“Charlie Parker was the greatest individual musician that ever lived. Every instrument in the band tried to copy Charlie Parker, and in the history of jazz there had never been one man who influenced all the instruments.” MenIndividualMusicianJazz Book:Celebrating Bird: the triumph of Charlie Parker Source: Celebrating Bird: the triumph of Charlie Parker
“If I'm reviewing a record, man, I play that record to death, which is ironic in a way because if I review a concert I feel very confident in myself, certainly at this point, and have for most of my career. You're only hearing it once and then you go to your typewriter and you write the review.” MenWritingIronic Author:Gary Giddins
