessel, Carter, Philliops, Parker, Peterson, Brown followed by 3 chouruses of 4 bars exchanges: Carter, Webster, Hodges, Phillips, Shavers, Parker
Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz. Originally released in 1974 as Vee-Jay International 3056.
Recording details:
1-4, 17-19, 22-25 July 30, 1953 at Fulton Studio, New York City
5-8, 20, 21 late December 1952 or early January 1953 in New York City
9-11 late March or early April 1950 in New York City
12 December 1947 at Carnegie Hall, New York City
13, 14 Fall 1950 possibly at Gjon Mili Studio, New York City
15, 16 probably February or March 1949 in New York City.
Part of the Verve Master Edition series.
Cover printing mistake on spines:
"CHARLIE PARKER" is misspelled as "CHARLE PARKER"