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Charlie Parker
Biography
Charlie Parker
Born
1920 in Kansas City, KS

Died
March 12, 1955

Years Active:
40s | 50s

 
One of a handful of musicians who can be said to have permanently changed jazz, Charlie Parker was arguably the greatest saxophonist of all time. He could play remarkably fast lines that, if slowed down to half speed, would reveal that every note made sense. "Bird," along with his contemporaries Dizzy Gillespie and Bud Powell, is considered a founder of bebop; in reality he was an intuitive player who simply was expressing himself. ...
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Selected Discography:
  Album Title Released Label Price
The Complete Verve Master Takes



2003 Verve $20.97 3-CD Set
The Definitive Charlie Parker: Ken Burns Jazz



2000 Verve $6.99
Charlie Parker With Strings: The Master Takes



1949 Verve $6.99
Diz 'N' Bird At Carnegie Hall



1947 Blue Note $6.99
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