Comments on: An Old Jazz Collector Tribute To Charlie Parker

By: Jim Fox

Jim Fox — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:53:39 +0000

As a (Syracuse) NewTimes reader since it’s startup in 1969…and jazz nut, I’m sure I read your Bird article back in 1975. Fun to reread it 38 years later online. Thanks for reproducing it Al.

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Guest Column: Ornithology, By Irving Kalus | jazzcollector.com — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:37:54 +0000

[...] in 1975, when I was 22 and had the benefit of 20 years of hindsight. You can find my article here: An Old Jazz Collector Tribute to Charlie Parker. Irving was neither a writer nor jazz critic by trade, but he certainly had a gift for both and, [...]

By: Around The Jazz Internet: June 1, 2012 | Drum Groove Trainer News

Around The Jazz Internet: June 1, 2012 | Drum Groove Trainer News — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:35:58 +0000

[...] A 1975 assessment of Charlie Parker. The first word is not reprintable. [...]

By: maartenkools

maartenkools — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:47:25 +0000

great article Al!.. it got me right away, must be the “MOTHERFUCKER”… but ,indeed, a perfect word to discribe the feelin’ if you hear bird the first time…. i had it with Bird, Monk and Mingus, the first time.. “what the f@…”
thanks for sharing!

By: h. alonzo jennings

h. alonzo jennings — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:44:08 +0000

Yea! I know that feeling. Excellent article

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:57:18 +0000

Thanks for sharing that one with us Al, it certainly inspired me to put on more than a few of Bird’s albums yesterday soon after reading it… That kind of reaction in itself is always the sign of quality journalism.

By: Max

Max — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:56:05 +0000

Great article, Al. I always learn something new here at Jazzcollector.

By: John

John — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:10:45 +0000

Al,
A beautifully written and researched piece.
I had heard of a different source for his nickname: After Jo Jones criticised his playing by throwing a ride-cymbal at his feet, Parker did his practicing at a Kansas City rail yard and
became Yardbird.

By: Around The Jazz Internet: June 1, 2012 | Jazz24

Around The Jazz Internet: June 1, 2012 | Jazz24 — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 07:30:18 +0000

[...] A 1975 assessment of Charlie Parker. The first word is not reprintable. [...]

By: DARYL

DARYL — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:36:53 +0000

As a website visitor for six months or so, I greatly appreciate the increased insight into your past in jazz journalism, let alone the words you penned on these topics in decades past. Yes, “Bird Lives,” as does Jazzcollector.com