{"id":4698,"date":"2013-04-24T12:46:43","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T19:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/?p=4698"},"modified":"2018-03-13T20:08:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T03:08:26","slug":"busy-day-early-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2013\/04\/busy-day-early-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy Day, Early Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When buried in deadlines and unable to create sparkling new material, give \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcem some Charlie Parker, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my motto.<\/p>\n

\"charlie<\/a>Here is Parker on September 15, 1944, at the WOR studios in New York City. The leader on the record date was guitarist Lloyd “Tiny” Grimes. The other musicians are Clyde Hart, an important pianist in the transition from swing to bebop; Jimmy Butts, bass; and Harold \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Doc\u00e2\u20ac\u009d West, drums. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Red Cross,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is one of 3,427 (or so) jazz compositions based on the form and harmonies of George Gershwin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I Got Rhythm.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Have you ever wondered what swing and bop musicians would have done for material if Gershwin hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t written \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I Got Rhythm\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lady, Be Good?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d This tune was named not in honor of the American Red Cross, but for Bob Redcross, Billy Eckstine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s valet, who was a sometime drummer.<\/p>\n

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When buried in deadlines and unable to create sparkling new material, give \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcem some Charlie Parker, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my motto.<\/p>\n