Moose the Mooche
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title:
Moose the Mooche
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"Moose the Mooche" is a bebop composition written by Charlie Parker in 1946. It was written shortly after his friend and longtime musical companion Dizzy Gillespie left him in Los Angeles to return to New York City. Parker had been a long time heroin addict and some historians suggest that the song was named after the drug dealer, Emry "Moose the Mooche" Byrd, who sold him drugs for several years before being arrested. Parker recorded it in Los Angeles for Dial on March 28, 1946, as the Charlie
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose_the_Mooche
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2023-03-17T17:07:54Z
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