Bird : the life and music of Charlie Parker /

Bird : the life and music of Charlie Parker /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Haddix, Chuck.
Imprint:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Music in American life Music in American life.
Subject:	Parker, Charlie, -- 1920-1955. Parker, Charlie, -- 1920-1955. Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography. Jazz musicians. United States. Biographies. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11203799

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ISBN:	9780252095177 0252095170 9780252037917 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0252080890 9780252080890 025203791X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English.
Summary:	Saxophone virtuoso Charlie Bird Parker began playing professionally in his early teens, became a heroin addict at 16, changed the course of music, and then died when only 34 years old. This biography weaves together firsthand accounts from those who knew him with new information about his life and career to create a narrative portrait of a tragic genius.
Other form:	Print version: Haddix, Chuck. Bird. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2013 9780252037917

Table of Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Kansas City Blues""; ""2 Busterâ€?s Tune""; ""3 Hootie Blues""; ""4 Bebop""; ""5 Relaxing at Camarillo""; ""6 Dewey Square""; ""7 Parkerâ€?s Mood""; ""Notes""; ""Sources""; ""Index""