Parker, Charlie 1920-1955
Overview
| Works: | 4,507 works in 9,720 publications in 8 languages and 72,580 library holdings |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Criticism, interpretation, etc Biography Drama Jazz Bop (Music) Biographical films Jazz vocals Documentary television programs History Coming-of-age films |
| Subject Headings: | Jazz musicians African Americans |
| Roles: | Author, Performer, Instrumentalist, Composer, Conductor, Interviewee, Originator, Dedicatee, Musician, Other, Singer, Honoree, Proofreader, Attributed name, Contributor, Actor, Producer, Bibliographic antecedent, int, Scenarist, Narrator, Conceptor, Compiler |
| Classifications: | M1366, 781.65 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Charlie Parker
- Celebrating Bird : the triumph of Charlie Parker by Gary Giddins( Book )
- Chasin' the Bird : the life and legacy of Charlie Parker by Brian Priestley( )
- Bird : the life and music of Charlie Parker by Chuck Haddix( )
- Charlie Parker played be bop by Christopher Raschka( Recording )
- Bird lives! : the high life and hard times of Charlie (Yardbird) Parker by Ross Russell( Book )
- Bird by Clint Eastwood( Visual )
- Kansas City lightning : the rise and times of Charlie Parker by Stanley Crouch( Book )
- Bird : the legend of Charlie Parker by Robert George Reisner( Book )
- Music and magic : Charlie Parker, trickster lives! by Frank A Salamone( )
- Yardbird suite : a compendium of the music and life of Charlie Parker by Lawrence O Koch( Book )
- The Dial recordings of Charlie Parker : a discography by Edward M Komara( )
- Charlie Parker : his music and life by Carl Woideck( Book )
- Bird & Diz by Gary Golio( Book )
- Charlie Parker by Ron Frankl( Book )
- Jazz by Ken Burns( Visual )
- Jazz by Ken Burns( Visual )
- Charlie Parker and thematic improvisation by Henry Martin( Book )
- Charlie Parker by Brian Priestley( Book )
- The Charlie Parker companion : six decades of commentary( Book )
- Charlie Parker played be bop by Christopher Raschka( Recording )
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Most widely held works by
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker by
Charlie Parker(
Recording
)
216 editions published between 1947 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 1,600 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
216 editions published between 1947 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 1,600 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Testimony, a tribute to Charlie Parker : with new and selected jazz poems by
Yusef Komunyakaa(
)
12 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 1,518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poetry and commentary, featuring Komunyakaa's long paean to Charlie Parker and a two-CD set of the jazz opera that uses this poem as a libretto
12 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 1,518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poetry and commentary, featuring Komunyakaa's long paean to Charlie Parker and a two-CD set of the jazz opera that uses this poem as a libretto
Charlie Parker omnibook : for C instruments (treble clef) by
Charlie Parker(
)
77 editions published between 1978 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 890 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Transskriptioner efter indspillede soloer
77 editions published between 1978 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 890 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Transskriptioner efter indspillede soloer
Jazz at Massey Hall by
Quintet (Jazz group)(
Recording
)
63 editions published between 1953 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 867 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A modern jazz summit meeting in Toronto that has been called the greatest jazz concert ever. Originally released in 1985, the stunning recording has now been remastered and must be heard again by all jazz aficionados!
63 editions published between 1953 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 867 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A modern jazz summit meeting in Toronto that has been called the greatest jazz concert ever. Originally released in 1985, the stunning recording has now been remastered and must be heard again by all jazz aficionados!
Ken Burns jazz : the story of America's music by
Ken Burns(
Recording
)
3 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 766 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Music from the PBS special Jazz, by filmmaker Ken Burns
3 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 766 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Music from the PBS special Jazz, by filmmaker Ken Burns
Bird and Diz by
Charlie Parker(
Recording
)
73 editions published between 1950 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 749 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This set contains the complete original LP Bird and Diz (Verve MGV-8006), consisting of a quintet session which marked Parker and Gillespie's last studio date ever (although they would later be recorded together live on numerous occasions, including the celebrated 1953 Massey Hall concert). This session was also Parker's only studio encounter with the great Thelonious Monk. As a bonus, all existing complete alternate takes not present on the 12" LP, as well as the only two breakdown takes with full Parker solos, and three further complete quintet and quartet sessions recorded by Bird for Verve during the same period, one of them featuring Miles Davis on trumpet"--Container
73 editions published between 1950 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 749 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This set contains the complete original LP Bird and Diz (Verve MGV-8006), consisting of a quintet session which marked Parker and Gillespie's last studio date ever (although they would later be recorded together live on numerous occasions, including the celebrated 1953 Massey Hall concert). This session was also Parker's only studio encounter with the great Thelonious Monk. As a bonus, all existing complete alternate takes not present on the 12" LP, as well as the only two breakdown takes with full Parker solos, and three further complete quintet and quartet sessions recorded by Bird for Verve during the same period, one of them featuring Miles Davis on trumpet"--Container
Bird : the original recordings of Charlie Parker by
Charlie Parker(
Recording
)
28 editions published between 1987 and 1995 in 3 languages and held by 639 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
28 editions published between 1987 and 1995 in 3 languages and held by 639 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Le souffle au coeur = Murmur of the heart by
Louis Malle(
Visual
)
18 editions published between 1971 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 635 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Loosely based on the director's childhood, this film portrays a precocious fifteen-year-old boy as he journeys from childhood to adulthood, his story of sexual maturation, and the unorthodox relationship he has with his free-spirited mother
