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"One time, when I was in my teens, jamming in a Kansas City club, I was doing all right until I tried doing double tempo on 'Body and Soul.' Everybody fell out laughing. I went home and cried and didn't want to play again for three months."

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About Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer who helped pioneer bebop. His harmonic innovations and improvisational style profoundly influenced modern jazz.

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