Among the many tributes paid to Charlie Parker was a tour by a sextet including musicians closely related to Parker. The leaders were Sonny Stitt, a saxophonist of enormous talent and brilliant technique, and trombonist J.J. Johnson, who …Read More
Among the many tributes paid to Charlie Parker was a tour by a sextet including musicians closely related to Parker. The leaders were Sonny Stitt, a saxophonist of enormous talent and brilliant technique, and trombonist J.J. Johnson, who played and recorded with Parker many times. All of the musicians in this sextet including Howard McGhee, Walter Bishop Jr., Tommy Potter, and Kenny Clarke were well known stars in their own right. For the first time ever on DVD!