A Boat Against the Current

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Showing posts with label Bebop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bebop. Show all posts
Thursday, March 12, 2015

This Day in Jazz History (‘Bird’ Parker Loses Velocity)

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March 12, 1955—The drug-related death of alto saxophonist Charlie Parker at age 34 did more than just highlight how many in the post...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Quote of the Day (Dexter Gordon, on Life as a Jazz Expat)

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“Since I've been over here [Denmark], I've felt that I could breathe, and just be more or less a human being, without being whi...
Friday, February 17, 2012

This Day in Jazz History (Thelonious Monk, Bebop Pioneer, Dies)

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February 17, 1982 — After years of progressive withdrawal — first from recordings, then from concerts, then from the company of fellow jaz...
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