Dean Benedetti

[2] As a tenor saxophonist and band leader in California, Benedetti first heard a record of Parker in the spring of 1945.

Deeply influenced by what he heard, Benedetti began to study Parker, transcribing solos, building them into set pieces, and working bop into his own playing.

A two-week engagement at Los Angeles's Hi-De-Ho Club in early 1947, recorded on discs, was the start of Benedetti's pursuit of Parker.

Shortly after returning to California, Benedetti discovered he had a rare muscle disease, Myasthenia Gravis.

[3] The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings of Charlie Parker, a 10 LP or 7 CD box-set, was released by Mosaic in 1990.