This informational blog focuses on the work of Charle "Bird" Parker, a jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. He was a leader in the development of Bebop. He played the alto saxophone. Parker's musical style influenced a generation of Black musicians. Below please find some information about these individuals.
Note: This blog is reprinted with permission from and compiled by Abdul Akalimat, PhD
Charles Yardbird Parker (1920 - 1955)
wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parker Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=charlie+parker+full+album
Sonny Stitt (1924 - 1982) wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Stitt Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXSosXgLU0w
James Moody (1925 - 2010) wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Moody_(saxophonist)#Career Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=james+moody+full+album
Sonny Criss (1927 - 1977) wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Criss Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sonny+criss+full+albulm
Jackie McLean (1931 - 2006) wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_McLean Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jackie+mclean+full+albulm
Frank Morgan (1933 - 2007) wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Morgan_(musician) Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=frank+morgan+full+albulm
Lou Donaldson (1926 - ) wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Donaldson Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lou+donaldson+full+albulm