What unofficial observances do you recognize?

OccultHawk · 06-21-2018, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

It was a guitar player, Charlie Christian, that help carve out Mount Rushmore of Bebop. I know at the end of his career Wes was playing Jazz covers of mainstream songs, but he started out doing Bebop and Hardbop. Wes (as well as Barney Kessel) are considered the successor to Charlie Christian. Barney Kessel knew Ornette Coleman, before he (OC) was ever allowed on stage to play and OC made the list.

edit: I don't care about WKCR's elitism, it's jftr.

That’s cool.

I’m more explaining it than defending it (not that I think you need it explained).

Some of the expert DJ’s they get on those birthday broadcasts can teach you a thing or two whatever your opinion.

They’re definitely not going to bump Ornette for a guitar player.

I love and respect Charlie Christian but I think claims he was helped carve out bebop as a genre are exaggerated

And Barney Kessel was cool but you know...