The auction on Sunday, February 20th, 2005, was remarkable in that Jazz memorabilia rarely becomes available in such quantities and that there was so many Parker items made it the most important Parker auction since Sotheby's in 1994.

Lot 27 Three "Bird Lives" Medals from the Charlie Parker Memorial Foundation - (Sale price): $826
Lot 28 Charlie Parker's cuff links - $3,245
Lot 29 First HB Edition of Ross Russell's "Bird Lives", inscribed, "for Chan with love and many, many thanks Ross", plus the galley proof that Chan edited. - $2,360
Lot 30 Charlie Parker's Gold pocket watch engraved 'CC'. - $12,980
Lot 31 "Mr Charlie Parker: to Bird with Love" limited edition signed by Chan, Kim and Francis Paudras to Chan's mother.- $1,888
Lot 32 Charlie Parker 1974 Best Soloist Grammy from NARSS - $6,490
Lot 33 "Charlie Parker Place". Official street sign to commemorate the dedication of Avenue B in New York - $4,425
Lot 34 Wallpaper from Charlie Parker's New York apartment - $1,298
Lot 35 Parker Glasgow Jazz Hall of Fame Plaque. Accepted by Chan in 3-7-1995 to commemorate Parker's induction into the Glasgow International Jazz Festival Hall of Fame - $1,770
Lot 36 Collection of Charlie Parker Ephemera and LP. Five magazines, three promotional cards, three head shot photographs and the Art of Charlie Parker LP - $2,242
Lot 37 Charlie Parker's ashtray signed on the underside by Marianna Von Allesch and Buddha-style incense burner - $1,770
Lot 38 Unfinished painting by Charlie Parker. Painting of Chan, possibly a nude? - $3,835
Lot 39 Charlie Parker's "King" Saxophone - $286,000

The Chan Parker Tapes
Phi Scaap listened to the digital version of these tapes and produced the details listed in the auction catalogue.

Lot 146: Four tapes 7 1/2 inch reels - $1,180
146a: June 23 1951 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn (Original recording)
146b: June 23 1951 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn (Original recording)
146c: Duplicate of 146b
146d: Duplicate of 146a
Previously released via Bird's Eyes 1/4, 7, 16. Rumour that another hour of this exists somewhere?

Lot 147: 2 tapes - (No sale price stated by Guernsey's)
147a - Part 1: Feb 24 1952 Center Stage TV Broadcast This is recorded from the TV and in the background you can here Pree crying and Kim talking, etc. Previously released by Bird's Eyes Vol 9 & 21
147a - Part 2: Sept 20 1952 Birdland broadcast
Previously released on Bird's Eyes Vol 9 and Bird at Birdland, Charly Records Disc 4
147a - Part 3: Nov 1 1952 Birdland broadcast
Previously released on Bird at Birdland, Charly Records Disc 4
147b: Duplicate of 147a

Lot 148: 1 tape - (No sale price stated by Guernsey's)
Part 1: Phil Woods Copenhagen 1969
Part 2: Recordings of commercially available Parker recordings

Lot 149: 1 tape - (No sale price stated by Guernsey's)
Track 1: June 23 1951 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
Previously released via Bird's Eyes 1/4, 7, 16
Track 2: June 1951 con't. Symphony Ballroom Boston
No record of this. Discographies state that Bird was in Boston at Christy's in April. The only two known recording of this time are from Pennsylvania and New York?

Lot 150: 1 tape - (No sale price stated by Guernsey's)
1958 Camera Three TV Show or radio broadcast.

Lot 151: 1 tape - $413
Track 1: May 17 1950
Track 2: May 17 1950
Track 3: May 17 1950
Track 4: May 17 1950
This is probably the last recorded gig by Fats Navarro. He died of tuberculosis on the 7th of July. The dates for these tracks are open to discussion. Vail says they come from separate gigs on different dates between 17-23 May. Bregman states 15-16 May. Previously released on 'Bird at Birdland', Charly Records and 'Bird and Fats' Cool and Blue CD.

Lot 152: 1 tape - $443
Sept 26, 1952, Rockland Palace. Charlie Parker with Strings. Dub of the original tape as the stock is from the 60's or 70's. Catalogue is not clear if it is the whole concert of just selected tracks. Discographies suggest 31 tracks were made at this benefit concert for communist party members. Only 11 are listed here. Chan originally recorded this on a tape machine given to her for her birthday by Charlie. Not sure if another tape was present or not.
Previously released on Bird is Free COL-5789 and Charlie Parker with his Quintet and Strings, The Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Concert September 26, 1952, Jazz Classics Records, CD-JCL-5014.

