Charlie Parker on the Good Old Days
Notes from the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame
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2m 41s
In this episode of "Notes from the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame," Charlie Parker talks with Paul Desmond in an interview recorded in 1954. Parker speaks on how to tell a descriptive story through music, practicing 14-15 hours a day, and the good old days.
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"Notes from the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame" is produced by Quoted Studios and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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