180gr. High Quality Limited Edition Red Virgin Colored Vinyl. Direct Metal Mastering.Charlie Parker, alto sax on all tracks, plus:A1: Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Lucky Thompson (ts), George Handy (p), Arv Garrison (g), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d). Glendale, California, February 5, 1946.A2-A4: Howard McGhee (tp), Wardell Gray (ts), Barney Kessel (g), Red Callender (b), Don Lamond (d). Hollywood, February 26, 1947.A5-A7: Miles Davis (tp), Duke Jordan (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d). New York, October 28, 1947.A8-A9: Erroll Garner (p), Red Callender (b), Harold “Doc” West (d), Earl Coleman (vcl). Hollywood, February 19, 1947.A10 & B1-B4: Same personnel as A5-A7 except J.J. Johnson (tb) added. New York, December 17, 1947.B5-B8: Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Flip Phillips (ts), Red Norvo (vib), Teddy Wilson (p), Slam Stewart (b), Specs Powell (d on B5-B6), J.C. Heard (d on B7-B8). New York, June 6, 1945. [Originally issued on Comet; later acquired and reissued by Dial.]All original sessions produced by Ross Russell [except B5-B8, unknown producer].
