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Biography

Born: August 29, 1920 in Kansas City, KS
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '30s, '40s, '50s

One of a handful of musicians who can be said to have permanently changed jazz, Charlie Parker was arguably the greatest saxophonist of all time. He could play remarkably fast lines that, if slowed down to half speed, would reveal that every note made sense. "Bird," along with his contemporaries Dizzy Gillespie and Bud Powell, is considered a founder of bebop; in reality he was an intuitive player who simply was expressing himself. Rather than basing his improvisations closely on the melody as was...

Top Albums By Charlie Parker & Lester Young
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	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	Blues for Norman	Charlie Parker & Lester..	8:41	$0.99
2.	Oh! Lady, Be Good	Charlie Parker & Lester..	11:15	Album Only
3.	I Can't Get Started	Charlie Parker & Lester..	9:19	$0.99
4.	After You've Gone	Charlie Parker & Lester..	7:38	$0.99
5.	Sweet Georgia Brown	Charlie Parker & Lester..	9:37	$0.99
6.	Jatp Blues	Charlie Parker & Lester..	10:57	Album Only
7.	I Got Rhythm	Charlie Parker & Lester..	12:58	Album Only
1.	The Opener	Charlie Parker & Lester..	12:48	Album Only
2.	Lester Leaps In	Charlie Parker & Lester..	12:19	Album Only
3.	Embraceable You	Charlie Parker & Lester..	10:35	Album Only
4.	The Closer	Charlie Parker & Lester..	10:46	Album Only
5.	How High the Moon?	Charlie Parker & Lester..	5:44	$0.99

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