Saxophonist Charles Parker Jr., born August 29, 1920, nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird," was one of the architects of bebop, a ...

Jazz guitar icon George Freeman passed away on April 1 at the age of 97. The celebrated musician had planned to mark his 98th birthday on April 10 with a series of concerts at Chi ...

Savoy Sessions:- Billie's Bounce; Thriving From A Riff; Koko; Meandering; Donna Lee; Cheryl; Buzzy; Another Hair Do; Bluebird; Klaunstance; BirdGets The Worm ...

Saxophone virtuoso Charlie Parker, left, brought Miles Davis, right, into his bebop band in the 1940s, Davis’s first professional job The Original Dixieland Jazz band, pictured in 1917 ...

Bebop represented the avant-garde – new ... pioneers like John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie (Trumpet), Charlie Parker (Saxophone), Miles Davis (Trumpet), and Thelonious Monk (Piano) shunned ...

Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new ... On 13 cuts recorded in his hometown from 1941 to 1951, the bebop pioneer’s playing is largely informal and relaxed, yet still ...