The most anticipated of the new books on Parker is Stanley Crouch's soulful, poetic and often graphic Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker. Covering Parker's early years ...

Charlie Parker with Strings is the name of two separate albums by jazz musician Charlie Parker, released in 1950 on Mercury Records. It is also the name of a 1995 compilation album released by Verve ...

Bird [Charlie Parker's nickname] had a heart of gold, and he could play anything. “I had been playing standards and dances, no problem. But when he called out that song, I got nervous.

CD1: Charlie Parker Interview; Honeysuckle Rose/Body and Soul; I Got Rhythm; I Found A New Baby; Body And Soul; Moten Swing; Coquette; Oh Lady Be Good; Wichita Blues; Honeysuckle Rose; Max Roach ...

Lester Leaps In; I Can't Believe That You're In Love; Laura; All Of Me; This Time the Dream's On Me; Ko Ko; Cool Blues; April in Paris; Now's the Time; Ornithology; Parker's Mood. Charlie Parker, ...

With Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie on 1951’s stirring “Night in Tunisia,” that’s Haynes popping the drums, cymbals and metal rims. With Sarah Vaughan on “He’s My Guy,” Haynes ...

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