Yardbird Suite: A Compendium of the Music and Life of Charlie Parker

by Lawrence O. Koch

A comprehensive study of jazz great Charlie Parker, including details of record dates, more than 200 musical illustrations, and biographical material arranged chronologically and linked with Parker's recordings. The "Bird Stories" are all here, from Parker's Kansas City roots to his untimely death, as well as the seminal journal article on Parker's music, "Ornithology" that appeared in the Journal of Jazz Studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879722606
• ISBN13: 9780879722609
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Bowling Green State University Popular Press
• Length: 336 Pages