If you are trying to demonstrate be-bop to jazz novices, what could be better than having them listen to Charlie Parker weave around Cole Poter classics? The familiarity of the old tunes will be a guiding light for the untrained ear who will be be able to follow the known number while appreciating the extraordinar y virtuosity of the artist taking them far away in the ether and then back to solid earth.
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