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Miles Davis: Origins of "Donna Lee," 2 of 2. Guest Post by John Purcell
[John Purcell is a Boston alto saxophonist, a Founding Member of this Playback, and author of a series of essays on Charlie Parker here. Last time…
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Miles Davis: Origins of "Donna Lee," 1 of 2. Guest Post by John Purcell
[John Purcell is a Boston alto saxophonist with a lifelong interest in Charlie Parker and his music, and a Founding Member of this Playback.
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Bebop: The Controversy, Part 2: Complex Forms and Trying to Hear The Changes (+ Bonus)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you’ll find the rare version of “Groovin’ High” by Gillespie with young Dexter Gordon.)
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Earl Hines: His Unrecorded Band, by Leif Bo Petersen, 3 of 3 (+Bonus)
[Lewis notes: In the first two essays of this series, Petersen shared a tremendous amount of new information about this legendary band, with photos and…
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Earl Hines: His Unrecorded Band with Parker and Gillespie, by Leif Bo Petersen,2: A Destroyed Recording! (+Bonus)
(From Lewis: In the first essay, Petersen took the Hines band through the Fall of 1942.
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Earl Hines: His Unrecorded Band with Parker and Gillespie, by Leif Bo Petersen,1 (+Bonus)
Guest Essay by Leif Bo Petersen
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Every Film of Charlie Parker, 10A: Bonuses for Paying Subscribers
Dear Paying Subscribers,
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Every Film of Charlie Parker, 10; The TV Host Did Not Insult Bird (But It Was Typical of the Era)
(Paying Subscribers, I have two unique audio supplements for you.
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Every Film Clip of Charlie Parker, 9; For Bird's Birthday, The Most Complete Copy of "Hot House" Film!
Last time we looked at some details of the famous Bird and Diz “Hot House” TV performance, which was discovered by the late jazz film collector David…
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Every Film Clip of Charlie Parker,8: Bird and Diz 1952, Background Info +Bonus
(Paying Subscribers, enjoy a complete historic and relevant magazine, below.)
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Every FIlm Clip of Charlie Parker, 7A—A Few More Silent Seconds from Sweden 1950
In the previous post we watched and learned about the little bit of silent footage of Bird from his tour of Sweden in 1950.
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Every Film Clip of Charlie Parker, 7: A Tiny Silent Clip +Bonus
(Paying Subscribers, be sure to scroll to the bottom.)
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