Charlie Parker
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies. He was a virtuoso and introduced revolutionary rhythmic and harmonic ideas into jazz, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. Parker primarily played the alto saxophone. Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer.
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- 2022 · Charlie Parker: Bird Songs as Self - Subject (archive footage)
- 2020 · Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere as Self - Archival Footage
- 2019 · Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool as Self - Musician (archive footage)
- 2018 · Take Your Pills as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · The Harlem Renaissance as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Improvisation as Self
- 1993 · Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as Self
- Future · Cool as Self
- 1989 · Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker as Charlie Parker
- 1950 · Improvisation as Self
- Future · Bird 100 as