Person
Charlie Parker
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 29, 1920
- Died
- Mar 12, 1955
- From
- Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), 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, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies. He was a virtuoso and introduced revolutionary rhythmic and harmonic ideas into jazz, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. Parker primarily played the alto saxophone. Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer.
Credits
Take Your Pills
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Improvisation
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
The Harlem Renaissance
Cool
Bird 100
Improvisation
Eastwood Symphonic