Jazz solos, with chord symbols. Introd. by Jamey Aebersold. "The solos are in B♭ key, transposed to sound in unison with the original solos in E♭ key"--Page iv. "Scale syllabus": p. [3] of cover.

Charlie "Bird Parker was one of the founders of post-war jazz and one of its pre-eminent innovators. What Parker did for alto saxophone improvisation not only influenced countless sax players, but ...

If you’re not yet a fan of jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker, spend a few minutes with UNC Charlotte professor Will Campbell. “His virtuosic approach to the saxophone was unmatched,” Campbell ...

More blues singer than Broadway, the Bird helped introduce bebop to jazz — and along the way redefined jazz velocity with his scrappy sound and pithy melodic figures. This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry ...

For the past month, I’ve been learning (slowly and with difficulty) Charlie Parker’s “ Anthropology “solo from a track which appeared on a Columbia LP that was recorded live from Birdland, a now ...

Decades after Parker's death, a new album compiles previously unknown performances by the alto sax legend. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the record will please both jazz experts and casual listeners.