So, Jo Jones , instead of throwing a cymbal at Charlie Parker when Parker couldn’t cut it playing Cherokee, should have said Charlie, you can’t play. well because of racism . Instead , he threw the cymbal , Parker left the stage embarrassed and spent the next two years practicing his ass off until he deserved to be on the stage and changed music forever.
So, Jo Jones , instead of throwing a cymbal at Charlie Parker when Parker couldn’t cut it playing Cherokee, should have said Charlie, you can’t play. well because of racism . Instead , he threw the cymbal , Parker left the stage embarrassed and spent the next two years practicing his ass off until he deserved to be on the stage and changed music forever.