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Charlie Parker

aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist

United States • 1920-08-29 – 1955-03-12

Charlie Parker is credited on 8,798 releases across 2,396 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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8,798

Pressings credited

2,396

Albums

8

Decades active

594

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Biography

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.

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8,798 releases · 2,396 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 18,101
  • Other credits · 228

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Birdland · Carnegie Hall

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