Charlie Parker
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 29, 1920
- Died
- March 12, 1955
- Birthplace
- Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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.
Filmography
- Bird 100
Bird 100 TBA
Actor
- Cool
Cool TBA
as Self
Eastwood Symphonic 2023
Music
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs 2022
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere 2020
as Self - Archival Footage
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 2019
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Take Your Pills 2018
as Self (archive footage)
Improvisation 2004
as Self
The Harlem Renaissance 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music 1993
as Self
Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker 1989
as Charlie Parker
Improvisation 1950
as Self
Credits from TMDB.