A woman owns a beautiful old alto saxophone that belonged to her father and according to family legend was once owned by the legendary jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker. Her late father ...

just as the music scene here exploded into national prominence. Charlie Parker famously practiced up to 16 hours a day on his saxophone for years at one stretch. Lonnie McFadden’s parents ...

Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new album of rare recordings is like watching Simone Biles stretch during warmups. A new collection, “Bird in Kansas City,” captures ...

Chuck Haddix's more conventional and workmanlike Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker is biography by the ... scorned his raggedy silver Conn sax held together with rubber bands, tinfoil ...

CD1: Charlie Parker Interview; Honeysuckle Rose/Body and Soul; I Got Rhythm; I Found A New Baby; Body And Soul; Moten Swing; Coquette; Oh Lady Be Good; Wichita Blues; Honeysuckle Rose; Max Roach ...