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8th February 2021

The Record That Changed My Life, Tony Kofi on Charlie Parker with Strings

by Matt Groom

Tony KofiWe are excited to present the first in our series of videos called The Record That Changed My Life, whereby we ask some of the leading jazz artists and writers to tell us about the recording that had a seismic impact on them when they first heard it.

For this first episode we asked saxophonist, bandleader and composer Tony Kofi (one of the UK's most respected jazz musicians, both at home and on the international circuit) to talk about his choice, Charlie Parker with Strings. This follows hot on the heels of Tony winning a Presto Music Jazz Award for his stunning 2020 album Another Kind of Soul, an incredibly vivid homage to Cannonball (and Nat) Adderley, recorded in Watford in front of a live audience.

Watch the video below, and don't forget to subscribe to the Presto Music YouTube channel for future episodes...

Charlie Parker with Strings is available in various formats, with the Master Takes being the most comprehensive...

Charlie Parker With Strings - The Master Takes

Charlie Parker With Strings - The Master Takes

Charlie Parker

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC

Charlie Parker With Strings

Charlie Parker With Strings

Charlie Parker

Available Format: Vinyl Record

And we highly recomend Tony's Presto Music Award Winning Another Kind of Soul...

Another Kind of Soul

Another Kind of Soul

Tony Kofi

Available Formats: Vinyl Record, MP3, FLAC

Matt Groom - Head of Jazz

After spending much of the nineties producing music programmes for cable television, at the turn of the millennium Matt became a music publicist, before joining Presto to become Head of Jazz. He enjoys making electronic noises for his own amusement, and was once in an improv trio with real jazz musicians.

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