Tag: Ted Williams

Iconic Spotlight : Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker

Parker and Gillespie

“In 1949, The Pershing Ballroom in Chicago was packed. The band had been playing for some time and Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker had not arrived. There was a little unrest among the fans out front – after all, it had been billed as ‘Charlie Parker with Dizzy Gillespie and his Big Band.’ After a rather anxious … Read the full article

Jazz By Ted Williams Competition!

London Jazz Festivals begins tomorrow and to celebrate the opening of another season of Jazz, IconicJazz.com are giving away a copy of ‘Jazz by Ted Williams’. Ted Williams (1925-2009) first heard jazz on the radio as a youngster in the 1930s in Wichita, Kansas. The sounds of Earl Hines, Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway broadcast … Read the full article

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