Parker’s Planet : Yardbird in the Space Age – One Hour Special

The freedom-loving, and bebop-fused ascendency of Charlie Parker is illuminated in this musical biography written by Jay Mandeville with the voices of Chuck Haddix (author of Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker), Dick Wright, Rodney Franks, Jeff Harshbarger, Joey Skidmore, and Margaret LaPique ; along with rare Yardbird recordings courtesy the Marr Sound Archives. Produced by Dwight Frizzell as a special broadcast in the From Ark to Microchip series.


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