Between East 7th and East 10th Street in New York City is “Charlie Parker Place” — the honorary street name of Avenue B where Parker lived until 1954, shortly before his death.

This quality embroidered hat features Chance Records and Chicago, Illinois. Chance Records was a Chicago-based blues label that captured the raw, postwar electric blues sound coming out of the city in the 1950s. It’s closely associated with influential Chicago blues artists and represents a pivotal moment when the blues moved from Southern roots to an urban, electrified edge.