Not many can be Parker plus he realized he had to find his own style.  I always wonder whether Bird would have embraced avant garde. 

The newest album from Chris Potter, released May 6, 2026. With Bill Frisell, Burniss Travis, Nate Smith, Zekkereya El-Magharbel, Rane Moore and Sara Caswell. It's a "suite inspired by the story of John Brown." I don't listen to a lot of Potter, but while he plays fine here I keep thinking about how Frisell (g), Smith (d), and Travis (b) would make a helluva trio. 

I'm not sure where I heard or read this story but it stuck with me and seems apropos to the discussion above:  A man attending a concert (classical music) noticed that the guy next to him was sobbing uncontrollably during the performance. During one of the intermissions, he leaned over politely suggested that the crying man excuse himself if the music was bothering him. The guy's reply: "Do you think I'm here to be entertained?" Brings home the point that motivations for music listening differ from one person to the next.