Chasin' the Bird - The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker - Brian Priestley

Chasin' the Bird - The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker - Brian Priestley

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Chasin' the Bird - The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker - Brian Priestley

Brian Priestley [+-]
Author, Journalist and Broadcaster
Brian Priestley is the co-author of The Rough Guide to Jazz, now in its fourth edition, and the biographer of Charles Mingus and John Coltrane. He is a jazz pianist of note, specialising in the Ellingtonian repertoire, and has several CDs to his name. He is also a critic and reviewer for numerous magazines including Jazzwise, and a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 3.

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Successful trip to Paris, recordings under Norman Granz, for Mercury Records including a solo album and significant interview with Down Beat. . Opening of Birdland and more all-star recording sessions. Family and drub-related problems.

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Priestley, Brian. Celebrity. Chasin' the Bird - The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 71 - 87 Oct 2005. ISBN 9781845533298. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=18775. Date accessed: 27 Apr 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.18775. Oct 2005

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