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Playing trumpet with Charlie Parker may be the greatest challenge jazz trumpet players will ever have faced. Bird was a mentor to several trumpet players in his own way.
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History of Jazz Charlie Parker Matt Lavelle United States New York New York City Herb Pomeroy Joe Gordon Chet Baker Rolf Ericson Fats Navarro Red Rodney Kenny Dorham Miles Davis Howard McGhee Dizzy Gillespie Benny Harris "Step-Buddy" Anderson

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