8.3K views · 101 reactions | Now playing: NORMAN GRANZ’ JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC NEW VOLUME 7 with Charlie Parker. Did you find one of the 3500 limited edition reissue copies on Record Store Day? These local record stores still may have copies left : https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/602465027549 | Charlie Parker | Facebook

9.6K views · 490 reactions | Fellow alto-playing legend Charles McPherson speaks to the importance of all jazz musicians to study the brilliance of Bird. — #CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #BirdLives #CharlesMcPherson #Legend | Charlie Parker | Facebook

In this brief clip, bandleader and clarinet maestro Benny Goodman, known as the “King of Swing,” seen here later in his career, talks about the breakthroughs Charlie Parker made in music and mentions how “Bird revolutionized the jazz era.” And in a spirited performance, Goodman shows the linkage between “How High The Moon” and Parker’s “Ornithology.” Watch that performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeUxx13mtas&t=903s | Charlie Parker