a maestro of bebop with the crisp, rapid snare and cymbal patterns that earned him the nickname of “Snap Crackle”; he played with a panoply of leading lights, including Charlie Parker ...
“Bird” was Charlie Parker, and the course of Donaldson ... the epicentre of the nascent bebop movement, and played on early tracks by the likes of Thelonius Monk, Bud Powell and Horace ...
Putting the emphasis on the offbeats (two and four of the bar) the next generation of jazzers came together in small ensembles known as Dixieland or trad jazz groups, and just played. Many of these ...
Yes indeed he really did told the truth way down in Birdland Yes indeed he did, Yard bird Parker played in Birdland Yes indeed he really did, Charlie Parker played in Birdland ...
The combo of hard bop and soul jazz is infectious. Right from the opening title track, Lou and Co. set a groove and take us on a compelling sonic hang. George Benson's guitar and the tasty ... Lou ...
Méva’s Journal is a fresh hard bop outfit in the Brisbane Jazz scene ... taking from musicians and composers such as Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Horace Silver, Bobby Timmons and Freddie Redd, it ...
is headed to Cooperstown.Parker played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball, including four with the Reds from 1984 to 1987. Parker's illustrious career included 339 home runs, 1,493 runs and 2,712 ...