Charlie Parker

Charles Christopher Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Early in his career Parker was dubbed Yardbird; this was later shortened to Bird and remained Parker's nickname for the rest of his life.

External links

• Charlie Parker discography
• The Official Site of Charlie "Yardbird" Parker
• Clips and notes about Parker
• Bird Lives - Another Charlie Parker Site
• Charlie Parker For Guitar
• Blue Neon Alley - Charlie Parker directory

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A genius of Charlie Parkers stature comes along once every century

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