Charlie Parker
American saxophonist
Charles Parker Jr., nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos,... Wikipedia
Born: August 29, 1920, Kansas City, KS
Died: March 12, 1955 (age 34 years), 995 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Music group: The Quintet
Nicknames: Bird, Charlie Chan, Sparrow, and more
Spouse: Chan Parker (m. 1950–1955) and Doris Parker (m. 1948–1955)
Songs
Scrapple From The Apple 4
Now's the Time
Billie's bounce
A Night In Tunisia
Donna lee
Confirmation
Blues For Alice
Scrapple from the apple
Groovin' High
What Price Love / Yardbird Suite
Ornithology
My Little Suede Shoes
Night in Tunisia
Cool blues
Koko
Au Privave
Bloomdido
Summertime
Half Nelson
Moose the mooche
Funky Blues
All the Things You Are
Chi-Chi
Cherokee
Out of nowhere
Embraceable You
K. C. Blues
Just Friends
Celebrity
Relaxin at Camarillo
My Old Flame
Anthropology
Albums
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Bird and Diz is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded primarily on June 6, 1950, in New York City.
Feb 18, 2021 ˇ Broadcasted on the Earl Wilson Show 'Stage Entrance' on February 24 (or 25?), 1952 ...
Duration: 5:28
Posted: Feb 18, 2021
Duration: 5:28
Posted: Feb 18, 2021
May 3, 2020 ˇ The partnership between Dizzy Gillespie (right) and Charlie Parker (left) in the early 1940s was the key element in the birth of bebop in jazz.
Mar 1, 2024 ˇ Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and ...
Jun 21, 2023 ˇ In 1952 Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie played this rare TV performance. Personnel: Charlie ...
Duration: 3:33
Posted: Jun 21, 2023
Duration: 3:33
Posted: Jun 21, 2023
Rating
(89) ˇ $15.07
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker first became aware of each other in 1940 when the former was playing in Cab Calloway's band and the latter with Jay ...
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Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker - Live revisited by Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker. 15 tracks, 1 hour. Buy Album $14 USD or more.
Jul 8, 2023 ˇ Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker: Live Revisited album review by Chris May, published on July 8, 2023. Find thousands jazz reviews at All ...
Oct 2, 2022 ˇ But Gillespie was forced to move on from working with Parker due to the latter's heroin addiction.
Sep 29, 2021 ˇ Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - Diz 'N Bird At Carniegie Hall - 03 - Groovin' High ...
Duration: 5:17
Posted: Sep 29, 2021
Duration: 5:17
Posted: Sep 29, 2021