Charlie Parker

August 29th  – Charlie Parker’s birthday.


Charlie Parker - a versatile musician, by many people he was considered a jazz genius.
He was innovative, open minded, intuitive and dedicated – Charlie was truly ingenious.
Experimenting with genres and harmonies, he had developed and evolved his jazz style.
He had fulfilled his childhood dream despite of struggling Parker experienced for while. 

Starting with horn in high school, Charlie transitioned to and fell in love with saxophone.
With his commitment, long hours of practice playing music he had dramatically grown.
As he progressed, Parker had integrated jazz with music of classical, Latin, blues origin,
It had further inspired him, gave a refreshing, vital, creative breath that felt like oxygen.

Parker had collaborated with outstanding, professional and talented musicians of the era.
With series of challenges, he had eventually reached of his creative opportunities’ sierra.
McShann, Gillespie, Mingus, Clarke, Monk, Christian, Powell, Davis, Basie, Lewis, Roach-
He learned from best jazz, bebop musicians and had developed his own musical approach.

Parker continued to hone his skills, enhancing his music technical delivery or execution.
He was in constant search of innovative self-expression resulting in a desirable solution.
Charlie accomplished virtuosity in technical regards as well as his novel improvisation.
Composing tempo, his melodic harmonies made in the jazz world revolution or sensation. 

On August 29th falls Charlie (“Yardbird,” “Bird”) Parker’s birthday, whom we remember
As an extraordinary musician, innovative thinker and jazz community’s important member.
He’d come and gone at 34 leaving on Earth a legacy of his persona, genius and contribution.
Parker invested talent, passion and hard work that had inevitably led to jazz music evolution.


Copyright©2012 Mila Alper


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