Chasin' the Bird
- Author: Priestley, Brian
Chasin' the Bird
- Author: Priestley, Brian
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In his short life, Parker was one of the most influential musicians in jazz, and together with Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, he was the main architect of the modern jazz revolution of the 1940s known as bebop. Addicted to drugs and alcohol, and with a tangled private life, Parker died young, and a legend grew up about his tragic genius.
Chasin’ the Bird is a completely revised and expanded edition of the short biography of Charlie Parker by Brian Priestley first published in 1984 which quickly established itself as the most succinct, accurate and readable book on Parker. This edition, which is twice the length of the original, incorporates material which has come to light since the first edition was published. It also provides an expanded discussion of performances and recordings, with a complete discography, notes and bibliography.
Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface vii – viii
- Acknowledgements ix – x
- Introduction
- Introduction 1 – 7
- 1. Body and soul 9 – 21
- 2. The jumpin’ blues 22 – 38
- 3. Now’s the time 39 – 54
- 4. Parker’s mood 55 -70
- 5. Celebrity 71 – 87
- 6. I remember you 88 – 105
- 7. The song is you 106 – 124
- 8. Confirmation 125- 138
- End Matter
- Discography 139 – 198
- Notes 199 – 230
- Bibliography [+]231 – 232
- Index 233 – 242
