{"product_id":"charlie-parker-composer-9780190923389","title":"Charlie Parker, Composer","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Henry Martin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Musical Instruments - Woodwinds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a founding father of bebop and brilliant jazz improviser, Charlie Parker has secured a reputation and legacy second to none since his birth nearly 100 years ago. Because of his excellence as an improviser, however, his compositions - while admired and still played - have taken a back seat. In this exciting and timely new volume, author Henry Martin rebalances our understanding of Parker by spotlighting his significance as a jazz \u003cem\u003ecomposer\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with a review of Parker's life and musical training, \u003cem\u003eCharlie Parker, Composer\u003c\/em\u003e critically analyzes Parker's compositions, situating them within both his individual musicianship and early bebop style. Proposing that Parker composed up to 84 pieces, Martin examines their development and aesthetic qualities, their similarities and dissimilarities within a range of seven types of jazz composition. Also discussed are eight tunes credited to Parker but never performed by him, along with an evaluation of where - if at all - they fit in his oeuvre. Providing the first assessment of a major jazz composer's output in its entirety, \u003cem\u003eCharlie Parker, Composer\u003c\/em\u003e offers a thorough reexamination, through music-theoretical, historical, and philosophical lenses, of one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46418828820631,"sku":"9780190923389","price":6291.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780190923389.webp?v=1769072317","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/charlie-parker-composer-9780190923389","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}