So, where's Charlie ...( 2 months ago by polydiatonic)
So, where's Charlie Parker???
the good stuff( 2 months ago by jdsrazor66)
the good stuff
Died in his 30's( 1 month ago by VeliusViatrex)
Died in his 30's
duh...My point is ...( 1 month ago by polydiatonic)
duh...My point is that he's not in the VIDEO.
Actually he is, in ...( 1 month ago by waldo2384)
Actually he is, in Part One.
well, you can't be ...( 1 month ago by jazzmonster123)
well, you can't be TOO annoyed at parker's absence once lester young walks out there and puts on the old pork-pie hat. this is a damn good clip actually. lester is in good form for that period of his career, buddy rich and raybrown are terrific and the trombone player (probably vic dickerson) is pretty swinging too. and ella is really one of the only people who can scat sing (other than satch) and not look and sound goofy doing it.
No, he died in 55.( 4 weeks ago by Ruqtobonien)
No, he died in 55.
Oh, of course. ...( 4 weeks ago by 123obo123)
Oh, of course. Videos of Young are far less common than videos of Charlie Parker, so I'm thrilled that it's Prez here instead of Bird.
I love this video!
HIS 30s, not THE ...( 4 weeks ago by 123obo123)
HIS 30s, not THE 30s.
I think you are ...( 3 weeks ago by BoboBerlinsky)
I think you are correct, sir. (to: Jim275)
care to sell any of ...( 3 weeks ago by chogo888)
care to sell any of those lester solos?
so the jazz world ...( 3 weeks ago by stones0731)
so the jazz world benefited once he died? as if his death made everyone better? nah, this is just a tribute. it isn't the greatest and bestest song in the world. this is badass.
that's a nice key ...( 3 weeks ago by adel546)
that's a nice key they choose for pennies from heaven
trombonist is ...( 2 weeks ago by jazztrbn77)
trombonist is actually Bill Harris
TROPPOOOOOOOO!!!( 1 week ago by Braddockmanne)
TROPPOOOOOOOO!!!
is it ray brown on ...( 1 week ago by jazzcombo251)
is it ray brown on bass?
Ditto here, dude!!
...( 4 days ago by synthjazz)
Ditto here, dude!!
Lester, Dex, Cannonball, heck, even Getz!...can knock spots off 'bird' any day of the week!! Not a Bird fan (can ya tell?? LOL!).....if he'd stayed off the junk long enough, well maybe he could have given the old cats a run for their money, but he couldn't, he didn't...........and the good old beboppers will float my boat any day of the week over Bird!!
I'm not so sure of ...( 3 days ago by 123obo123)
I'm not so sure of that.
Some people have called Parker the best saxophonist of all time. He was far more inventive and skillful than his contemporaries.
The mellow, poppy style of Getz, while smooth and pleasant, pales in comparison with the artistry of Parker's playing. The work of Getz is essentially elevator music from a guy whose claim to fame is mainly a nauseatingly soft (and very west-coast/'white') tone and Joao Gilberto's guitar.
...errrr.....Dex ...( 3 days ago by synthjazz)
...errrr.....Dex was 'West Coast' all the way....and he weren't nowhere near 'white' !!!
Getz was cool, as was Steve Grossman. Seems though all the cool guys had to be junkies! Shame though, that Bird had to die before he could really teach us anything more than what had gone before.
I've actually never ...( 3 days ago by 123obo123)
I've actually never heard of 'Dex.'
Anyway, 'white' really refers more to the culture that invented West Coast jazz than to the race of its musicians. All the founders were classically-trained white musicians, unlike the jazz-trained black musicians who were part of the East Coast scene.
The differences in musical and cultural background affected the music.
Bird invented bop. I don't think you can say that he didn't teach the world anything when he invented a highly influential genre.
You've NEVER heard ...( 3 days ago by synthjazz)
You've NEVER heard of Dexter Gordon???
and BIRD invented BOP?
oh, FFS!!!
Please, dude.....do everyone a favour and get an education!! How old are you??.....15??......
I've heard of ...( 3 days ago by 123obo123)
I've heard of Dexter Gordon. I'm unfamiliar with the nickname, though.
It is safe to say that Bird invented bop. Though an older generation of swing musicians gave way to it, it was mainly Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Monk who were at bebop's forefront, with Bird leading the way.
Anyway, I'm 17 if you're really that interested. I go to school, and you'd do well to go back there. Someone might teach you to punctuate your questions with only one question mark.
Grow up and go ...( 3 days ago by synthjazz)
Grow up and go learn about the real founders of bebop. Your comments are just laughable! PMSL!
Some people are just so naive.
You've got a lot of learning to do yet, kiddo, so get down off your high horse and go practice, or, better still - listen to the music!
Some people have called Parker the best saxophonist of all time. He was far more inventive and skillful than his contemporaries.
The mellow, poppy style of Getz, while smooth and pleasant, pales in comparison with the artistry of Parker's playing. The work of Getz is essentially elevator music from a guy whose claim to fame is mainly a nauseatingly soft (and very west-coast/'white') tone and Joao Gilberto's guitar.
Anyway, 'white' really refers more to the culture that invented West Coast jazz than to the race of its musicians. All the founders were classically-trained white musicians, unlike the jazz-trained black musicians who were part of the East Coast scene.
The differences in musical and cultural background affected the music.
Bird invented bop. I don't think you can say that he didn't teach the world anything when he invented a highly influential genre.
It is safe to say that Bird invented bop. Though an older generation of swing musicians gave way to it, it was mainly Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Monk who were at bebop's forefront, with Bird leading the way.
Anyway, I'm 17 if you're really that interested. I go to school, and you'd do well to go back there. Someone might teach you to punctuate your questions with only one question mark.