50 great moments in jazz: Charlie Parker teams up with Ross Russell

Parker's deal with the record shop-owner was a defining moment for the saxophonist, as it led him to create some of the most memorable jazz improvisation of all timeIn February 1946, Hollywood record shop-owner Ross Russell signed a deal with the then 25-year-old Charlie Parker. Over most of the next two years, the saxophonist produced many of the recordings that came to be regarded as his own best work, and some of the most remarkable jazz improvisation and back-of-an-envelope composing ever co...

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