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1. Charlie Parker(Charles "Charlie" Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), also known as "Yardbird" and "Bird”, he was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.) Musical Styles & Famous Recordings TevonSmallpiece David Jones Yannieralvarez Prince white December 18, 2012

2. Musical Styles Parker was a jazz soloist who influenced a leading figure in the development of bebop.  Parker introduced a change of tone ideas, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. He had different tones that ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and somber. Parker recordings was an example of complex melodic lines, which sometimes combined jazz with other musical genres, like the blues, classic, and Latin.

3. Famous Recordings Most of Parkers famous recording were based off of his childhood nickname “Bird”. Yardbird Suite Ornithology Bird Gets the Worm Bird of Paradise

4. Charlie parker : early life/Musicians Played with In the late 1930’s Charlie started to practice on his music, it is said he spent up to 15 hours a day for about 3 to 4 years practicing. Bands led by count Besie and Bennie Moten had a huge influence on Charlie and his music. For the most part Charlie played with local bands in clubs around Kansas City, Missouri.

5. Charlie Parker New York In 1939 Charlie Parker moved to New York City in order to pursue a life in music. Besides music Charlie had a number of jobs one including being a dish washer at a local food place called Jimmie's Chicken Shack. After a few years Charlie went to play with a man named Earl Hines for one year. He then played his music at a large amount of night clubs around the Harlem area.

6. Early life He first started playing the saxophone at age 11 3–4 of which he practiced up to 15 hours a day He played with local bands around Kansas and Missouri. where he perfected his skills In 1938, He joined pianist Jay McShann‘s bands were he made his debut.

7. Distinguished Awards Charlie ‘’Bird Parker won many awards. He won Grammy award he won best performance by a soloist . Grammy Hall of Fame Awards 1945- Billies Bounce Award 1953- Jazz at Massey Hall award 1946- Ornithology Award

8. Legacy/ Influence Charlie left a legacy that most jazz musicians would never forget. To start with he knew his roots and was proud of where in came from. Mr. Bird was a innovator who represented modernism. Many remembered Charlie as a jazz musician who took jazz to various levels. Charlie took pride in what he did, and embraced it to become a better musician. The early bird was also known as Ko-ko and is still remembered as first best bebop ever recorded

9. Other Important Notes Played saxophone Attend Lincoln High School Started playing instruments at age 11 Father was a pianist, dancer, and a singer. Moved to New York City in 1939

10. Websites http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parker