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Charlie Parker : The Bird
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The greatest saxophonist of all time: Charlie "Bird" Parker, is one of the founders of the "be-bop" movement and a key figure in jazz history.
Genre: Jazz: Bebop
Release Date: 2001
The Bird Record Label: Giants Of Jazz
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Bloomdido 3:27 $0.99
An Oscar for Treadwell (Alternate Take) 3:22 $0.99
An Oscar for Treadwell 3:24 $0.99
Mohawk (Alternate Take) 3:49 $0.99
Mohawk 3:36 $0.99
My Melancholy Baby 3:26 $0.99
Leap Frog 2:31 $0.99
Leap Frog (Alternate Take) 2:03 $0.99
Relaxin' with Lee (Alternate Take) 3:57 $0.99
Relaxin' with Lee 2:50 $0.99
Celebrity 1:37 $0.99
Ballade 2:59 $0.99
Star Eyes 3:31 $0.99
Blues 2:49 $0.99
I'm In The Mood For Love 2:54 $0.99
Segment 3:22 $0.99
Passport 3:00 $0.99
Passport (Also Known as Anatole) 3:03 $0.99
Diverse 3:21 $0.99
Cardboard 3:11 $0.99
Visa 3:01 $0.99
The Bird 4:43 $0.99
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The greatest saxophonist of all time: Charlie "Bird" Parker, is one of the founders of the "be-bop" movement and a key figure in jazz history.

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REVIEWS

Bird not Montana .That's not close. It's Kansascity.
author: Yardbird News
Bird's tunes are all little jems. For those of you who have not tasted his music , this recording is a great way to become familiar with his style and vocabulary. His use of chord extensions , although commonplace now, was avant garde in the forties. It still sounds fresh. These performances are among his best. A wise compilation.
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this guy can blow! Why , he should be an editor's pick ,or something. I mean , s
author: Heaven Records
Hey, this guys no Squerrel Zipper nut or whatever, but he can play. And the band with him isn't bad either. I mean, it's not "smokey" or "dangerous" and he dosen't have any tatoos (showing) and he 's not on a trip touring with the head of the state dept. holding up starving kids, but who cares. He sounds great. Imean great. Email him, tell him you like him. He'll get a kick out of it.
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