Charlie Parker





Charlie Parker

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born
August 29, 1920 in Kansas City, Kansas, The United States

died
March 12, 1955

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Charles Parker, Jr. was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.

Parker, with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, is often considered one of the most influential of jazz musicians. Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird" early in his career, and the shortened form "Bird" remained Parker's sobriquet for the rest of his life, inspiring the titles of a number of Parker compositions, such as "Birdfeathers", "Yardbird Suite" and "Ornithology."

Parker played a leading role in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and improvisation based on harmonic structure. Parker's innovative approaches to melody, rhythm, and harmony exercised enormous influence on his contemporaries. Several of Parker's so...more


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Charlie Parker Omnibook: Fo...
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The Charlie Parker Collection
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Charlie Parker Omnibook: Fo...
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Charlie Parker Omnibook: Fo...
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Charlie Parker for Piano, Bk 2
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Charlie Parker Omnibook
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Complete Verve Master Takes
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Bird: The Complete Charlie ...
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“Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you that music has boundaries. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.”
Charlie Parker

“Don't be afraid, just play the music.”
Charlie Parker

“If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.”
Charlie Parker