He was ridiculed off a stage for an early attempt to play "Body and Soul" in double time.
He was ridiculed off a stage for an early attempt to play "Body and Soul" in double time. The drummer Jo Jones once threw a cymbal at his feet because he lost the key in a jam session. Later, he played with Earl Hines and studied with Maury Deutsch. Following this, he teamed up with a new group of musicians during jam sessions at Minton's Playhouse. This led to hits like "Now's the Time" and "Thriving on a Riff." He once said that he devised his most famous musical innovation while playing the song "Cherokee" with Buddy Fleet. Best known for his collaboration with Dizzy Gillespie on the Savoy Sessions, he was done in by drug addiction. FTP, identify this Kansas City native, a jazz saxophonist and co-founder of bebop nicknamed "Bird."
He was ridiculed off a stage for an early attempt to play "Body and Soul" in double time.
Charlie {Parker}