Yardbird Suite: A Compendium of the Music and Life of Charlie Parker

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 01/01/1988
ISBN: 9780879722593
Pages: 346
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.32w x 0.98d