Yardbird Suite: A Compendium of the Music and Life of Charlie ParkerA 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. |
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... Period ( February 1946 - March 1947 ) Chapter VIII The Classic Period - Part One 75 195 Chasin ' the Bird ( April - September 1947 ) 98 Chapter IX The Classic Period - Part Two Bird Feathers ( October - December 1947 ) 112 Chapter X The ...
... Period ( February 1946 - March 1947 ) Chapter VIII The Classic Period - Part One 75 195 Chasin ' the Bird ( April - September 1947 ) 98 Chapter IX The Classic Period - Part Two Bird Feathers ( October - December 1947 ) 112 Chapter X The ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter II | 22 |
Chapter III | 35 |
Chapter V | 49 |
Chapter VI | 68 |
Chapter VIII | 98 |
Chapter IX | 112 |
Chapter X | 129 |
Chapter XVI | 198 |
Chapter XVIII | 221 |
Chapter XIX | 228 |
Chapter XX | 236 |
Chapter XXI | 258 |
Appendix II | 272 |
Appendix IV | 281 |
Copyright Information | 287 |
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Yardbird Suite: A Compendium of the Music and Life of Charlie Parker Lawrence O. Koch No preview available - 1988 |
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