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The Official Instagram account for saxophonist, composer and Jazz icon Charlie "Bird" Parker.

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Remembering Red Rodney:
September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994

Red Rodney had one of the most prized jobs in jazz, playing trumpet in the quintet of the altoist Charlie Parker. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
When Clint Eastwood produced the 1988 film “BIRD” (inspired about the life of Charlie Parker) Rodney was portrayed in it and contributed trumpet on the motion picture soundtrack. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #RedRodney #Remembrance #Jazz #Legend

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“I spent my first week in New York looking for Bird and Dizzy. Man, I went everywhere looking for those cats.” – Miles Davis

Happy Birthday to the legendary, Miles Davis! 🎺

Celebrate the musical collaboration of Bird and Miles with BIRDSONG. Link available in the IG Story. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #MilesDavis #Jazz #Legend

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Shout out to Instagram User @theguyformerlyknownasyoshken for sharing this sharp shot of Charlie Parker’s THE SAVOY 10-INCH LP COLLECTION.

Share your Charlie Parker music collection using the hashtag #Bird2020 for a chance to be featured on Bird’s official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #Music #Records #Vinyl #VinylJunkie #VinylAddicts #Savoy #Jazz #Legend

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Remembering Coleman Hawkins:
November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969

Watch Hawkins and Bird share this performance from Norman Granz’s
1950 feature “Improvisation.”
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #ColemanHawkins #Remembrance #Jazz #Legend

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Happy Birthday to Kai Winding! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Kai Winding was a trombonist and jazz composer known for his many notable collaborations including Charlie Parker and trombonist J. J. Johnson. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #KaiWinding #HappyBirthday #Jazz #Legend

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✉️ SIGN UP TODAY for the official Charlie Parker newsletter to receive all of the latest news, events and exclusive releases! www.charliebirdparker.com
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird2020 #Birdland #BirdLives #Newsletter #EBlast #MailingList #FanMail #Legend

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🙌🏾 🎷 This killer rendition of Bird’s “Dexterity” comes from Kevin Brewster (IG User @kevinbrewstermusic). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Show us your skills and share your best Bird inspired performance! Use the hashtag #Bird2020 for your chance to be featured next.
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #FanFriday #Tributes #Covers #CoverSongs #InstaMusic #Saxophone #SaxophonePlayers #Saxophonist #Jazz #Legend

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Remembering Chet Baker:
December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988

Baker was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Jazz historian Dave Gelly described the promise of Baker's early career as "James Dean, Frank Sinatra, and Bix Beiderbecke,
rolled into one."
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #ChetBaker #Remembrance #Jazz #Legend

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Bop until you drop with this swingin’playlist from iHeartRadio!

Hear classics from Bird, Diz, Miles and many more! 💙 🎶 Hit up the IG Story for the listening link.
#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #NickPhillips #iHeartRadio #iHeartMedia #Playlists #Jazz #Legend

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Remembering Johnny Hodges:
July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970

Benny Goodman described Johnny Hodges as "by far the greatest man on alto sax that I ever heard." Charlie Parker called him "the Lily Pons of his instrument.” Listen to Bird and Johnny together on “Funky Blues.” Listening link available in the IG Story. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #JohnnyHodges #Remembrance #Jazz #Legend

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Check out this incredible Bird inspired caricature illustration created by Julio Ibarra.

Share your skills using the hashtag @Bird2020 for your chance to be featured on the official Charlie Parker Instagram, Facebook and Twitter pages. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #FanArtFriday #Art #Artwork #Artist #Illustrations #Caricatures #Cartoons #Minimalist #Artistic #Creative #Jazz #Legend

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Remembering Barney Kessel:
October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004

Kessel was a jazz guitarist and a member of the renowned group of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew. Barney Kessel recorded with Charlie Parker's New Stars on the RELAXIN’ AT CAMARILLO session for Dial Records.

Listen to Barney’s infamous jazz guitar on RELAXIN’ AT CAMARILLO. Hit up the IG Story for the link.

Pictured: Benny Carter, Barney Kessell, Flip Phillips, Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson at a Clef recording session, Hollywood in 1952

Photo: Esther Bubley
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #BirdLives #Bird2020 #BarneyKessel #RelaxinAtCamarillo #Guitarist #JazzGuitar #Jazz #Legend

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In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Day, we’re gifting one lucky Craft follower a copy of our deluxe vinyl box set compiling Charlie Parker's groundbreaking bebop sessions for Savoy! Link in bio to enter contest. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#CraftRecordings #Bird100
#JazzAppreciationMonth ⁠

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🎨 Shout out to Hannah Vernier (IG User @hannah_vernier) for this outstanding Bird inspired artwork! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Be a part of Charlie Parker’s legacy and share your creative tributes using the hashtag #Bird2020 for a chance to be featured.
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird2020 #Birdland #BirdLives #Art #Artwork #Paint #Painting #Painter #OilPainting #Artistic #Creative #FanArt #FanArtFriday #Legend

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