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Charlie Parker

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.

Infobox

Also known as
Bird, Yardbird
Born
Charles Parker Jr.(1920-08-29)August 29, 1920Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Died
March 12, 1955(1955-03-12) (aged 34)New York City, U.S.
Genres
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Occupations
Musician composer
Instrument(s)
Alto and tenor saxophone
Years active
1937–1955
Labels
Savoy Dial Verve Mercury Esquire Vogue EMI Columbia
Website
charlieparkermusic.com
Instruments
Alto and tenor saxophone

Tables

· Recognition › Awards
Year
Year
Grammy Award history
Year
Grammy Award history
Category
Grammy Award history
Title
Grammy Award history
Genre
Grammy Award history
Label
Grammy Award history
Result
1974
1974
Grammy Award history
1974
Grammy Award history
Best Performance by a Soloist
Grammy Award history
First Recordings!
Grammy Award history
Jazz
Grammy Award history
Onyx
Grammy Award history
Winner
Grammy Award history
Year
Category
Title
Genre
Label
Result
1974
Best Performance by a Soloist
First Recordings!
Jazz
Onyx
Winner
· Recognition › Awards
Year recorded
Year recorded
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Year recorded
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Title
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Genre
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Label
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Year inducted
1945
1945
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
1945
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
"Billie's Bounce"
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Jazz (Single)
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Savoy
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
2002
1953
1953
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
1953
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Jazz at Massey Hall
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Jazz (Album)
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Debut
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
1995
1946
1946
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
1946
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
"Ornithology"
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Jazz (Single)
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Dial
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
1989
1950
1950
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
1950
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Charlie Parker with Strings
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Jazz (Album)
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Mercury
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
1988
Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
Year recorded
Title
Genre
Label
Year inducted
1945
"Billie's Bounce"
Jazz (Single)
Savoy
2002
1953
Jazz at Massey Hall
Jazz (Album)
Debut
1995
1946
"Ornithology"
Jazz (Single)
Dial
1989
1950
Charlie Parker with Strings
Jazz (Album)
Mercury
1988
· Recognition › Awards
2004
2004
Year inducted
2004
Title
Jazz at Lincoln Center: Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame
1984
1984
Year inducted
1984
Title
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1979
1979
Year inducted
1979
Title
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame
Year inducted
Title
2004
Jazz at Lincoln Center: Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame
1984
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1979
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame

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