The Birth Of Bird: Young Charlie Parker Found Focus, Faith In Music

The jazz legend practiced his saxophone 10 to 15 hours a day before he got his big break, and while he wasn't the most reliable husband, when it came to music, he never wavered. Scholar Stanley Crouch's Kansas City Lightning is the first of a two-volume biography of Parker.

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The Birth Of Bird: Young Charlie Parker Found Focus, Faith In Music

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Stanley Crouch, Towering Jazz Critic, Dead At 74

Stanley Crouch, Towering Jazz Critic, Dead At 74

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