…Bands led by Count Basie and Bennie Moten undoubtedly influenced Parker. He played with local bands in jazz clubs around Kansas City, Missouri, where he perfected his technique, with the assistance of Buster Smith, whose dynamic transitions to double and triple time influenced Parker's devel...
Bennie Moten (November 13, 1894 April 2, 1935) was a noted American jazz pianist and band leader born in Kansas City, Missouri. He led the Kansas City ...