Feelin’ the vibe. Workin’ the room. Jazz music legend Charlie Parker, a 1930s-50s saxophonist, bandleader and composer, did it all while being a tremendous improviser.
No surprise Parker had a great deal to do with a classic jazz style known for improvisation, a brisk pace and rapid chord changes: bebop. Some also called it rebop or just bop. Whatever you named that genre, it bounced.
Among college and pro basketball superstars who worked the hardwood while blending incredible improv skills, a fast-paced tempo and quick court changes, colorfully dribbling, passing and shooting the ball, the name Pete Maravich hits the right notes for many hoops fans.
The fact that “Pistol” Pete played several of his NBA seasons in the 1970s with the Jazz (both in New
