(Bop) Romano Ricciardi - Remembering Bird: A Tribute To Charlie Parker - 2008, MP3, 320 kbps

His published musical works were groundbreaking because of his ethnicity, and he was among the first blacks to achieve economic success from publishing.[citation needed] In 1912, Handy met Harry H. Pace at the Solvent Savings Bank in Memphis. Pace was the valedictorian of his graduating class at Atlanta University and a student of W. E. B. Du Bois. By the time of their meeting, Pace had already demonstrated a strong understanding of business. He earned his reputation by recreating failing businesses. Handy liked him, and Pace later became the manager of Pace and Handy Sheet Music.