C. Parker

Real Name:
Charles Christopher Parker Jr.
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Born: 29 Aug 1920 in in Kansas City, USA.
Died: 12 March 1955 in NYC, USA (aged 34).

Jazz saxophonist and composer.
Best known as simply 'Bird' (a shortening of 'Yardbird', Parker acquired the nickname early in his career with many contradictory stories regarding the name's origin). Widely considered to be one of the most influential of jazz saxophonists, jazz musicians, and indeed musicians in general.

Not to be confused with the violinist, Charles Parker.
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Discography

Releases:
Original Bird: The Best Of Bird On Savoy (LP, Comp)   Savoy Jazz 1988
Immortal Concerts - Charlie Parker At Carnegie Hall 1949-1950 (CD, Album)   Giants Of Jazz 1991
Chasin' The Bird (CD)   Music Mirror 1993
Kind Of Parker (10xCD, Car + Box, Car)   Brilliant Jazz 2007
Anthology (Comp) (2 versions)   America Records  
Appears On:
Another Hair-Do (Shellac, 10", Single)   Savoy Records 1947
'Round About Midnight (Album) (6 versions) Ah-Leu-Cha Columbia ... 1957
Billie's Bounce / I'm In The Mood For Love (7", Single) Billie's Bounce Checker 1957
3/27/65 Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert (LP, Album) Now's The Time, Donna Lee Limelight 1965
Une Histoire Des Géants Du Jazz (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Scrapple From The Apple Disques Vogue 1969
Jaywalkin' (LP, Album) Cheryl SteepleChase 1975
Be Bop Synthesis; The Savoy Sessions (LP, Album) Yardbird Suite Savoy Jazz 1976
Alive! At The Village Vanguard (LP) Yardbird Suite Muse Records 1982
Comin' Home (CD, Album) Confirmation Muse Records 1984
Steal This Disc (CD, Comp) Moose The Mooche Rykodisc 1987
Avoid The Funk... A Defunkt Anthology (CD) Big Bird (Au Private) Hannibal Records 1988
In Person, Friday Night At The Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume 1 (LP, RM) All Of You Columbia 1988
Imagination (CD, Album, RE) Bang Bang Savoy Jazz 1991
Quintet And Sextet (CD) Chasin' The Bird, Conf... Camarillo Music Ltd. 1991
Savoy Jazz Vol.1 (CD, Smplr) Constellation, Constel... Savoy Records 1992
Flip F'real (Album) (3 versions) Scrapple From The Apple Moon Ska ... 1997
Futur Jazz 2 (CD, Comp, Dig) Relaxin' At Camarillo Columbia, Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (France) 1997
Lou Takes Off (CD, Album)   Blue Note 1997
At Beethoven Hall (CD, Album, RE) Lydia's Confirmation Polydor K.K. 1998
Imperija Uzvraća Udarac (CD, Album) Billie's Bounce Croatia Records 1998
Duke 'N' Bird (CD, Album, RE, RM, Pap) Yardbird Suite Universal Music K.K. 2000
Jaco Pastorius (CD, Album, RM) Donna Lee Sony Music Entertainment (Russia), Epic 2000
Bar Jazz Vol. 2 (3xCD, Comp) My Little Suede Shoes Sony Music Catalog, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2001
Concert For Kowald (File, FLAC) The Hymn Hazard Records, Hazard Records, Hazard Records 2003
Piano Jazz ( The History/L'Histoire) (10xCD, Comp + Box) Another Hair Do, Blue ... Le Chant Du Monde 2003
Parker's Mood (CD, Album) Parker's Mood, Confirm... Blue Note 2004
Lou Takes Off (CD, Album, RE)   Blue Note 2008
Blue Bird (LP) Blue Bird America Records  
Blue Hawai (LP, Album) Hawaiian War March, Hi... Vibraton  
My Old Flame (LP) Bird Of Paradise, Scra... UpFront Records (3)  
Overtime (Shellac, 10", Single) Overtime, Victory Ball RCA Victor  
Tracks Appear On:
Une Histoire Des Géants Du Jazz (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Scrapple From The Apple Disques Vogue 1969
Be Bop - 1945-1953 (CD, Comp) Groovin' High, Salt Pe... Giants Of Jazz 1988
Savoy Jazz Vol.1 (CD, Smplr) Constellation, Barbados Savoy Records 1992
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