Charlie Parker Saxophonist Composer
Charlie Parker is a 34 years old Saxophonist Composer from Kansas City, Kansas. Charlie Parker was born on August 29, 1920 (died on March 12, 1955, he was 34 years old) in Kansas City, Kansas. His nickname was Bird Yardbird, Parker Charles Bird Jr., Zoizeau (in France).
About
No, he died on 03/12/1955, 69 years ago. He was 34 years old when he died. Cause of death: lobar pneumonia. He died in New York City
Family
Wife
Chan Parker, American writer
He married with Chan Parker (74), in 1950. Charlie Parker was 29 and Chan Parker was 24 years old. After 5 years, 2 months, in 1955 Chan passed away.
Works
Charlie Parker Albums (121)
There are 121 albums of Charlie Parker.
His last album Milestones of a Legend Bird 100 Charlie Parker, Vol. 10 released 3 years 3 months ago. When Milestones of a Legend Bird 100 Charlie Parker, Vol. 10 released, he was 100 years old. This album contains 13 tracks
His first album Jazz At The Philharmonic 1949 released 75 years ago, he was 28 years old when this album released. There were 8 songs in this album.
View all Charlie Parker albums.
Charlie Parker Movies (4)
There are 4 movies of Charlie Parker.
His first feature film was Improvisation (2004, as himself). He was 83 when he starred in this movie. Since 2004, he has appeared in 4 feature films. The last one is Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993). .
Charlie Parker movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
Character/Job | Movie | Age |
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himself | Improvisation (2004) | 83 |
himself | Improvisation (1950) | 30 |
Charlie Parker | Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker (1989) | 68 |
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993) | 73 |
Awards (3)
Nominated Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo in 1973 , awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1983 , awarded Grammy Hall of Fame in 1986 ,
Education
He graduated from Lincoln High School
What was Charlie's zodiac sign?Charlie Parker zodiac sign was virgo.
Other facts about Charlie Parker
Alias | Bird Yardbird, Parker Charles Bird Jr., Zoizeau (in France) |
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Place of death | New York City |
Genre | Jazz, Bebop |
Instrument | Alto saxophone, Buescher Band Instrument Company, Tenor saxophone, King Musical Instruments, C.G. Conn, Grafton saxophone |
Europeana entity | Agent/base/60530 |
Record | Mercury Records |
Manner of death | Natural Causes |
Influenced by | Buster Smith |
Given name | Charlie |
Nickname | Bird |
Libris-URI | 75kmnhhr5c43jk4 |
Genre | Jazz |
Sponsor | Pannonica De Koenigswarter |
Instrument | Saxophone |
U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10583149 |
Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
Date of death | 1955-03-12T00:00:00Z |
Family name | Parker. Show people with the surname Parker |
Cause of death | Lobar Pneumonia |
Religion | Atheism |
Discography | Charlie Parker Discography |
Official website | Charlie Parker official website |
Work period (start) | 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z |
Ethnic group | African Americans |