Celebrating Bird : the triumph of Charlie Parker / Kendrick Simmons, Gary Giddins, directors ; Multiprises LLC.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Simmons, Kendrick, film director.

Giddins, Gary, film director.

Toby Byron/Multiprises, production company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955.

Parker, Charlie.

Jazz musicians--United States--Biography.

Jazz musicians.

United States.

African American musicians--Biography.

African American musicians.

Genre:

Biographies.

Internet videos.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (56 min.)) : sound, color

polychrome

Other Title:

Triumph of Charlie Parker

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Multiprises : LLC, [1987]

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

A captivating portrait of the greatest saxophonist in the history of jazz. The legend of alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, who died aged 34 in New York from his excessive use of artificial paradises, has inspired many artists: Clint Eastwood, who tells the story of his life in the film Bird, and writers such as Gary Giddins who wrote Bird. The Triumph of Charlie Parker. It is this book that inspired this fine documentary dedicated to Charlie Parker, the legendary musician whose premature death deprived jazz and music in general of treasures that shall never be known... Let us leave regrets aside and listen to the many witness accounts from the people close to him who sketch a captivating portrait of the inventor of be-bop, and listen to the "bird" sing on his magical sax.

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OCLC:

956370516

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.