Bird The Life and Music of Charlie Parker |
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| Author:
| Haddix, Chuck |
| Series title: | Music in American Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-03791-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Saxophone virtuoso Charlie ''Bird'' Parker began playing professionally in his early teens, became a heroin addict at 16, changed the course of music, and then died when only 34 years old. His friend Robert Reisner observed, ''Parker, in the brief span of his life, crowded more living into it than any other human being.'' Like Louis Armstrong, ......
Saxophone virtuoso Charlie ''Bird'' Parker began playing professionally in his early teens, became a heroin addict at 16, changed the course of music, and then died when only 34 years old. His friend Robert Reisner observed, ''Parker, in the brief span of his life, crowded more living into it than any other human being.'' Like Louis Armstrong, ......