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[[Image:Charlieparkerpic.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Charlie with his saxophone.]]
[[Image:Charlieparkerpic.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Charlie with his saxophone.]]
'''Charlie 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.
'''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>
==References==
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[[Category:Musicians|Parker, Charlie]]
[[Category:Musicians|Parker, Charlie]]