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Charlie Parker

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Charles Christopher "Bird" Parker, Jr (29th August 1920 – 12th March 1955) was a U.S. 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. 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 … read more
Charles Christopher "Bird" Parker, Jr (29th August 1920 – 12th March 1955) was a U.S. 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 a… read more

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1 Play track Jazz 'Round Midnight Summertime
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 1,217 listeners
2 Play track Groovin' High All the Things You Are
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3 Play track Bird of Paradise Donna Lee
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4 Play track The Classical Jazz Giants April In Paris
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5 Play track Compact Jazz: Charlie Parker Just Friends
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6 Play track Yardbird Suite Out Of Nowhere
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7 Play track Ken Burns Jazz Ornithology
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8 Play track Bird of Paradise Yardbird Suite
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9 Play track Bird - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Ko Ko
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10 Play track Yardbird Suite Scrapple from the Apple
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  1. 140,939 listeners

    1990 · 14 tracks

    Bird of Paradise
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  2. 91,736 listeners

    1 Jan 1987 · 16 tracks

    Compact Jazz: Charlie Parker
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  3. 82,495 listeners

    1 Jan 2016 · 67 tracks

    Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes
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  4. 79,711 listeners

    8 Aug 1957 · 12 tracks

    April In Paris: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #2
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