Charlie Parker
Acting
1920-08-29 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies. He was a virtuoso and introduced revolutionary rhythmic and harmonic ideas into jazz, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. Parker primarily played the alto saxophone. Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer.
Filmography(11)
movieCharlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self - Subject (archive footage) · 2022 · 6.8
movieBird: Not Out Of Nowhere
as Self - Archival Footage · 2020 · 6.0
movieMiles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician (archive footage) · 2019 · 7.1
movieTake Your Pills
as Self (archive footage) · 2018 · 6.5
movieThe Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage) · 2004 · 6.0
movieImprovisation
as Self · 2004 · 0.0
movieBluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self · 1993 · 7.5
movieCelebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker
as Charlie Parker · 1989 · 9.5
movieImprovisation
as Self · 1950 · 5.0
movieCool
as Self · 0.0
movieBird 100
as · 0.0