TY - BOOK AU - Haddix,Chuck TI - Bird: the life and music of Charlie Parker T2 - Music in American life SN - 9780252080890 AV - ML419 .B573 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Urbana PB - University of Illinois Press KW - Parker, Charlie, KW - Jazz musicians KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Kansas City Blues""; ""2 Buster�s Tune""; ""3 Hootie Blues""; ""4 Bebop""; ""5 Relaxing at Camarillo""; ""6 Dewey Square""; ""7 Parker�s Mood""; ""Notes""; ""Sources""; ""Index""; 2; b N2 - Saxophone virtuoso Charlie Bird Parker began playing professionally in his early teens, became a heroin addict at 16, changed the course of music, and then died when only 34 years old. This biography weaves together firsthand accounts from those who knew him with new information about his life and career to create a narrative portrait of a tragic genius UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=633687&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -