Charlie Parker (English Wikipedia)

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Priestley 1984, pp. 39–44. Priestley, Brian (1984). Charlie Parker. Tunbridge Wells: Spellmount.
Reisner 1977, p. 133. Reisner, George (1977). Bird: The Legend of Charlie Parker. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306800696.
Gitler, Ira (2001). The Masters of Bebop: A Listener's Guide. Da Capo Press. p. 33. ISBN 0-306-81009-3. Charles Mingus once chose it when asked to name his favorite Parker recordings. 'I like all', he said, 'none more than the other, but I'd have to pick "Lover Man" for the feeling he had then and his ability to express that feeling.'
Griffin, Farah Jasmine; Washington, Salim (2008). Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever. New York: Thomas Dunne Books. p. 237. ISBN 9780312327859.
Kerouac, Jack (1990). Mexico City Blues. Grove Weidenfeld. pp. 242–243. ISBN 9780802130600.

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Shaver, Peter D. (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Parker, Charlie, Residence. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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"100 Jazz Profiles: Charlie Parker". BBC Radio 3. Retrieved February 10, 2023.

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"Charlie Parker Biography – Facts, Birthday, Life Story". Biography.com. Retrieved February 17, 2014.

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Woideck, Carl (2015). Charlie Parker. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190268787.
Komara, Edward M. (1998). "Historical Narrative". In Gray, Michael (ed.). The Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker: A Discography. Discographies series. Vol. 76. Greenwood, Connecticut, United States: Greenwood Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780313291685. OCLC 528877878 – via Google Books.
Chase, Ronald (October 7, 2013). "9. Two State Hospitals (1959—1960)". Schizophrenia: A Brother Finds Answers in Biological Science. Baltimore, Maryland, United States: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 76. ISBN 9781421410913. OCLC 827119755 – via Google Books.

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"Charlie Parker: The Charlie Parker Residence, NYC". Charlieparkerresidence.net. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2011.

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"Anthony Braxton – Sextet (Parker) 1993". discogs.com. March 2, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

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DeVeaux, Scott (Spring 1988). "Bebop and the Recording Industry: The 1942 AFM Recording Ban Reconsidered". Journal of the American Musicological Society. 41 (1): 126–165. doi:10.2307/831753. JSTOR 831753.

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Tucker, Richard. "Charlie Parker: 32 cents Commemorative stamp". Esperstamps.org. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.

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Genzlinger, Neil (September 8, 2021). "Phil Schaap, Grammy-Winning Jazz D.J. and Historian, Dies at 70". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.

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Woideck, Carl (July 16, 2020). Charlie Parker: His Music and Life. University of Michigan Press. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-0-472-03789-6.

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"Awards Nominations & Winners". Grammy.com. April 30, 2017. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015.

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"Grammy Hall of Fame Database". Archived from the original on June 26, 2015.

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"The short, troubled life of saxophone genius Charlie 'Bird' Parker". The Independent. September 2, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

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"Charlie Parker Discography". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

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DeVeaux, Scott (Spring 1988). "Bebop and the Recording Industry: The 1942 AFM Recording Ban Reconsidered". Journal of the American Musicological Society. 41 (1): 126–165. doi:10.2307/831753. JSTOR 831753.

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"Charlie Parker Memorial – Bird Lives". Kansas City Parks & Recreation. Retrieved March 5, 2026.

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"2nd annual Charlie Parker Celebration begins Thursday in Kansas City". KSHB. August 20, 2015. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.

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"Bird Brouhaha, or the Grave Situation of Charlie Parker". Los Angeles Times. December 18, 1998. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

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"LitCharts". LitCharts. Retrieved June 19, 2026.

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Komara, Ed (2002). ""Ko Ko"-- Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and others (1945)" (PDF). Library of Congress.

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Wall, M., "Fantastically flash, inscrutably cool: How the Yardbirds shaped rock'n'roll," Loudersound.com, January 2, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2019.

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"Charlie Parker - myth and mayhem - National Jazz Archive". nationaljazzarchive.org.uk. August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

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"Charlie Parker Residence Designation Report" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

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Vitale, Tom (August 27, 2000). "The Story of Charlie Parker's 'Ko Ko'". NPR.org.

