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Charlie Parker Bibliography
Robert Bregman, Leonard Bukowski, and Norman Saks, The Charlie Parker Discography.
Redwood, NY: Cadence Books, 1993.
Gary Giddins, Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker. New York:
Da Capo Press, 1999.
Chuck Haddix, Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker. Urbana:
University of Illinois Press, 2013.
Jens Kjeldsen, Charlie Parker - The Bird. Copenhagen: Husets Forlag, 2006.
Lawrence O. Koch, Yardbird Suite: A Compendium of the Music and Life of Charlie
Parker. Northeastern University Press, 1999.
Piet Koster, Bird Lore: Charlie Parker 1940-1955 (Second Edition). Almere:
Micrography/Names & Numbers, 2002.
Edward M. Komara (ed.), The Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker: A Discography.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998.
Henry Martin, Charlie Parker and Thematic Improvisation. Metuchen, NJ:
Scarecrow Press, 1996.
Thomas Owens, Charlie Parker: Techniques of Improvisation. Ph.D. dissertation,
University of California Los Angeles, 1974.
Chan Parker, My Life in E-Flat. Columbia: University of South Carolina
Press, 1999.
Leo Petersen, Charlie Parker: A Discography. Copenhagen, 2000.
Brian Priestley, Chasin' the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker.
London: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2005.
Robert George Reisner, Bird: The Legend of Charlie Parker. New York: Da
Capo Press, 1975.
Ross Russell, Bird Lives!: The High Life and Hard Times of Charlie (Yardbird) Parker.
New York: Da Capo Press, 1996.
Claude Schlouch, Charlie Parker: A Discography. Paris, 1999.
Ken Vail, Bird's Diary: The Life of Charlie Parker, 1945-1955. London:
Sanctuary Books, 1996.
Martin Westin, Charlie Parker i Sverige: med en Avstickare till Köpenhabn.
Stockholm: Premium Publishing, 2014.
Carl Woideck, Charlie Parker: His Music and Life. Ann Arbor: University
of Michigan Press, 1998. Revised edition, 2020.
-------- (ed.), The Charlie Parker Companion: Six Decades of Commentary.
New York: Schirmer Books, 1998.
Charlie Parker websites
Charlie Parker Music
A good starting point for information about Parker and his music, an image gallery, and (of course) stores where you can get Charlie Parker T-shirts or cover art for your home or office.
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Chasin' the Bird
This site was created as an oasis for BIRD chasers fascinated with Charlie Parker.
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Bird's Legacy
Maintained by Wasaburo Miura, with lots of discographical resources, cover art, and collectors' notes.
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Bird Lives
Llew Walker's extensive site with interviews, gallery, and lots of insightful essays.
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Phil Schaap Jazz: Radio
Phil Schaap's archive of Bird Flight broadcasts, and much besides.
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Charlie Parker at the Discography Project
An extensive discography and sessionography maintained by the Jazz Discography Project.
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Kevin Sun on Charlie Parker
New York saxophonist and composer Kevin Sun has blogged extensively about Charlie Parker and his music.
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