''Swedish Schnapps'' ''(The Genius of Charlie Parker, volume 8)'' (MG V-8010) is a
Charlie Parker compilation album, released by
Verve Records, compiling recordings made by two different groups, on two different dates in 1951. The tracks had previously been released as 78rpm singles, and the master takes had previously appeared on the 1955
Clef Records LP ''The Magnificent Charlie Parker'' (MG C-646).
The two sessions feature either
Max Roach or
Kenny Clarke on drums. The January 17, 1951 session features
Miles Davis on trumpet, who had made many recordings as part of Parker's band in 1946 and 1947. This recording session was the same day as Davis' own
first recording session for his new label,
Prestige Records
Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock in New York City which issued recordings in the mainstream, bop, and cool jazz idioms. The company recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz music ...
, which he would complete later the same day.
Track listing
Performers
tracks 1-6, 13
August 8, 1951
*
Charlie Parker -
alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...
*
Red Rodney -
trumpet
*
John Lewis -
piano
*
Ray Brown -
acoustic bass
*
Kenny Clarke -
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
tracks 7-12
January 17, 1951
January 17, 1951 Session Details
Miles Ahead: A Miles Davis Website, accessed May 21, 2014
* Charlie Parker - alto saxophone
* Miles Davis - trumpet
*Walter Bishop Jr.
Walter Bishop Jr. (October 4, 1927 – January 24, 1998) was an American jazz pianist.
Early life
Bishop was born in New York City on October 4, 1927.Greene, Philip; Kernfeld, Barr"Bishop, Walter Jr." ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'' (2nd ed ...
- piano
*Teddy Kotick
Teddy Kotick (born Theodore John Kotick; June 4, 1928 – April 17, 1986) was an American jazz bassist, who appeared as a sideman with many of the leading figures of the 1940s and 1950s, including Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, Artie Shaw, Horace Sil ...
- acoustic bass
* Max Roach - drums & percussion
References / Notes
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1951 albums
Charlie Parker albums