A comprehensive study of jazz great Charlie Parker, including details of record dates, more than 200 musical illustrations, and biographical material arranged chronologically and linked with Parker's recordings. The Bird Stories are all here, from Parker's Kansas City roots to his untimely death, as well as the seminal journal article on Parker's music, Ornithology that appeared in the Journal of Jazz Studies.
A comprehensive study of jazz great Charlie Parker, including details of record dates, more than 200 musical illustrations, and biographical material ...