Lot 153: 6 tapes - $3,245
153a Symphony Ballroom Boston c.1951. No discography lists this date. 'Ladybird' is listed and the only recorded versions for this were from Christy's Restaurant in Boston and a radio broadcast in Paris? It says that Herb Pomeroy remembers a show here in 1951 but appears to get his details wrong. Schaap states a track list that follows the Christy's song list, but on 153b and c are dissimilar.
153b & 153c are stated to be original tapes from the concert and are unissued.
153d, e and f are all 70's dubs of a,b and c.

Lot 154: 1 tape - (No sale price stated by Guernsey's)
Track 1: July 22, 1951. Strangely, the catalogue doesn't mention that these are recording of Woody Herman with Parker sitting in? It says that some are unissued. Probably dubbed as the stock is 50's but the recording is 1/4 indicating mid-60's or later.
Track 2&3: May 17, 1950. More from the Birdland gig that no-one can agree on??. See above.
Track 4: See above.
Available tracks previously issued by Bird's Eyes Last Unissued, Vol. 23

Lot 155: 1 tape - $531
Probably dubbed as the stock is 50's but the recording is 1/4 indicating mid-60's or later.
Track 1: May 23, 1953. 'Cool Blues, 'All The Things You Are' and Lullaby of Birdland'. Strangely, once again no mention again in the catalogue that it was a recording of Dizzy's All-Stars?
July 1952 a short, faint piece of 'Tunisia';
May 30 1953 Previously issued on Bird at Birdland, Charly Records.
June 27, 1953. Unissued recordings and no discography contains reference to this date. Tracks are: Star Eyes, Moose the Mooch, Lullaby of Birdland, Ornithology, Lullaby of Birdland (sic).
May 17, 1950 Birdland again! See above
Track 2&3: More of the same. See above. Schaap suggests there might be an unissued take of Parker's voice her also.

Lot 156: 2 tapes - (No sale price stated by Guernsey's)
Again stock is from the 50's but the recording has been made onto the stock in the 60's or 70's
Track 1: 1 May 17th, 1950 See above
Track 2: July 1952. Says unissued Scrapple from the Apple although there is mention of a version taken from the private tape at Jirahr Zorthian's house in California where everyone stripped naked to Parker playing. Catalogue doesn't mention location.
Sept 1952, from the Birdland date. Previously issued on Charlie Parker with his Quintet and Strings, The Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Concert. Says that this and the next track have been misrecorded but can be discerned as: 9/26/1952, 5/17/1950; 5/9/1953; 7/1952.
156b: Dub of 156a. Says some parts in better condition than the original?

Lot 157: 1 tape - (No sale price stated by Guernsey's)
Professionally made dub of Sept 26th, 1952. See above.

Lot 158: 2 tapes - (No sale price stated by Guernsey's)
August 8, 1951 Lenny Tristano's House, New York. Probably the original tape from the session where Tristano accompanies Parker on paper with brushes. Sadly it was thought that there were more tracks of this event, but it appears there are only the two. Previously issued on the soundtrack for Bird: The Movie!
June 1951 Veterans Administration Naval Hospital. All previously issued, but strangely, Schaap states, 'unknown vocalist' where several discographies identify Sarah Vaughn? States that this is the source for these issues. Concludes with a short portion from June 6, 1950.

Lot 159: 1 tape - (No sale price stated by Guernsey's)
Track 1 & 2: July 22, 1951. The Woody Herman gig again from Kansas. See above. Catalogue isn't very clear, but suggests that some parts of known tracks are unissued and that several unissued tracks contain no Parker?

Lot 160: 2 tapes - $649
160a. May 23, 1953. Again, more debates about when this was recorded. Dizzy's All-stars again with what appear to be unissued scraps not highlighted by Schaap?
May 30, 1953 Birdland broadcast. Previously released on the Charly Records mentioned above.
June 27 1953. (Or May 22nd, 1953) Was doubt that this session ever existed, and had never been released. Contents: Star Eyes, Moose the Mooch, Ornithology (Sonny Stitt on tenor), Lullaby as the closing theme.
160b. Dub of 160a

Unfinished