Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes)

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Recorded September 15, 1944
A1	Tiny's Tempo Composed By – C. Hart*, L. Grimes*	2:48
A2	I'll Always Love You Just The Same Composed By – L. Grimes*	2:55
A3	Romance Without Finance Composed By – L. Grimes*	2:58
A4	Red Cross	3:04
Recorded November 26, 1945
A5	Warming Up A Riff	2:32
A6	Billie's Bounce	3:08
A7	Now's The Time	3:14
B1	Thriving On A Riff Piano – Sadik Hakim	2:53
B2	Meandering Composed By – P. David	3:16
B3	Ko Ko Piano – Sadik HakimTrumpet – Dizzy Gillespie	2:53
Recorded May 8, 1947
B4	Donna Lee	2:32
B5	Chasin' The Bird	2:43
B6	Cheryl	2:57
B7	Buzzy	2:29
Recorded August 14, 1947
C1	Milestones	2:34
C2	Little Willie Leaps	2:51
C3	Half Nelson	2:43
C4	Sippin' At Bells	2:21
Recorded December 21, 1947
C5	Another Hair-Do	2:37
C6	Blue Bird	2:50
C7	Klaunstance	2:45
C8	Bird Gets The Worm	2:34
Recorded September 18, 1948
D1	Barbados	2:27
D2	Ah-Leu-Cha	2:51
D3	Constellation	2:26
D4	Parker's Mood	3:00
Recorded Septeber 24, 1948
D5	Perhaps	2:33
D6	Marmaduke	2:40
D7	Steeplechase	3:03
D8	Merry-Go-Round	2:23

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Arista Records, Inc.
• Distributed By – Arista Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Arista Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Arista Records, Inc.
• Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Charlie Parker
• Artwork By – Bill Hoffman
• Bass – Curly Russell (tracks: A5 to B3, D1 to D8), Nelson Boyd (tracks: C1 to C4), Tommy Potter (tracks: B4 to B7, C5 to C8)
• Bass, Vocals – Jimmy Butts (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Composed By – C. Parker* (tracks: A4 to B1, B3 to B7, C5 to D), M. Davis* (tracks: C1 to C4)
• Design, Art Direction – Nancy Greenberg, Bob Heimall*
• Drums – Harold "Doc" West (tracks: A1 to A4), Max Roach (tracks: A5 to D8)
• Edited By [Transfers & Editing] – Jack Towers, Jerry Valburn
• Executive Producer – Steve Backer
• Guitar, Vocals – Tiny Grimes (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
• Mastered By – Al Brown
• Photography – Herman Leonard
• Piano – Bud Powell (tracks: B4 to B7), Clyde Hart (tracks: A1 to A4), Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: A5 to A7, B2, B3), Duke Jordan (tracks: C5 to C8), John Lewis (tracks: C1 to C4, D1 to D8)
• Producer [Original Sessions] – Buck Ram (tracks: A1 to A4), Teddy Reig (tracks: A5 to D)
• Reissue Producer – Bob Porter
• Trumpet – Miles Davis (tracks: A5 to D8)

Notes

"All titles previously issued on LP except 'I'll Always Love You Just The Same' and 'Romance Without Finance' issued on 78 RPM" (Back Cover)

℗ & © 1976 ARista Records, Inc.

Gatefold jacket.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SJL 2201	Charlie Parker	Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Savoy Records	SJL 2201	US	1976
2C 162 99.010	Charlie Parker	Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat)	Savoy Jazz	2C 162 99.010	France	1978
DRCD44420	Charlie Parker	The Complete Savoy Master Takes ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Definitive Records	DRCD44420	Spain	2005
GV1349	Charlie Parker	Complete Savoy Masters ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Disconforme SL	GV1349	Andorra	2002
SJK 2201	Charlie Parker	Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) ‎(Cass, Club)	Savoy Jazz	SJK 2201	US	1976