Charlie Parker
Series
Smithsonian collection of recordings volume 3
Publisher
CBS Records
Pub. Date
p1987.
Language
English
19) Bird
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
The life of legendary jazz musician Charlie "Yardbird" Parker, directed and produced by jazz fan, Clint Eastwood. The film uses actual recordings by Parker with the backgrounds removed, and accompaniment by modern musicians attuned to the Yardbird's improvisations.