catesta Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 I thought this was worth mentioning. Today is the birthday of the great Charlie Parker. Quote
jazzbo Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 You know, I never noticed the bird headed ashtray before! Quote
Aggie87 Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 Happy B-D, Bird! ...excerpted from the famous Barnes & Noble interview Kenny G: I don't say this to be disrespectful, but when you listen to Charlie Parker, on pretty much any record he's going to sound the same. He's going to be unbelievable. He'll be playing the fastest lines in that style. He was the fastest. Nobody played faster and more cleanly than him. Except that there was another saxophone player named Sonny Stitt. He was actually an almost exact duplicate of Charlie Parker, except he played it even cleaner. Charlie Parker would squeak a lot, and that's why they called him Bird, because his reed would chirp. B&N.com: You think that's why they called him Bird? That's interesting. KG: That is why they called him Bird. That was the deal. He played so fast, and his reed would chirp because it...I don't know, it just couldn't take the speed of his fingers. But Sonny Stitt used to do it without the chirping thing, and played beautiful. But I don't think he ever got the same accolades that Charlie Parker did, mainly because Charlie Parker was the first one. Anyway, I know a lot about that kind of music, and I admire those players. Quote
catesta Posted August 29, 2003 Author Report Posted August 29, 2003 Aggie87, thanks for posting the Kenny G excerpt, it never get's old. Kenny G is a marooooon... Quote
king ubu Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 you sure?! That Kenny G thing's worth a good laugh! Bird Lives! And he'll go on forever, as long as folks like us stay. Happy Birthday ubu Quote
king ubu Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 you sure?! meant Jim, of course, but couw was faster... ubu Quote
catesta Posted August 29, 2003 Author Report Posted August 29, 2003 Parker and some other dude. Quote
JSngry Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 hey Jim, what happened to your eloquence? The subject at hand renders it superfulous. Quote
skeith Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 good one catesta. Happy Birthday Bird!!! Quote
catesta Posted August 29, 2003 Author Report Posted August 29, 2003 I hope you all don't mind another picture. Quote
catesta Posted August 29, 2003 Author Report Posted August 29, 2003 Birds House 151 Avenue B NYC Quote
JSngry Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 Got one of him in that wrinkled white suit,looking all puffy? Those are the ones that I hate to look at, but do, because otherwise it would be too easy to be infatuated with the genius without realizing what the man went through. Like somebody said, "As serious as your life!" Quote
JSngry Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 I hope you all don't mind another picture. Why look over there on the right - it's little Johnny Coltrane! Damn, you think about what a spectrum of music Trane covered in actual professional experience and it boggles the mind almost as much - sometimes as much or more - than Bird. Jesus, this stuff is DEEP! Quote
jazzbo Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 Looks like Miles is learning from somebody who can't play shit! Quote
BruceH Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 I forgot that Bird and Prez had such close birthdates. Lots of listening to do today!! Quote
mmilovan Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 I forgot that Bird and Prez had such close birthdates. Yes, and I also was not aware of that... And if you are believe in zodiac... Quote
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