Yardbird Suite: A Compendium of the Music and Life of Charlie Parker

by Lawrence O. Koch

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A comprehensive study of jazz great Charlie Parker, including details of record dates, more than 200 musical illustrations, and biographical material arranged chronologically and linked with Parker's recordings. The "Bird Stories" are all here, from Parker's Kansas City roots to his untimely death, as well as the seminal journal article on Parker's music, "Ornithology" that appeared in the Journal of Jazz Studies.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0879722592

ISBN13:9780879722593

Release Date:January 1988

Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Arts, Music & Photography Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Instruments Music Musical Genres Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Woodwinds

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