Yardbird Suite

Yardbird Suite PDF Author: Lawrence O. Koch
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879722593
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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Book Description
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.