Channel Title: Charlie Parker Channel Description: During his short life, Charlie Parker changed the course of music. Like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, he was a pioneering composer and improviser who ushered in a new era of jazz and influenced subsequent generations of musicians, writers and artists. Bursting with fresh ideas and virtuosity, Parker’s solos and compositions, including “Orinthology”, “All The Thing You Are”, and “Scrapple From The Apple”, have inspired musicians and composers across a broad spectrum of music. Parker’s brilliance and charisma continues to inspire dancers, poets, writers, filmmakers, visual artists and other kindred musical spirits sampling his music, confirming that BIRD LIVES! <video> AVAILABLE NOW . . . CHARLIE PARKER: THE MERCURY & CLEF 10-INCH LP COLLECTION! Description: This unique box set, available exclusively at the official Charlie Parker webstore, includes five classic albums in their original, short-lived 10-inch format, newly mastered by Alex Abrash at AA Mastering with faithful reproductions of the David Stone Martin artwork and original liner notes. The Mercury & Clef 10-inch LP Collection is some of the greatest - and best-selling - bebop of all time including tracks with Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Buddy Rich & more. Also inside the collector’s slipcase is a 10” x 10” book featuring exclusive liner notes by Ethan Iverson, an essay by author David Ritz and full track-by-track session notes. Order your copy! https://re.tc/cpmercuryclef Charlie Parker With Strings 1. April In Paris (Side A) 2. Summertime (Side A) 3. If I Should Lose You (Side A) 4. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Side B) 5. Everything Happens To Me (Side B) 6.Just Friends (Side B) Charlie Parker With Strings #2 1. Laura (Side A) 2. They Can’t Take That Away From Me (Side A) 3. You Came Along Out Of Nowhere (Side A) 4. East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) (Side A) 5. Dancing In The Dark (Side B) 6. Easy To Love (Side B) 7. I’m In The Mood For Love (Side B) 8. I’ll Remember April (Side B) Bird and Diz 1. Bloomdido (Side A) 2. My Melancholy Baby (Side A) 3. Relaxing With Lee (Side A) 4. Passport (Side A) 5. Leap Frog (Side B) 6. An Oscar For Treadwell (Side B) 7. Mohawk (Side B) 8. Visa (Side B) Charlie Parker Plays South Of The Border 1. Tico Tico (Side A) 2. Un Poquito De Tu Amor (Side A) 3. My Little Suede Shoes (Side A) 4. Estrellita (Side A) 5. Begin The Beguine (Side B) 6. La Paloma (Side B) 7. La Cucuracha (Side B) 8. Mama Inez (Side B) Charlie Parker 1. Now’s The Time (Side A) 2. I Remember You (Side A) 3. Confirmation (Side A) 4. Chi Chi (Side A) 5. I Hear Music (a.k.a. The Song Is You) (Side B) 6. Laird Baird (Side B) 7. Kim (Side B) 8. Cosmic Rays (Side B) </video> <video> Jeff Goldblum - 100th Birthday of Charlie "Bird" Parker Description: We are proud to share with you seven days of birthday tributes in honor of the 100th birthday of Charlie “Bird” Parker! Honoring 100 years of Bird is actor and musician . . . Jeff Goldblum! — #CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #Bird2020 #JeffGoldblum #Legend </video> <video> Robby Krieger - 100th Birthday of Charlie "Bird" Parker Description: We are proud to share with you seven days of birthday tributes in honor of the 100th birthday of Charlie “Bird” Parker! Check out a Bird birthday tribute from the guitarist of The Doors . . . Robby Krieger! — #CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #RobbyKrieger #TheDoors #Legend </video> <video> Bill Clinton - 100th Birthday of Charlie "Bird" Parker Description: We are proud to share with you seven days of birthday tributes in honor of the 100th birthday of Charlie “Bird” Parker! Here to honor the legacy of Bird on his 100th birthday is former President . . . Bill Clinton! — #CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #BillClinton #Legend </video> <video> Charlie Parker - Honeysuckle Rose (Visualizer) Description: Watch “Honeysuckle Rose" visualizer off the new album 'Bird in Kansas City' Subscribe and ring the bell to never miss an update from this channel. Order/Listen to 'Bird in Kansas City': https://CharlieParker.lnk.to/BirdinKC Follow Charlie Parker: Charlie Parker Official https://charlieparkermusic.com Charlie Parker Facebook https://www.facebook.com/charlieparkermusic Charlie Parker Twitter https://x.com/charlieparkerkc Charlie Parker Instagram https://www.instagram.com/charliebirdparkerofficial/ Charlie Parker Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Ww5mwS7BWYjoZTUIrMHfC?si=zWNNtam8SVGP48vuaLJy7w #charlieparker #birdinkansascity Music video by Charlie Parker performing Honeysuckle Rose (Visualizer).