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Sweet... so sweet.. love this piece, love Charlie Parker....
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I'm pretty sure Parker playing this is what got me hooked on jazz.
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Yeah. It's truly a shame he didn't live longer. He had so much more to give, so much more to influence. There's no telling where music would be today if he had lived a full life.
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This is just take 1 -- at 0:44 you can hear him improvise the riff that will become the basis for take 2
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@TheCentaur23 Certainly the most impactful...
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Great
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@TheCentaur23 stop exaggerating you prick
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It goes exactly with my feelings today... exactly what I was looking for--
Thank you for uploading
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dramatic solo ! Bird lives
a lot of thanks
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Bird's fervent lyricism was what set him apart from his imitators,who could only run the changes of a ballad like this. His blues feeling gave a earthiness to his ballad
playing,that was never sweet,or syrupy.But he got the romantic message across
nontheless!



Bird forever
ton41 1 year ago 31
Damn right. The Best Ever. Full Stop. All subsequent jazz saxophonists, great or not, have devoted their musical lives to approaching/re-creating the depth and emotional impact of Bird. None have succeeded. It's out there for all our ears to hear. Bird changed music forever.
TheCentaur23 1 year ago 26