Charlie Parker: Bird In Kansas City LP JAZZ-218 It’s a theme that can

It’s a theme that can be heard throughout much of the London-based British-Brazilian songwriter's music

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Charlie Parker: Bird In Kansas City LP JAZZ-218 It’s a theme that canCharlie Parker had a complicated relationship with his hometown of Kansas City, MO owing both to its history of racial segregation and to his strong ties to his family and friends there. This new set of rare recordings dating from between 1941 1951most of them never having been heard before and some never even having been known to existchronicle Birds evolution from a blossoming soloist with the Jay McShann Band into a brilliant improviser who