Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
Charles "Charlie" Parker, Jr., also known as Yardbird and Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSaxophonist
Date of Birth29 August 1920
CityKansas City, KS
CountryUnited States of America
music i-like-you mets
I'm very glad to have met you. I like your playing very much.
music play eight
I can play all I know in eight bars.
music art men
Man, there's no boundary line to art!
music art men
They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.
music play born
Once I could play what I heard inside me, that's when I was born.
music art reality
If you don't live it, it won't come out your horn.
music play
Don't be afraid, just play the music.
music play bullshit
Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play.
music art men
Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.
music faith practice
You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.
music play saxophone
Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you.
children bops jazz
Bop is no love-child of jazz.
jazz instruments
You've got to learn your instrument.
looks rhythm look-at-me
I look at melody as rhythm.