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Bird: The Legend Of Charlie Parker (Da Capo Paperback) [Paperback]

Robert Reisner (Author)
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press (August 22, 1977)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0306800691
  • ISBN-13: 978-0306800696
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, December 10, 2004
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This book is less acclaimed than Ross Russell's book, but is far better than the latter. Reisner knew Bird well and he interviewed most of his associates. It's Bird in the words of those who knew him. A great piece of work!
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bird; The Ledgend Of Charlie Parker is a must read., October 6, 1998
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This book shows the life of Parker through the eyes of many of his collegues, friends, and family. Robert Riesner should be commmended for his work on this material because it's informitive and gives views of Parker through people that were in his life. This book is a must read for all "true" Bird fans.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars "'Bird' by others", January 13, 2007
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This is the only book that I have read about Parker. So I can't compare it to other works. BUT it is a very enjoyable read. As the cover states there are extensive interviews with people who knew him best, including various ex-wives. Various incidents that are in the movie are described here, so I assume Eastwood, or whoever wrote the script, probably consulted this book. But, what is interesting is that the Book states that Chan and 'Bird' were never legally married. Don't think that fact was in the Movie.
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First Sentence:
I first met Charlie Parker on a rainy night in 1953. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
alto player, tenor man
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Charlie Parker, New York, Kansas City, Earl Hines, Max Roach, Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Tommy Potter, Open Door, Bud Powell, Los Angeles, Art Blakey, Norman Granz, Greenwich Village, Lester Young, Erroll Garner, Kenny Dorham, New Orleans, Ross Russell, Bob Reisner, Count Basie, Down Beat, Duke Jordan, Duke Ellington
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