찰리 파커

소개

찰스 "버드" 파커 주니어(Charles "Bird" Parker, Jr. 1920년 8월 29일 ~ 1955년 3월 12일)는 미국의 재즈 음악가이다. 색소폰 연주자 및 작곡가로 유명하다.

Charles Parker Jr., nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies. He was a virtuoso and introduced revolutionary rhythmic and harmonic ideas into jazz, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. Parker primarily played the alto saxophone.