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Chasin' the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker - Popular Music History
Brian Priestley
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Chasin' the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker - Popular Music History
Brian Priestley
Charlie Parker was one of the influential musicians in jazz, and was the main architect of the jazz revolution of the 1940s. Addicted to drugs and alcohol, and with a tangled private life, he died young. This biography of Charlie Parker provides a discussion of performances and recordings, with discography, notes and bibliography.
256 pages, 8pp plates
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 1, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9781845533298 |
| Publishers | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 15 mm · 420 g |
| Language | English |
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