ROYAL ROOST SESSION NO. 1: Date: December 25, 1948 Place: Royal Roost, New York City Group: Charlie Parker Quintet feat. Kenny Dorham (t), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) Recording: Live off of Radio Broadcast Primary Source: CD Savoy Jazz ZDS 4412 (Roost Vol. 2) 1. Jumping With Symphony Sid/Jingle Bells (1:39) 2. Half Nelson (4:27) 3. White Christmas (4:50) 4. Little Willie Leaps (3:38) into 5. Fifty-Second Street Theme (1:45) ROYAL ROOST SESSION NO. 2: Date: January 1, 1949 Place: Royal Roost, New York City Group: Charlie ParkerQuintet feat. Kenny Dorham (t), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris (d) Recording: Live off of Radio Broadcast Primary Source: Savoy Jazz ZDS 4412 (Roost Vol. 2) 1. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid/Auld Lang Syne (1:18) 2. Be-Bop (3:48) 3. On a Slow Boat to China (4:16) 4. Ornithology (4:43) 5. Groovin' High (4:46) 6. East of the Sun (4:38) 7. Cheryl (4:21) ROYAL ROOST SESSION NO. 3: Date: January 15, 1949 Place: Royal Roost, New York City Group: Charlie Parker Quintet feat. Kenny Dorham (t), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris (d) Recording: Live off of Radio Broadcast Primary Source: CD Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413 (Roost Vol. 3) 1. Scrapple From the Apple (4:05) 2. Be-Bop (3:20) 3. Hot House (5:10) ROYAL ROOST SESSION NO. 4: Date: January 22, 1949 Place: Royal Roost, New York City Group: Charlie Parker Quintet feat. Kenny Dorham (t), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) Recording: Live off of Radio Broadcast Primary Source: CD Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413 (Roost Vol. 3) 1. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (1:12) 2. Oop Bop Sh'Bam (4:53) 3. Scrapple from the Apple (4:29) 4. Salt Peanuts (4:06) into 5. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (:35) ROYAL ROOST SESSION NO. 5: Date: January 29, 1949 Place: Royal Roost, New York City Group: Charlie Parker Quintet feat. Kenny Dorham (t), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) Recording: Live off of Radio Broadcast Primary Source: CD Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413 (Roost Vol. 3) 1. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (:57) 2. Groovin' High (3:42) ROYAL ROOST SESSION NO. 6: Date: February 5, 1949 Place: Royal Roost, New York City Group: Charlie Parker Quintet feat. Kenny Dorham (t), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) Recording: Live off of Radio Broadcast Primary Source: CD Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413 (Roost Vol. 3) 1. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (:58) 2. Scrapple from the Apple (3:22) 3. Barbados (3:49) 4. Salt Peanuts (3:33) 5. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (1:27) ROYAL ROOST SESSION NO. 7: Date: February 12, 1949 Place: Royal Roost, New York City Group: Charlie Parker Quintet feat. Kenny Dorham (t), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) Recording: Live off of Radio Broadcast Primary Source: CD Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413 (Roost Vol. 3) 1. Scrapple from the Apple (4:27) 2. Barbados (3:49) 3. Be-Bop (3:13) 4. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (:52) ROYAL ROOST SESSION NO. 8: Date: February 19, 1949 Place: Royal Roost, New York City Group: Charlie Parker Quintet feat. Kenny Dorham (t), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) Recording: Live off of Radio Broadcast Primary Source: CD Savoy Jazz ZDS 4414 (Roost Vol. 4) 1. Groovin' High (4:43) 2. Confirmation (3:30) 3. Salt Peanuts (3:39) 4. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (:52) ROYAL ROOST SESSION NO. 9: Date: February 26, 1949 Place: Royal Roost, New York City Group: Charlie Parker Septet feat. Kenny Dorham (t), Milt Jackson (v), Lucky Thompson (ts), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) vocals by Dave Lambert and Buddy Stewart Recording: Live off of Radio Broadcast Primary Source: CD Savoy Jazz ZDS 4414 (Roost Vol. 4) 1. Half Nelson (3:24) 2. Night in Tunisia (4:33) 3. Scrapple from the Apple (4:34) 4. Deedle (2:01) -vocal 5. What's This (1:37) -vocal 6. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (:39) ROYAL ROOST SESSION NO. 10: Date: March 5, 1949 Place: Waldorf Astoria Hotel Group: Charlie Parker All Stars with Kenny Dorham (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) Recording: Air check Primary Source: CD Birdbox Vol. 1 and LP Jazz Showcase 5003, Both items, but no announcement on Philology Vol. 16 (W 846.2) 1. Barbados (3:26) 2. Anthropology (2:18) ROYAL ROOST SESSION NO. 11: Date: March 5, 1949 Place: Royal Roost, New York City Group: Charlie Parker Septet feat. Kenny Dorham (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Milt Jackson (vibes), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) Dave Lambert and Buddy Stewart (vocals) Recording: Live off of Radio Broadcast Primary Source: CD Savoy Jazz ZDS 4414 (Roost Vol. 4) 1. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (1:12) 2. Cheryl (3:39) 3. Anthropology (5:06) 4. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (1:11) 5. Hurry Home (2:18) vocal by Buddy Stewart 6. Deedle (2:03) - vocals 7. Royal Roost Bop (All the Things You Are) (2:10) - vocals 8. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (2:02) ROYAL ROOST SESSION NO. 12: Date: March 12, 1949 Place: Royal Roost, New York City Group: Charlie Parker Septet feat. Kenny Dorham (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Milt Jackson (vibes), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d) Recording: Live off of Radio Broadcast Primary Source: CD Savoy Jazz ZDS 4414 (Roost Vol. 4) 1. Cheryl (3:19) 2. On a Slow Boat to China (3:39) 3. Chasin' the Bird (6:27) 4. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (:07)
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