| LC control no. | n 50050327 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML419.P4 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 |
| Variant(s) | Parker, Charles Christopher, 1920-1955 Parker, Charles, 1920-1955 Bird, 1920-1955 Chan, Charlie, 1920-1955 Yardbird, 1920-1955 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1920-08-29 |
| Death date | 1955-03-12 |
| Place of birth | Kansas City (Kan.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz Bop (Music) |
| Affiliation | Jay McShann Orchestra Earl Hines and His Orchestra |
| Profession or occupation | Saxophonists Jazz musicians Composers |
| Found in | Schmidt, S. Charlie Parker, 1959. Parker, C. "To Bird with love," c1981: p. 1 (Charles Parker, Jr.) New Grove jazz (Parker, Charlie (Charles, Jr.; Bird; Chan, Charlie; Yardbird); b. Aug. 29, 1920, Kansas City, KS, d. Mar. 12, 1955, New York; alto saxophonist) Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed February 28, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Parker, Charlie; Charles Christopher Parker; Yardbird; saxophonist, composer / arranger, jazz musician; born 29 August 1920 in Kansas City, United States; joined Jay McShann's big band in Kansas (1940-1942); began collaborating with Gillespie in Earl Hines's big band (1943-1944); first recording sessions for Savoy and, under Gillespie's leadership, for Musicraft, the latter producing recordings, including Salt Peanuts and Shaw 'Nuff (1944-1945); first classic Dial recordings, including Moose the Mooche, Yardbird Suite, and Ornithology; formed quintet with trumpet player Miles Davis and drummer Max Roach, recording sessions, which included the ballads My Old Flame, Embraceable You, and Don't Blame Me; appeared at Carnegie Hall and reunited with Gillespie at Toronto's Massey Hall (1949, 1953); honors include, the Downbeat magazine readers' poll for best alto player; died 12 March 1955 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States) |
| Associated language | eng |
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