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Did Charlie Parker ever hear Cannonball Adderley play?

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Highly unlikely. Cannonball Adderley didn't really start his professional career until 1955, the year that Parker died at age 34. Before 1955, Adderley was a student in New York for a brief time. read more

Cannonball Adderley didn't really start his professional career until 1955, the year that Parker died at age 34. Before 1955, Adderley was a student in New York for a brief time. Adderely was originally from Florida and he led various marching and jazz bands in that state between roughly 1948 and 1956. read more

Cannonball, like Parker, spent much time studying the masters before them, but unlike Bird, Cannonball did NOT, as far as I know from what I've read about him, do anything as extreme as practicing 12 hours a day every day for two-three years to gain the kind of facility with playing the horn. read more

I actually enjoy Cannonball Adderley more than Parker - heard him today on a song with Coltrane called The Sleeper, and his solo on that shows total mastery of his instrument and craft. Today Phil Woods is probably the most Charlie Parker-esque. read more

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