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Four Charlie Parker Interviews

Jun23
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Peter Blasevick

Here are four 1950s era Parker interviews released at one time or another on LP or CD that have been transcribed at the great Miles Davis website Miles Ahead:

May 1950, New York: with Marshall Stearns and John Maher
March 1951, New York: with Leonard Feather
June 1953, Boston: with John McLellan
January 1954, Boston: with John McLellan and Paul Desmond

They are all great, read ‘em up.

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Posted in Parker, Charlie - Tagged 1950, 1951, 1953, alto saxophone, John Maher, John McLellan, Leonard Feather, Marshall Stearns, Paul Desmond, text interviews

Charlie Parker interviewed by Paul Desmond

May15
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Peter Blasevick

This is a fantastic interview of Bird by the great Paul Desmond and John McLellan on station WHDH in Boston in early 1954 when Parker was booked at the Hi-Hat Club for a week (January 18-24). A gem.

Click here to read the text of Charlie Parker interviewed by Paul Desmond, or listen to the audio of the interview below:

Posted in Desmond, Paul, Parker, Charlie - Tagged alto saxophone, audio interviews, John McLellan, text interviews

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