CHARLIE PARKER
Name: Charlie Parker
Birth name: Charles Parker, Jr.
Born: 29 August 1920 Kansas City, Kansas
Died: 12 March 1955 New York City, New York
Genre: Jazz, Bebop
Occupation: saxophonist, Composer
Instrument: Saxophone
Years active: 1937 - 1955
Charles "Bird" Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 - March 12, 1955) was an American
jazz saxophonist and composer, widely considered one of the greatest and most
influential jazz musicians. Early in his career Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird".
The shortened form "Bird" remained Parker's nickname for the rest of his life,
and inspired titles of many Parker compositions, such as "Yardbird Suite" and "Ornithology."
Name: Charlie Parker
Birth name: Charles Parker, Jr.
Born: 29 August 1920 Kansas City, Kansas
Died: 12 March 1955 New York City, New York
Genre: Jazz, Bebop
Occupation: saxophonist, Composer
Instrument: Saxophone
Years active: 1937 - 1955
Charles "Bird" Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 - March 12, 1955) was an American
jazz saxophonist and composer, widely considered one of the greatest and most
influential jazz musicians. Early in his career Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird".
The shortened form "Bird" remained Parker's nickname for the rest of his life,
and inspired titles of many Parker compositions, such as "Yardbird Suite" and "Ornithology."