Charlie Parker, born on August 29, 1920, was an influential jazz saxophonist and composer from the United States. His unique musical style had a profound impact on the development of jazz.
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“Don't play the saxophone, let the saxophone play you.”
Source: Charlie Parker - Jazz Masters Series
“It's just music. It's playing clean and looking for the pretty notes.”
Source: Charlie Parker for Guitar (Songbook): Note-for-Note Transcriptions and Detailed Performance Notes for 18 Bebop Classics
“Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play.”
“I'm very glad to have met you. I like your playing very much.”
“Once I could play what I heard inside me, that's when I was born.”
“They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.”
“Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom.”