Charlie Parker, Diz and co.
Diz was cool personified. A master of music and friendship, a leader of bands of men. A smile that said, I am in on the big joke baby, I am in on the sadness – but I will play the gladness – I will make the groove and play in it…
Charlie Parker could improvise endlessly – that is creative genius – ideas and ideas on ideas – ideas for his whole life – and all of it was tasty, in the pocket, never off – and you had to jump! – but no, not just a volcanic eruption of creativity – it was focused, a hot laser on your soul, burning you up…
and so…
Here is Jack (and Steve) with a kind of ode, paean, a valediction really, to for and about Charlie Parker:
I believe it is from his masterwork, Mexico City Blues…
21st Century Theater 
The drummer in the first video was having so much fun! Any idea who he was?
I’m not sure, but glad you enjoyed it. Compared to all of those people with an encyclopedic knowledge of jazz, I’m just a dilettante. But I know what I like!
LOL!!! Me too!!
LOL!!! Me too.