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"Parker, Charlie, Residence" on the NRHP database

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"Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2023.

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"Charlie Parker, Uptown and Down". The NY Times. August 24, 2007.
"CHARLIE PARKER, JAZZ MASTER, DIES; A Be-Bop Founder and Top Saxophonist Is Stricken in Suite of Baroness". The New York Times. March 15, 1955. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
Genzlinger, Neil (September 8, 2021). "Phil Schaap, Grammy-Winning Jazz D.J. and Historian, Dies at 70". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
Kakutani, Michiko (August 30, 2021). "When Charlie Watts Finally Made It to New York City". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 5, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.

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Philadelphia, Opera. "Charlie Parker's YARDBIRD – Charlie Parker's YARDBIRD". Opera Philadelphia.

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"Ken Burns interviews Chan Parker" (PDF). Pbs.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2004. Retrieved March 10, 2011.

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Charles Baird Parker 61 Son of Jazz Great. Philly.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

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"Paul Desmond interviews Charlie Parker". Puredesmond.ca. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.

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"Aaron Johnson". ReverbNation.

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Wickman, Forrest (October 11, 2014). "What Whiplash Gets Wrong About Genius, Work, and the Charlie Parker Myth". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.

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Leadbeater, Chris (February 4, 2016). "The death of Charlie Parker - and his New York afterlife". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

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Fordham, John (June 16, 2011). "A teenage Charlie Parker has a cymbal thrown at him". The Guardian.
Fordham, John (October 23, 2009). "50 Great Moments in Jazz: The Quintet – Jazz at Massey Hall". The Guardian.
Charlie Parker: a genius distilled. TheGuardian.com. March 21, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

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Havers, Richard (August 29, 2023). "A Bird's Life: How Charlie Parker Changed The Course Of Jazz History". uDiscover Music. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

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Page, Tim (September 8, 2021). "Phil Schaap, jazz scholar, historian and broadcaster, dies at 70". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 9, 2021.

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"Paul Desmond interviews Charlie Parker". Puredesmond.ca. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
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"Ken Burns interviews Chan Parker" (PDF). Pbs.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2004. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
"Yardbird". Birdlives.co.uk. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
nyakuti5 (December 24, 2007), The Charlie Parker Story, archived from the original on January 4, 2019, retrieved February 7, 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
"Awards Nominations & Winners". Grammy.com. April 30, 2017. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015.
"Grammy Hall of Fame Database". Archived from the original on June 26, 2015.
Tucker, Richard. "Charlie Parker: 32 cents Commemorative stamp". Esperstamps.org. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
"Charlie Parker Residence Designation Report" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
"Charlie Parker: The Charlie Parker Residence, NYC". Charlieparkerresidence.net. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
"CHARLIE PARKER, JAZZ MASTER, DIES; A Be-Bop Founder and Top Saxophonist Is Stricken in Suite of Baroness". The New York Times. March 15, 1955. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
"'How to Speak Hip' – Mercury Records 1959". Iotaillustration.posterous.com. January 7, 2011. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
"2nd annual Charlie Parker Celebration begins Thursday in Kansas City". KSHB. August 20, 2015. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
"Conn Selmer Homepage". www.connselmer.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
Kakutani, Michiko (August 30, 2021). "When Charlie Watts Finally Made It to New York City". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 5, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
Wickman, Forrest (October 11, 2014). "What Whiplash Gets Wrong About Genius, Work, and the Charlie Parker Myth". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.

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Komara, Edward M. (1998). "Historical Narrative". In Gray, Michael (ed.). The Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker: A Discography. Discographies series. Vol. 76. Greenwood, Connecticut, United States: Greenwood Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780313291685. OCLC 528877878 – via Google Books.
Chase, Ronald (October 7, 2013). "9. Two State Hospitals (1959—1960)". Schizophrenia: A Brother Finds Answers in Biological Science. Baltimore, Maryland, United States: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 76. ISBN 9781421410913. OCLC 827119755 – via Google Books.
Leadbeater, Chris (February 4, 2016). "The death of Charlie Parker - and his New York afterlife". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
Genzlinger, Neil (September 8, 2021). "Phil Schaap, Grammy-Winning Jazz D.J. and Historian, Dies at 70". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.

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