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One of the most important jazz musicians of all time, altoist Charlie Parker was an innovator who changed the way that jazz is played. Considered a founder of [more]
This nicely priced and packaged two-disc set is a convenient, introductory primer compilation to Parker's music for the average listener. What we have here [more]
I can't see where there's anything fantastic about it all. I put quite a bit of study into the horn, that's true. In fact, the neighbors threatened to ask my mother to move once when we were living out West. She said I was driving them crazy with the horn. I used to put in at least 11 to 15 hours a day. -Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker was one of the true giants of American music. A brilliant alto-saxophonist who could play perfectly coherent solos at a blinding speed, Parker [more]
The history of Charlie Parker is well documented, so much so that most devotees of Bird's pioneering legacy undoubtedly have more than enough recordings to tell the tale. [more]
As if the world needs another compilation of the essential bebop originals Charlie Parker offered to the world in the '40s, here's yet another. Studio tracks that [more]
Of Chico Hamilton's nearly dozen albums in the 2000s, this one is different in that it features a larger ensemble than the others, a septet up to a nonet, a handful of duets, [more]