This phrase from Charlie Parker’s solo on his composition “Cosmic Rays” is 1 more example of his stunning melodic gift. Study a whole encyclopedia of great Bird creations in “The Charlie Parker Omnibook.” Click on the arrow below to hear the audio file, which was created from the original recording slowed down & transposed into all 12 keys.
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Hey Craig, cool, thanks for sharing. Just found your site from a link on Bret Pimiental’s site, I’ll definitely be back to check out more of what you have written.
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Hi Neal,
Thank you for checking out the “Cosmic Rays” lick. there are SO many cool licks in the Charlie Parker Omnibook which i have flagged for inclusion on my blog. there is also a killer lick in the Ralph Moore solo from “SOS”, an amazing solo, which he makes sound effortless. i’m off to a concert gig in L.A. will return to the office Monday to get more licks on the site. Let me know if they help. will also be adding licks by Coltrane, Pres (Lester Young), Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon, and Joe Henderson in coming months.
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I saw some video of him.He is really supreme.I like his jazz music.He always inspire me.Take care yourself.
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That last one was interesting..lol very cool and thanks for reminding me about “Oscar for Treadwell”
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It starts to sound not very much like Bird, when you get too high or too low! But it’s still a great lick.
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