Another one off to the eternal jam session. RIP.
I grew up knowing my Grandfather was a Jazz Band Leader in NYC (He only had one recording and the last copy got destroyed decades before) and sadly he died when I was 7 so I didn't get to grow up to listen to his stories except through my mom and grandmother. He hated Charlie Parker and Billy Holiday, I think it was their drug use and being rude I was told. He did love Colman Hawkins and Dizzy.