Chasin the Bird: A Charlie Parker Graphic Novel
Chasin the Bird: A Charlie Parker Graphic Novel The graphic novel tells the story of Bird's time in L.A. This marked the beginning of a tumultuous two year-stint for Bird bumming around L.A., showing…
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Chasin the Bird: A Charlie Parker Graphic Novel
The graphic novel tells the story of Bird's time in L.A. This marked the beginning of a tumultuous two year-stint for Bird bumming around L.A., showing up at jam sessions, crashing on people's couches, causing havoc in public places, and recording some of his most groundbreaking tracks, "A Night inTunisia" and "Ornithology," as well as "Relaxin' At Camarillo," inspired by the end of his time in SoCal at the Camarillo State Hospital. starting in December 1945, whereBird and Dizzy Gillespie brought frenetic sounds of bebop from the East Coast jazz underground to the West Coast for a two-month residency at Billy Berg's Hollywood jazz club.
including recording some of his signature songs with Dial Record founder Ross Russell, a brief but The novel explores Bird's relationship with the characters and events he encountered during his time in L.A.