© 2024 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. </video> <video> Wynton Marsalis - 100th Birthday of Charlie "Bird" Parker Description: We are proud to share with you seven days of birthday tributes in honor of the 100th birthday of Charlie "Bird” Parker! Sharing his thoughts about Bird’s 100th birthday is Grammy® Award Winning musician, composer, teacher and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center . . . Wynton Marsalis! — #CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #Birdlives #WyntonMarsalis #Legend </video> <video> Happy 100th Birthday Charlie "Bird" Parker! Description: Happy 100th Birthday Charlie Parker! — #CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #Bird2020 #BirdLives #SheilaJordan #ChristianMcBride #TeriLyneCarrington #RobbyKrieger #JeffGoldblum #JonBatiste #WyntonMarsalis #HerbieHancock #QuintonLucas #QuincyJones #BillClinton #Legend </video> <video> Charlie Parker - I've Found A New Baby (Visualizer) Description: Watch “I Found a New Baby" visualizer off the upcoming album 'Bird in Kansas City' Subscribe and ring the bell to never miss an update from this channel. Pre-Order 'Bird in Kansas City': https://CharlieParker.lnk.to/BirdinKC Follow Charlie Parker: Charlie Parker Official https://charlieparkermusic.com Charlie Parker Facebook https://facebook.com/charlieparkermusic Charlie Parker Twitter https://x.com/CharlieParkerKC Charlie Parker Instagram https://www.instagram.com/charliebirdparkerofficial/ Charlie Parker Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Ww5mwS7BWYjoZTUIrMHfC?si=gLKnXD31R2GFYJG8m_ztxA #charlieparker #birdinkansascity Music video by Charlie Parker performing I've Found A New Baby (Visualizer).© 2024 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. </video> <video> Mayor of Kansas City, Quinton Lucas - 100th Birthday of Charlie "Bird" Parker Description: We are proud to share with you seven days of birthday tributes in honor of the 100th birthday of Charlie “Bird” Parker! Representing the birthplace of Bird is the Mayor of Kanas City . . . Quinton Lucas! TODAY AT 1P PT / 3P CT . . . Don’t forget to head over to the official Charlie Parker Facebook Page for a livestream of KC Mayor Lucas honoring Charlie Parker! — #CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #QuintonLucas #KansasCity #Missouri #Legend </video> <video> Charlie Parker - Cherokee (Phil Baxter Version / Visualizer) Description: Watch “Cherokee (Phil Baxter Version)" visualizer off the upcoming album 'Bird in Kansas City' Subscribe and ring the bell to never miss an update from this channel. Pre-Order 'Bird in Kansas': https://CharlieParker.lnk.to/BirdinKC Follow Charlie Parker: Charlie Parker Official https://charlieparkermusic.com Charlie Parker Facebook https://facebook.com/charlieparkermusic Charlie Parker Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlieParkerKC Charlie Parker Instagram https://instagram.com/charliebirdparkerofficial Charlie Parker Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Ww5mwS7BWYjoZTUIrMHfC #charlieparker #birdinkansascity Music video by Charlie Parker performing Cherokee (Phil Baxter Version / Visualizer).© 2024 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. </video> <video> Jon Batiste - 100th Birthday of Charlie "Bird" Parker Description: We are proud to share with you seven days of birthday tributes in honor of the 100th birthday of Charlie “Bird” Parker! Here is another Bird birthday tribute from Recording Artist / Bandleader & Musical Director of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . . . Jon Batiste! — #CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #Bird2020 #JonBatiste #Legend </video> <video> Charlie Parker - White Christmas Description: Described in 2018 as “the greatest jazz Christmas Performance of all time” by Jazz Times, this 1948 recording of the Holiday classic “White Christmas” was recorded by legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker at the Royal Roost in New York City. Featuring a backing band that includes trumpeter Kenny Dorham and drummer Max Roach, celebrate the holidays with Charlie Parker’s version of “White Christmas”. http://vevo.ly/srsoTi </video> <video> Herbie Hancock - 100th Birthday of Charlie "Bird" Parker Description: We are proud to share with you seven days of birthday tributes in honor of the 100th birthday of Charlie “Bird” Parker! Honoring the 100th birthday of Bird is 14x Grammy® Award Winning Artist . . . Herbie Hancock! — #CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #Birdlives #HerbieHancock #Legend </video> <video> Charlie Parker - Summertime (Audio) Description: “Summertime” official music video by Charlie Parker. Subscribe and ring the bell to never miss an update from this channel. Tags: #CharlieParker #Jazz #BeBop </video> <video> Teri Lyne Carrington - 100th Birthday of Charlie "Bird" Parker Description: We are proud to share with you seven days of birthday tributes in honor of the 100th birthday of Charlie “Bird” Parker! Honoring Bird’s 100 years is Grammy® Award Winning Jazz Drummer, Composer & Singer . . . Teri Lyne Carrington! — #CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #TeriLyneCarrington #Legend </video>

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During his short life, Charlie Parker changed the course of music. Like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, he was a pioneering composer and improviser who ushered in a new era of jazz and influenced subsequent generations of musicians, writers and artists. Bursting with fresh ideas and virtuosity, Parker’s solos and compositions, including “Orinthology”, “All The Thing You Are”, and “Scrapple From The Apple”, have inspired musicians and composers across a broad spectrum of music.

Parker’s brilliance and charisma continues to inspire dancers, poets, writers, filmmakers, visual artists and other kindred musical spirits sampling his music, confirming that BIRD LIVES!

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