Charlie Parker
This is the current revision of Charlie Parker as edited by DavidB4-bot (talk | contribs) at 00:25, July 12, 2016. This URL is a permanent link to this version of this page.
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.[1]