Me and the piano player, we got together and we were working on "Cherokee." Now, this was...
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Charlie 'Bird' Parker:
Me and the piano player, we got together and we were working on "Cherokee." Now, this was a song that I had played 10,000 times and I was sick of this song. But, I found this new way of extending the chord changes so it was like - a whole new song. And it still fit. That's been what I've trying to do this since they gonged me off the Reno Club. The bridge of "Cherokee." That's the bridge I crossed - two days before Christmas 1939. What a Christmas present.
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me and the piano player we got together
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and we were working on Cherokee
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Now this was a song that I had played 10 000 times
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and I was sick of this song
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But I found this new way
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of extending the chord changes
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so it was like a whole new song
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And it still fit
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I've been trying to do this since they gonged me off the Reno Club
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The bridge of Cherokee
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That's the bridge I crossed
Clip duration: 36 seconds
Views: 147
Timestamp in movie: 02h 11m 41s
Uploaded: 04 April, 2022
Genres: biography, drama, music
Summary: The troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker.
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