Charlie Parker (Yardbird and Bird) Quotes
When I first heard music, I thought it should be very clean, very precise. Something that people could understand, something that was beautiful.
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When I first heard music, I thought it should be very clean, very precise. Something that people could understand, something that was beautiful.
