  Today is the birthday of pioneering be bop alto sax player Charlie “Bird” Parker (1920-1955). Here’s his composition “Bird Gets the Worm” which he recorded in 1947 with his All-Stars: Max Roach, Miles Davis, Duke Jordan and Tommy Potter. Filed under: African American Interest, Blackface & Minstrelsy, Be Bop, Music Tagged: Bird Gets the […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:25PM on August 29, 2013