{"product_id":"charlie-parker-book-carl-woideck-9780472103706","title":"Charlie Parker","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\"Whatever background you bring to it, the book willl likely enrich your understanding of Parker's music. . . .\" --\u003ci\u003eCadence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eAs one of the architects of modern jazz (often called \"bebop\"), Charlie Parker (1920-55) had a profound effect on American music that continues to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eThis book opens with a chapter of biography and then progresses to four chapters focusing on Charlie Parker's music by tracing his artistic evolution and major achievements as a jazz improviser. Much like a guided tour through an artist's retrospective, the book introduces readers to a sampling of Charlie Parker's most illustrative works. The musical discussions and transcribed musical examples are keyed to compact disc timings for easy location--a feature unique to this book.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"The musical analysis is brilliant, particularly the pre-1945 fragments.\" --\u003ci\u003eDownBeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\". . . debunks the stereotype that jazz musicians are unschooled and unsophisticated when it comes to music as art rather than entertainment. . . . [An] insightful and informative addition to the literature of jazz.\" --Calvin Wilson, \u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eCarl Woideck is Instructor of Jazz History, University of Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49587485868305,"sku":"GOR007087123","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50296973852945,"sku":"CIN0472103709G","price":9.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50917421777169,"sku":"CIN0472103709VG","price":15.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0472103709.jpg?v=1750911363","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/charlie-parker-book-carl-woideck-9780472103706","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}