Block, SkipCaptcha, apieditor, Automoderated users, Bots, edit, ratelimit-exempt
58,710
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − +
→top: clean up & uniformity
[[Image:Charlieparkerpic.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Charlie with his saxophone.]]
[[Image:Charlieparkerpic.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Charlie with his saxophone.]]
'''Charlie "Bird" Parker''' was a famous [[alto saxophone]] player who played a key role in the invention of [[bebop]] along with, among others, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Max Roach. Parker was nicknamed "Bird" because he played so fast that his reed chirped. <ref>Kenny G, interview [http://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2011/06/05/kenny-g-is-55-a-chirpy-interview-from-2002/]</ref>
'''Charlie "Bird" Parker''' was a famous [[alto saxophone]] player who played a key role in the invention of [[bebop]] along with, among others, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Max Roach. Parker was nicknamed "Bird" because he played so fast that his reed chirped.<ref>[http://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2011/06/05/kenny-g-is-55-a-chirpy-interview-from-2002/ Kenny G, interview]</ref>
==References==
==References==