Swedish Schnapps

Swedish Schnapps (The Genius of Charlie Parker, volume 8) (MG V-8010) is a Charlie Parker studio album, released by Verve Records, compiling recordings made by two different groups, on two different dates in 1951.^[4] 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).^[5][6]

Swedish Schnapps
Studio album by Charlie Parker
Released	1958; 1991 (CD)
Recorded	January 17 & August 8, 1951
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:11
Label	Verve Records MG V-8010
Charlie Parker chronology
Bird at St. Nick's (1958) Swedish Schnapps (1958) Bird Is Free (1961)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

History

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, which he would complete later the same day.^[7]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Si Si"	Charlie Parker	2:38
2.	"Swedish Schnapps"	Charlie Shavers	3:14
3.	"Swedish Schnapps (Alternate Take)"	Charlie Shavers	3:11
4.	"Back Home Blues"	Charlie Parker	2:36
5.	"Back Home Blues (Alternate Take)"	Charlie Parker	2:47
6.	"Lover Man"	Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, James Sherman	3:22

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Au Privave"	Charlie Parker	2:39
8.	"Au Privave (Alternate Take)"	Charlie Parker	2:43
9.	"She Rote"	Charlie Parker	3:09
10.	"She Rote (Alternate Take)"	Charlie Parker	3:06
11.	"K.C. Blues"	Charlie Parker	3:24
12.	"Star Eyes"	Gene de Paul, Don Raye	3:35
13.	"Blues for Alice"	Charlie Parker	2:47

Personnel

tracks 1-6, 13 August 8, 1951

• Charlie Parker - alto saxophone
• Red Rodney - trumpet
• John Lewis - piano
• Ray Brown - acoustic bass
• Kenny Clarke - drums

tracks 7-12 January 17, 1951^[8]

• Charlie Parker - alto saxophone
• Miles Davis - trumpet
• Walter Bishop Jr. - piano
• Teddy Kotick - acoustic bass
• Max Roach - drums & percussion

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 158. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1117. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swedish Schnapps, Discogs.com, accessed August 17, 2014
5. The Magnificent Charlie Parker, Discogs.com, accessed January 3, 2017
6. Charlie Parker discography, the Jazz Discography Project, accessed January 3, 2017
7. "Miles: the Autobiography", Miles Davis with Quincy Troupe, 1989, pg.142
8. January 17, 1951 Session Details, Miles Ahead: A Miles Davis Website, accessed May 21, 2014