Landmark Bebop Recording Sessions: "Ko-Ko", "Salt Peanuts", and "Groovin' High" (1945–1948)

1. Dizzy Gillespie copyrights “Salt Peanuts”

   Oct 13, 1941Labels: Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke

   • SaltPeanuts Wiki
   • USCO Catalog

2. Gillespie records “Groovin’ High” for Musicraft

   Feb 9, 1945Labels: Dizzy Gillespie, Musicraft

   • GroovinHigh Wiki
   • JazzDisco

3. Gillespie records “Salt Peanuts” with Parker

   May 11, 1945Labels: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker

   • SaltPeanuts Wiki
   • JazzDisco

4. Parker records “Ko-Ko” for Savoy at WOR

   Nov 26, 1945Labels: Charlie Parker, Reboppers

   • KoKo Wiki
   • Parker Sessions

5. “Ko-Ko” issued on Savoy 78 rpm

   Jan 1, 1946Labels: Savoy Records, Charlie Parker

   • Discogs
   • KoKo Wiki

6. Parker records “Ornithology” and “A Night in Tunisia” for Dial

   Mar 28, 1946Labels: Charlie Parker, Dial Records

   • Dial Records
   • Parker Sessions

7. Parker’s “Lover Man” Dial session and collapse

   Jul 29, 1946Labels: Charlie Parker, Dial session

   • Parker Sessions
   • UCLA Health

8. “Groovin’ High” reissued and popularized postwar

   Mar 1, 1947Labels: Dizzy Gillespie, Groovin' High

   • GroovinHigh Wiki
   • Discogs

9. Carnegie Hall concert features “Groovin’ High”

   Sep 29, 1947Labels: Dizzy Gillespie, Carnegie Hall

   • JazzEnLigne
   • Carnegie Hall

10. Parker records “Barbados” and “Groovin’ High” for Savoy

    Jan 1, 1948Labels: Charlie Parker, Savoy Records

    • Parker Sessions
    • Savoy Discog

11. Scholarly discography consolidates Dial-era documentation

    Jan 1, 1998Labels: Discography, Dial Records

    • Komara Book
    • Dial Records

12. “Ko-Ko” added to National Recording Registry

    Jan 1, 2002Labels: Charlie Parker, Library of

    • LOC Registry
    • KoKo Wiki