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Born: August 29, 1920 in Kansas City, KS
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's
Died: March 12, 1955 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz

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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 found... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2008 Complete Live at Cafe Society
2007 Overtime
2006 Charlie Parker at Jirayr Zorthian's Ranch, July 14 1952
2000 Jamey Aebersold Jazz: Bird Goes Latin (Charlie Parker Originals)
2000 Bird Lives, Vol. 1
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Filmography:
1999 Reed Royalty
1995 Baby Laurence: Jazz Hoofer
1993 Benny Goodman: Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing
1987 Masters of American Music: Celebrating Bird - The Triumph of Charlie Parker
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Influenced By: Art Tatum Lester Young Count Basie Buster Smith Illinois Jacquet More >> Followers: Phil Woods Burt Bacharach Bob Mover Bill Watrous Tubby Hayes More >>

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