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Charlie Parker

Born

in Kansas City, Kansas, The United States

August 29, 1920

Died

March 12, 1955

Genre

Music

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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: For E-flat Instruments 4.75 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie Parker - Omnibook: for C Instruments by Charlie Parker, Jamey Aebersold (Editor), Ken Slone (Editor) 4.78 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1982 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie Parker - Omnibook: for B-flat Instruments 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1981 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie Parker – Omnibook for Bass Clef Instruments \| 60 Transcribed Jazz Solos from Original Recordings \| Advanced Jazz Improvisation & Bebop Study Book \| Sheet Music for Trombone, Bass, Tuba & More really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amazing Mind Reading Tricks You Can Do Today 3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie Parker Collection: Alto Saxophone 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie Parker - Jazz Play-Along Volume 26 Book/Online Audio (Jazz Play-along Series) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie Parker Omnibook - Volume 2: For E-flat Instruments it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie Parker Omnibook - CD Play-Along Edition 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Session with Charlie Parker (alto Saxophone) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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

tags: music-jazz-experience-life

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

tags: music

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

tags: life, modeling

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