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At Storyville by Charlie Parker is a live jazz album capturing two historic radio broadcasts from the Storyville club in Boston during 1953. Released by Blue Note Records (initially in 1985), it is highly regarded for documenting “Bird” in exceptional form toward the end of his career, despite the “so-so” archival recording quality.

Recording Sessions & Personnel:
The album consists of performances from two distinct dates with different supporting lineups:

March 10, 1953: Parker is backed by the Red Garland Trio.
Piano – Red Garland (two years before his fame with Miles Davis)
Bass – Bernie (Billy) Griggs
Drums – Roy Haynes

September 22, 1953: Parker performs with a group led by Sir Charles Thompson.
Piano – Sir Charles Thompson
Trumpet – Herb Pomeroy
Bass – Jimmy Woode
Drums – Kenny Clarke

Critical reception:

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow rated the album 3 stars and stated: “The recording quality is just so-so but Bird was in fine form for these sessions, playing hot versions of his usual repertoire.”

Track listing:
A1 Moose The Mooche 0:00
A2 I’ll Walk Alone 5:14
A3 Ornithology 10:10
A4 Out Of Nowhere 14:37
B1 Now’s The Time 19:13
B2 Don’t Blame Me 23:31
B3 Dancing On The Ceiling 28:32
B4 Cool Blues 31:03
B5 Groovin’ High 53:56

Tracks A1 to A4 recorded at Storyville, Boston, March 10, 1953.
Tracks B1 to B5 recorded at Storyville, Boston, September 22, 1953.
All on Broadcast WHDH Inc

Personnel:
Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
Billy Griggs (tracks: A1 to A4), Jimmy Woode (tracks: B1 to B5) – bass
Kenny Clarke (tracks: B1 to B5), Roy Haynes (tracks: A1 to A4) – drums
Red Garland (tracks: A1 to A4), Sir Charles Thompson (tracks: B1 to B5) – piano
John McLellan – presenter
Herb Pomeroy (tracks: B1 to B5) – trumpet

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Label: Blue Note ‎
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1985