18 editions published between 1971 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 635 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Loosely based on the director's childhood, this film portrays a precocious fifteen-year-old boy as he journeys from childhood to adulthood, his story of sexual maturation, and the unorthodox relationship he has with his free-spirited mother
Yardbird suite by
Charlie Parker(
Recording
)
31 editions published between 1981 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 610 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of Charlie Parker's saxophone jazz
31 editions published between 1981 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 610 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of Charlie Parker's saxophone jazz
Now's the time by
Charlie Parker(
Recording
)
85 editions published between 1949 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Charlie Parker is captured at the peak of his career with these essential songs. Informative liner notes and remastered sound also add to this jazz experience
85 editions published between 1949 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Charlie Parker is captured at the peak of his career with these essential songs. Informative liner notes and remastered sound also add to this jazz experience
Celebrating Bird : the triumph of Charlie Parker by
Gary Giddins(
Visual
)
16 editions published between 1987 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 521 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In film clips, photos, and interviews, the life of virtuoso saxophonist Charlie Parker is traced from Kansas City to the New York jazz scene of the 1950's
16 editions published between 1987 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 521 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In film clips, photos, and interviews, the life of virtuoso saxophonist Charlie Parker is traced from Kansas City to the New York jazz scene of the 1950's
The best of Ken Burns' Jazz by
Ken Burns(
Recording
)
4 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Music from the PBS special Jazz, by filmmaker Ken Burns
4 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Music from the PBS special Jazz, by filmmaker Ken Burns
Charlie Parker with strings : the master takes by
Charlie Parker(
Recording
)
25 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 489 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
25 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 489 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mas mambo mania! : more kings & queens of mambo(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 2001 in Spanish and held by 454 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2001 in Spanish and held by 454 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bebop by
Dizzy Gillespie(
Recording
)
13 editions published between 1946 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 440 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1946 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 440 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The essential Charlie Parker by
Charlie Parker(
Recording
)
14 editions published between 1961 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published between 1961 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete RCA Victor recordings by
Dizzy Gillespie(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 367 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 367 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Confirmation : best of the Verve years by
Charlie Parker(
Recording
)
20 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 363 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 363 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bird : original motion picture soundtrack by
Charlie Parker(
)
30 editions published between 1988 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
30 editions published between 1988 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bird/the Savoy recordings : (master takes) by
Charlie Parker(
Recording
)
84 editions published between 1976 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 331 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
84 editions published between 1976 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 331 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Gillespie, Dizzy 1917-1993 Other Singer Performer Musician Interviewee Conductor Author Originator Instrumentalist Composer
- Roach, Max 1924-2007 Interviewee Performer Lyricist Musician Author Instrumentalist Composer
- Davis, Miles Performer Instrumentalist Author Musician Composer
- Powell, Bud Performer Instrumentalist Author Musician Composer
- Giddins, Gary Scenarist Author of screenplay Author Director
- Russell, Curley Singer Performer Instrumentalist Composer
- Monk, Thelonious Performer Instrumentalist Author Musician Composer
- Ellington, Duke 1899-1974 Arranger Performer Conductor Author Instrumentalist Composer
- Haig, Al 1924-1982 Performer Instrumentalist Author Lyricist Composer
- Priestley, Brian 1946- Author
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Associated Subjects
African American musicians African Americans Alternate takes (Sound recordings) American poetry Armstrong, Louis, Bop (Music) Brubeck, Dave Cuba Dance music Davis, Miles Desmond, Paul, Ellington, Duke, Fitzgerald, Ella Gillespie, Dizzy, Granz, Norman, Holiday, Billie, Improvisation (Music) Jazz Jazz--Analysis, appreciation Jazz--Lead sheets Jazz musicians Jazz vocals Lewis, John, Mambo (Dance) Mambos (Music) Miller, Glenn, Monk, Thelonious Mothers and sons Motion picture music Mulligan, Gerry Musicians' spouses Musicians--Drug use Parker, Charlie, Picture books for children Racism Reinhardt, Django, Saxophone music (Jazz) Saxophone with jazz ensemble Saxophonists Sex Shaw, Artie, Solo instrument music (Jazz) Strayhorn, Billy Teenage boys Television music Television soundtracks Trumpet with jazz ensemble United States Webster, Ben, World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Bird.
Bird 1920-1955
Bird Musiker 1920-1955
Čarli Parker
Čārlijs Pārkers
Chan Charlie 1920-1955
Charles Parker
Charley Parker
Charlie Chan.
Charlie Parker americký hudebník
Charlie Parker Amerikaanse jazz muzikant en componist
Charlie Parker amerikansk jazzsaxofonist og komponist
Charlie Parker amerykański saksofonista jazzowy
Charlie Parker and Strings
Charlie Parker And The Jazz All-Stars
Charlie Parker Jam Session
Charlie Parker sassofonista e compositore statunitense
Charlie Parker saxophoniste de jazz
Charlie Parker US-amerikanischer Jazzmusiker (Altsaxofonist) und Komponist
Charlier Parker with Strings
Christopher, Charles
Parker-Bird, Charlie
Parker, Charles.
Parker, Charles 1920-1955
Parker, Charles C. 1920-1955
Parker, Charles Christopher
Parker, Charles Christopher 1920-1955
Parker Charles Christopher Jr 1920-1955
Parker, Charlie
Parker, Charlie "Bird"
Parker Jr., Charles "Bird"
Pārkers, Čārlijs, 1920-1955
Yardbird.
Yardbird 1920-1955
Τσάρλι Πάρκερ
Паркер, Чарли
Чарли Паркер
Чарли Паркър
Чарлі Паркер американський джазовий саксофоніст і композитор
צ'ארלי פרקר מוזיקאי אמריקאי
شارلي باركر
چارلی پارکر
ชาร์ลี พาร์กเกอร์
ჩარლზ პარკერი
찰리 파커
チャーリー・パーカー
パーカー, チャーリー
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