Great idea, Torsten.

I'm not really familiar with Bird's early work before the Savoy
recordings. I'll check them out.

Has anyone heard the early Gillespie solos with the Cab Calloway
band? I understand he had a couple of recorded solos around '39.

Keith

--- In charlieparkerchasinthebird@y..., tottelino <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
>
> Dear members,
>
> Summer is aproaching and for many of you I think that means going
by
> car somewhere.(Your parents,the sea,friends,concerts,festivals etc.)
> Try my recipe to get a pleasant trip.
> I go by car for about 6 hours a week depending on my work.I have
> listened to some audio-cassettes with Birdīs work with the McShann
> band.and Iīve found the tapes(for the 500th time) very amazing.I
can
> hear the Wichita recordings and the Deccca recordings over and over
> and I always hear something new,early profecies of masterpieces to
> come!
> Try it and Youīll be a better driver,calm and happy.I have even
> changed the signal of my mobile phone to Birdīs solo in Hootie
> Blues...
> Bird against highway car accidents!
>
> Take care,have fun
>
> Torsten Johansson
>
> Sweden