Charlie Parker #1424

Caption from poster__           " They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art."   BIRDLAND   The only child of Charles and Addie Parker, Charlie Parker was one of the most important and influential saxophonists and jazz players of the 1940’s.  When Parker was still a child, his family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where jazz, blues and gospel music were flourishing. His first contact with music came from school, where he played baritone horn with the school’s band. When he was 15, he showed a great interesting music and a love for the alto saxophone. Soon, Parker was playing with local bands until 1935, when he left school to pursue a music career.  From 1935 to 1939, Parker worked in Kansas City with several local jazz and blues bands from which he developed his art. In 1939, Parker visited New York for the first time, and he stayed for nearly a y