Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie ‘ Hot House’

This 1952 performance on columnist Earl Wilson’s television show is the only real performance footage of Parker. Pianist Dick Hyman, bassist Sandy Block and left-handed drummer Charlie Smith back them up on “Hot House.”

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