Charlie Parker & Coleman Hawkins: Jazz Celebrities

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Hi Folks, this is the way that movie should be shown: in it's entirety with a little introduction and some 'finish' ... Enjoy the music of those great cats!

Charlie Parker and friends blow over 'Celebrity' in a pitch corrected version

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Hank Jones, Ray Brown and Buddy Rich as sidemen...not too shabby for backup

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Charlie Parker is commonly considered one of the greatest jazz musicians, ranked with such players as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. Jazz critic Scott Yanow speaks for many jazz fans and musicians when he states that "Parker was arguably the greatest saxophonist of all time."[1] A founding father of bebop, Parker's innovative approach to melody, rhythm and harmony was enormously influential on his contemporaries, and his music remains an inspiration and resource for jazz musicians (as well as many musicians working in other genres). Several of Parker's songs have become standards, such as "Billie's Bounce," "Anthropology," "Ornithology," and "Confirmation".

Parker also became an icon for the Beat generation, and was a pivotal figure in the evolving conception of the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual, rather than just a popular entertainer. At various times, Parker fused jazz with other musical styles, from classical (seeking to study with Edgard Varèse and Stefan Wolpe) to Latin music (recordings with Machito), blazing paths followed later by others.

Source: Wikipedia