A shot of a drum cymbal crashing to the ground recurs throughout the movie, initially as a way to signal a then-ignorant Parker to stop playing but later comes to represent the fact that Parker won't stop because any part of Parker is every part. You either get all of him or none of him.
In the most revealing scene, Parker lashes out at Red Rodney (Michael Zelniker) as Red is prepping himself for a hit, even though Rodney was only doing so to emulate his idol Parker. Parker resigns himself to the consequences of his actions only when they affect him, but he'll be damned if he'll watch someone follow that same road he traveled down.
The DVD's extras include a music-only audio track (which is the movie with just the music and no dialogue), filmographies for the main actors and crew, a theatrical trailer, and a separate six-track CD sampler of Parker tunes.
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