J ay " ▁to ▁honor ▁his ▁id ol , ▁Charlie ▁Parker , ▁whom ▁the ▁jazz ▁world ▁knew ▁as ▁" B ird ". ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁four ▁grand children . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁fund ed ▁a ▁trip ▁for ▁band le ader ▁Her bie ▁Mann ▁to ▁visit ▁Africa , ▁after ▁they ▁heard ▁his ▁version ▁of ▁" A fr ican ▁Su ite ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁stroke ▁of ▁ser end ip ity , ▁Jimmy ▁K ne pper ▁replaced ▁Will ie ▁Dennis ▁as ▁trom bon ist ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁for ▁this ▁tour . ▁▁ ▁The ▁gru eling ▁ 1 4 - week ▁tour ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁ 1 2 / 3 1 / 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 4 / 5 / 1 9 6 0 . ▁The ▁mus icians ▁were : ▁Her bie ▁Mann , ▁band le ader , ▁fl ute ▁and ▁sa x ; ▁Johnny ▁R ae , ▁v ib ist ▁and ▁arr anger ; ▁Don ▁Pay ne , ▁bass ; ▁Doc ▁Che ath am , ▁tr ump et ; ▁Jimmy ▁K ne pper , ▁trom bone ; ▁ ▁Carlos ▁" Pat ato " ▁Val des , ▁con gu ero ; ▁Jose ▁Mang ual , ▁b ong os . ▁Dest in ations ▁listed ▁on ▁official ▁it iner ary : ▁ ▁Sierra ▁Le one , ▁Liber ia , ▁Niger ia , ▁Moz amb ique , ▁Rh odes ia , ▁Tang any ika , ▁Ken ya , ▁Eth iop ia , ▁Sud an ,