Charlie Parker Influence

Woods has been a tremendous influence on the jazz scene in his own way continuing on what Charlie "Bird" Parker brought to jazz through his alto saxophone. Although this paper is focused on Phil Woods, you can't mention Phil Woods without a word about his idol Charlie Parker. What did Charlie Parker do to become his idol? It was Charlie Parker's new Bebop style that intrigued the young Phil Woods into playing bebop throughout his early musical career. He later on actually met Charlie Parker and let him play his saxophone afterward told him to play after Charlie Parker's own Performance; That was the moment I feel Phil's passion for jazz became emboldened. After I did my research on Phil's life I learned how he grew as an artist and I also learned how after his run-in with Charlie Parker he changed on many different …show more content…
I can relate, as I actually was interested in learning the guitar and bought one myself, and started playing the music I liked. After a while I learned how to play also learning how to maintain the instrument and tune; before I even took my high school course. Unfortunately, I had given away my guitar because of how busy I was with work and class, the point being I am actually inspired after researching his performances, music, and life. He did not copy Charlie Parker, he took his music and made it into a foundation for his own style. I feel any artist has they own message in their music (well most of them) and Phil woods went on to make great music. Toward later in his own career when he finally formed his quintet he had made a wonderful group. When Phil had other people who really knew how to play with Phil because more often some musicians view as a problem and I feel Phil had a lucky break when he had his quintet. Phil also had an abundance of experience before in his career touring throughout the world bringing his own version of