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Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker has been played on NTS over 40 times, featured on 31 episodes and was first played on 28 April 2013.

Charles Christopher "Bird" Parker, Jr (29th August 1920 – 12th March 1955) was a U.S. bebop saxophonist and composer. Early in his career Parker was dubbed Yardbird; this was later shortened to "Bird" (or sometimes "Yard") and remained Parker's nickname for the rest of his life, and inspiration for the titles of his works such as "Ornithology and Yardbird suite".

Parker is commonly considered the greatest bebop jazz musician. In terms of influence and impact, his contribution to jazz was so great that Charles…

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Summertime
Charlie Parker
Jazz Bird1980
Summertime
Charlie ParkerJazz Bird1980
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Little Willie Leaps
Charlie Parker
ESP Disk1972
Little Willie Leaps
Charlie ParkerESP Disk1972
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My Little Suede Shoes
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker Records1961
My Little Suede Shoes
Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Records1961
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Ornithology
Charlie Parker
Society, Saga Soc, A•R•C Records1966
Ornithology
Charlie ParkerSociety, Saga Soc, A•R•C Records1966
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Bebop
Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
Uptown Records2005
Bebop
Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie ParkerUptown Records2005
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Laura
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker Records1961
Laura
Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Records1961
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Hallelujah
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Max Roach
Bird's Nest2020
Hallelujah
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Max RoachBird's Nest2020
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Dewey Square
Charlie Yardbird Parker
Going For A Song0
Dewey Square
Charlie Yardbird ParkerGoing For A Song0
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Parker's Mood
Charlie Parker
Fabbri Editori1980
Parker's Mood
Charlie ParkerFabbri Editori1980
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Confirmation
Charlie Parker
Verve Records1995
Confirmation
Charlie ParkerVerve Records1995
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