The Old Fashioned is a cocktail made by muddling (mashing) sugar with bitters, then adding alcohol, such as whiskey or brandy, and a twist of citrus rind.
ETIENNE CHARLES recording artist, composer, arranger, producer, Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies, Michigan State University
Charles Parker Jr., also known as Yardbird and Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique and advanced harmonies. Parker was a blazingly fast virtuoso, and he introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. His tone ranged from clean and penetrating