Charlie Parker
Birthday
1920/08/29
Day of death
1955/03/12 (34 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Also know as
Charlie "Bird" Parker, Bird Parker
Biography
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies. He was a virtuoso and introduced revolutionary rhythmic and harmonic ideas into jazz, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. ...Read more
Acting
(2020) Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
as Self - Archival Footage
(2018) Take Your Pills
as Self (archive footage)
(1989) Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker
as Charlie Parker
(1950) Improvisation
as Self
Cool
as Self
(2019) Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
(2004) The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
Bird 100
as ---
(2004) Improvisation
as Self
(1993) Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self
(2022) Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self - Subject (archive footage)