“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
“I can't get very excited about a musician who can do Art Tatum because I've got the Art Tatum records. I want to hear him take that and do something that hasn't been done. And there's enough of that going around that keeps the music very exciting. There's so many great young players coming out. I think we're in some kind of renaissance, especially in the rhythm section. I mean the musicians on drums and bass and guitar are really trying to figure out different ways to bring a rhythm section together.” ThinkingTryingKindMeanArtDifferentDoneEnoughTogetherPlayerMusicianExcitingExcitedRhythm Author:Gary Giddins
