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Toots Sweet

by AAJ Staff
February 22, 1999

When most people think of the harmonica, they usually picture Ackroyd and Belushi soulin' it up in black suits, southern fried wah-wah blues or a scene from within a jail cell at state prison. Now that's not jazz. But, one man managed to create something unique with the harmonica that no one could ever imagine in ...

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Jazz & Blues

By Charlie Parker

Label: Magneoton
Released: 1998

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Broadcast Performances

By Charlie Parker

Label: Magneoton
Released: 1998

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Bird And Diz

By Charlie Parker

Label: Magneoton
Released: 1997

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Diz 'N Bird At Carnegie Hall

By Charlie Parker

Label: Magneoton
Released: 1997

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Charlie Parker Story On Dial Volume 2: New York Days

By Charlie Parker

Label: Magneoton
Released: 1997

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The Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Concert

By Charlie Parker

Label: Jazz Classics
Released: 1997

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Charlie Parker: The Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Concert

by Tom Storer
February 1, 1997

In the fall of 1952, alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, a cofounder of bebop, was already on the slope of physical decline that led to his death less than two years later. His performances were not always reliable, but he was still capable of superlative playing, as proved by this recording of a concert on September 26 ...

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