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Originally Posted by wiseone2  |
This is the first I'm reading that there is such a book.
I hope the author examined and outlined the forces that shaped Lee's life.
I first met Lee in NYC in 1963 and one of the great things I love about him is his enthusiasm and happiness among people especially the musicians who joined him in making music.
Having read the outline in the link provided,I got a chuckle when the author mentioned that Lee was fired by Mr.Blakey...it brought to mind that Dizzy was fired by Cab and John Coltrane was fired by Miles.
Just look how those two turned out.
Lee never mentioned how he lost his teeth neither did that subject ever came up in conversations but from second hand sources,it was told that Hank Mobley said he suffered the lost at the hands of the NYPD.
If true,it's an experience previously shared by Miles outside Birdland and Bud Powell in Philadelphia.