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I realised that just as I’d posted! Was playing Coleman Hawkins last night as well.
Another convoluted one - just for the exercise. It won’t appeal to many, but it’s fun to play with.

Pachabel’s riskier to play, so best I creatively cut, add re-work as a Be- Bopper perhaps. (7,6)

Deposited by blow, a certain Dorothy finds a musical wizard from Kansas (7,6)

Blow = charlie (cocaine, in Collins) + Dorothy Parker

Could it be Bonnie and Bonnie who initiated bebop? (7,6)

Rather convoluted but ...
Bonnie Prince Charlie + Bonnie Parker = CP
and CP was a founder of bebop
and bebop starts with a B
and B & B = 2 Bs bopping

Yardbird who bopped her - a real prick! (7.6)

HERAREALPRICK*, bopped doing double duty

Maid with jive prodigious chest taken in by a sax fiend (7,6)

maid: CHAR
jive: phony, but also to speak falsehoods, LIE
prodigious chest: ARK
a: PER

Spooner's talk - it's used to spin a legend in the jazz world (7,6)

parley charka

When Penelope's driver's on Coke, he may have a blowout? (7,6)

Penelope' s driver - Parker (Thunderbirds)
(Coke - the drink) / coke - cocaine (Charlie)
Blowout - puncture / binge

Meant as puncture, though could be binge.

Don't know if it's better as...

Penelope's driver's on Coke, he may have a blowout? (7,6)

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