Where Charlie Parker got the name “Bird” is a mystery — In one famed story from The Reno Club in Kansas City, Drummer Jo Jones (no relation to “Philly” Jo Jones) threw a cymbal at teenage Charlie Parker’s feet when he poorly improvised a saxophone solo in the wrong key, causing him to fly like a bird.

Designs are printed on BOTH SIDES of this premium 11 ounce Bluescentric Brand ceramic music coffee mug. It is dishwasher and microwave safe.

The design reads TEMPO Records / Piccadilly Arcade / London S.W. 1 / Est 1946

Tempo Records was a famed independent Jazz record label founded in Great Britain in 1946. The label was located in the fast paced Piccadilly Arcade in London. Through the mid-1950s, Tempo played an important part in spreading Jazz music throughout the world.

Weight 1 lbs