Composer · 1920 - 1955
Charlie Parker
Biography
Charlie Parker
(b Kansas City, KS, 29 Aug 1920; d New York, 12 March 1955). American jazz alto saxophonist.
He was one of the most important and influential improvising soloists in jazz, and a central figure in the development of bop in the 1940s. A legendary figure in his own lifetime, he was idolized by those who worked with him, and he inspired a generation of jazz performers and composers.