[ Umbrella Entertainment / DVD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 19 January 2005
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Suitable for General AudiencesG :-
All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 38 Minutes - PAL
Includes :-
-Musician biography and discographies
-Charlie Parker tribute
Jazz legend Charlie Parker's range, virtuosity, and originality with a saxophone made him a luminous cult hero and a kinetic force in the history of jazz. Featuring some of the hottest names in contemporary jazz, this tribute was performed at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, 1990.
Musicians featured :-
Red Rodney - Trumpet & Flugel Horn, Rufus Reid & Steve Gilmore - Bass, Roy Haynes & Bill Goodwin - Drums, Phil Woods & Frank Morgan - Alto Sax, Monte Alexander & Hal Galper - Piano.
"He engineered the birth of bebop through revolutionary, daring improvisations which extended the possibilities of jazz harmony and changed the music forever."
-The BBC