This comes from a March 1951 radio broadcast from Birdland, with Charlie Parker (alto sax), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Bud Powell (piano), Tommy Potter (bass), Roy Haynes (drums).
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This comes from a March 1951 radio broadcast from Birdland, with Charlie Parker (alto sax), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Bud Powell (piano), Tommy Pott… read more
This comes from a March 1951 radio broadcast from Birdland, with Charlie Parker (alto sax), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Bud Powell (piano), Tommy Potter (bass), Roy Haynes (drums).
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Charles Christopher "Bird" Parker, Jr (29th August 1920 – 12th March 1955) was a U.S. bebop saxophonist and composer. Early in his career Parker was dubbed Yardbird; this was later shortened to "Bird" (or sometimes "Yard") and remained Parker's nickname for the rest of his life, and inspiration for the titles of his works such as "Ornithology and Yardbird suite". Parker is commonly considered the greatest bebop jazz musician. In terms of influence and impact, his contribution to jazz was so great that Charles Mingus commented that if Bird… read more
Charles Christopher "Bird" Parker, Jr (29th August 1920 – 12th March 1955) was a U.S. bebop saxophonist and composer. Early in his career Parker was dubbed Yardbird; this was late… read more
Charles Christopher "Bird" Parker, Jr (29th August 1920 – 12th March 1955) was a U.S. bebop saxophonist and composer. Early in his career Parker was dubbed Yardbird; this was later shortened to "Bird" (or sometimes … read more