Charlie Parker
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Charles Parker Jr., nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop,
Parker at the Three Deuces jazz club, New York City, 1947
151 Avenue B in 2011
A King Super 20 alto saxophone, owned and played by Parker, now at the Smithsonian Institution
Marquee signage advertising the names of Parker and Margie Hyams at the Three Deuces, New York City, c. 1948
Miles Davis
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Miles Dewey Davis III was an American trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and painter. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. In a career sp
Charlie Parker
…date for Savoy Records, marketed as the "greatest Jazz session ever". Recording as Charlie Parker's Reboppers, Parker enlisted sidemen Gillespie and Miles Davis on trumpet, Curley Russell on bass, and Max Roach on drums. The tracks recorded during this session include "Ko-Ko", "Billie's Bounce", and "Now's the…
Davis in 1965
The house at 1701 Kansas Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois, where Davis lived from 1939 to 1944
Tommy Potter, Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Miles Davis and Duke Jordan in August 1947
Davis on piano with Howard McGhee (trumpet), Joe Albany (pianist, standing) and Brick Fleagle (guitarist, smoking), September 1947