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Charlie Parker

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Bird's Nest (2009)	Jazz Ballads 16 (2004)	A Studio Chronicle, 1940 (2003)
Jazz Plus (2000)	Midnite Jazz & Blues: The (2000)	Charlie Parker (1998)
Jazz Greats, Volume 11: C (1996)	Montreal 1953 (1995)	An Evening at Home With t (1994)
Bird of Paradise (1994)	Chasin' The Bird (1993)	The Immortal Charlie Park (1991)
The Genius of Charlie Par (1988)	The Original Bird - The B (1988)	Charlie Parker Story on D (1970)
The Genius of Charlie Par (1957)	Bird and Diz (1950)	The Charlie Parker Story (1945)
The Jazz Biography (0)	Summit Meeting at Birdlan (0)	Dancing in the Dark (0)
The Complete JATP Perform (0)	Parker's Mood (0)

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Kansas City, Kansas, USA

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Jazz

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Jazz

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Bird, Yardbird

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Charlie Parker - Ornithology
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Charles "Charlie" Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), also known as "Yardbird" and "Bird", was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Miles Davis once said, "You can tell the history of jazz in four words: Louis Armstrong. Charlie Parker."
Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird" early in his career and the shortened form, "Bird", which continued to be used for the rest of his life, inspired the titles of a number of Parker compositions, such as "Yardbird Suite", "Ornithology", "Bird Gets the Worm", and "Bird of Paradise."
Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and improvisation. Parker introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. His tone ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and somber. Many Parker recordings demonstrate his virtuoso playing style and complex melodic lines, sometimes combining jazz with other musical genres, including blues, Latin, and classical.
As a teenager, Parker developed a morphine addiction while in the hospital, after an automobile accident, and subsequently became addicted to heroin. He continued using heroin throughout his life, which ultimately contributed to his death at the age of 34.
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 an entertainer.