Charlie Parker is famous for his role in the development of bebop music, which had an onomatopoetic name reflecting the short notes and off-the-beat rhythms characteristic of the genre.
Charlie Parker, Biography, Music, & Facts
Charlie Parker - Bird in Boston · Live at the Hi-Hat 1953-1954 (2-CD) - Blue Sounds
Charlie Parker Evolved into “The Birdman” and Changed Jazz Through Bebop, by Thomas O'Grady, Lessons from History
Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie/Charles Mingus/Bud Powell/Max Roach : Jazz At Massey Hall – The Quintet (CD) -- Dusty Groove is Chicago's Online Record Store
History of Bebop — Timeline of African American Music
How Charlie Parker Defined the Sound and Substance of Bebop Jazz
Charlie Parker - IMDb
50 great moments in jazz: Charlie Parker, Jazz
Interview: Stanley Crouch, Author Of 'Kansas City Lightning' : NPR
What Is Bebop? Uncovering The 1940s Jazz Pioneers - Jazzfuel
Ira Gitler on Parker's Moods - JazzWax
Charlie Parker played be bop READ ALOUD
