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Charlie Parker at the Jelly Joint . Close Up
LaBudde Special Collections, The University of Missouri-Kansas City |1939
American Jazz Museum
Kansas City, MO, United States
In fall 1938, Charlie played alongside members of the Jay McShann band for University of Kansas City students at a malt shop the students referred to as their "Jelly Joint." A student covering the festivities for an article in 1939 Kangaroo Yearbook snapped the only known photo of Charlie playing his alto in Kansas City, sitting right.
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- Title: Charlie Parker at the Jelly Joint . Close Up
- Creator: LaBudde Special Collections, The University of Missouri-Kansas City |
- Date Created: 1939
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