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One day, I found a message on "Bird Chasers"(Message Board of this site).
James fleet biography
The message is from James Fleet living in NY. His father is William 'Biddy' Fleet who played with Charlie Parker at the legendary jam session in Dan Wahl's chili house 1939.
I contacted him, and he told me the fact between Biddy and Bird...
[ Yoichi ]
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Dear Yoichi:
For many, many years I've held this information about their unique collaboration which helped to forge the beginning of be-bop music. With the passing of my father in 1994 and that of my mother in February of this year it has weighed heavy on my spirit.
I now want to share this inspirational history.
First of all, Biddy and Bird jammed together many times, not just on one momentus December night in 1939, as historically reported.
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Secondly, Bird sought out Biddy for musical knowledge on alternate chords, melodies and progressions. Biddy Fleet had been playing the higher interval of chords long before he met Parker. Dad had a unique way