I grew up listening to Ravel, Debussy, Bartok and jazz like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Charlie Christian and Django Reinhart.… — Allan Holdsworth Copy Share Image
I don't remember that I copied any guitar player note-for-note. But I remember copying Charlie Parker note for note. — Joe Pass Copy Share Image
Charlie Parker was the greatest individual musician that ever lived. Every instrument in the band tried to copy Charlie Parker, and in… — Gary Giddins Copy Share Image
I wish I could've been friends with Charlie Parker and played with him. That's my period. I feel real close to the… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
I grew up with all these old jazz guys in the '70s in L.A., and they grew up idolizing Charlie Parker, Charles… — Flea Copy Share Image
“I knew Noah worshipped Charlie Parker and that his toothbrush was green. That he wouldn't bother to button his shirts correctly but… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
My grandfather was Bob Shad, one of those legendary jazz and blues producers - he worked with Charlie Parker and Dinah Washington,… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I listened to classical music. I listened to jazz. I listened to everything. And I started becoming interested in the sounds of… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
[Charlie Parker] was kind of a sponge and intrigued by it all.That's similar to what Phil [Woods] told me about Bird, too.… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
By the latter part of high school, by the middle of junior year in high school, Jay Rodriguez played me some Irakere… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
“Jake put on a new record and propped the cover up - Charlie Parker’s sax ran into the room. Someone had told… — Stephanie Danler Copy Share Image
Nothing surpasses my performances with small bands, especially with Charlie Parker. A small band doesn't forestall creativity. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
Life has many changes. Tomorrow it may rain, and it's supposed to be sunshine, 'cause it's summertime. But God's got a funny… — Charles Mingus Copy Share Image
What does New York sound like? For me, the Charlie Parker at the Royal Roost recordings on the Savoy label are the… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
If Charlie Parker were a Gunslinger, There'd be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats — Charles Mingus Copy Share Image
I used to take musical instruments home from elementary school. There were some music teachers there - we all learned instruments. A… — Max Roach Copy Share Image
I listen to tons of hard rock and metal, like Iron Maiden, Motorhead, etc., but I also listen to Beethoven and Mozart,… — Dave Smalley Copy Share Image
I was blessed that I got married early and had a good wife. That sort of kept me straight. Probably I would… — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
Jazz should be recognized as music of the people, based in a lot of accents and melodies. What is jazz but music… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I admire mold-breakers. People that bust free from traditional thinking and change the game completely. Steve Jobs. Charlie Parker (jazz saxophonist). The… — Josh Linkner Copy Share Image
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