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Charlie Parker
22) 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.
25) Risk
Series
Jazz volume episode 8
Publisher
PBS DVD Gold
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
1945-1955: Charlie Parker dominates the music world with both his musical genius and his tragic addictions, while Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck and Gerry Mulligan begin to attract new audiences to jazz. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded interviews and musical performances.
Series
Jazz volume episode 7
Publisher
PBS DVD Gold
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
1940-1945: The world is at war. Jazz becomes a symbol of freedom, and Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker let loose with bebop. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded interviews and musical performances.
Series
Criterion collection volume 328
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Français
Formats
Description
Loosely based on the director's childhood, this film portrays a precocious fifteen-year-old boy as he journeys from childhood to adulthood, his story of sexual maturation, and the unorthodox relationship he has with his free-spirited mother.