Previews + Extras
The time Charlie Parker rode a horse down 52nd Street
S4 E5 - 56s
Charlie Parker's former partner Chan recalls the time he rode a horse to her apartment on 52nd Street in New York City to impress her daughter Kim.
This TV ad shows how bebop wasn't taken seriously
S4 E5 - 1m
Bebop, a style of jazz developed in the 1940's, changed American music but wasn't taken seriously for much of Charlie Parker's life. This mid-century popcorn television commercial shows how the public's perception of bebop was riddled with stereotypes.
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