Charlie Parker (Bird) Concept Improvisation Example 1
Charlie Parker (Bird) was a very influential jazz saxophonist and a leading figure in the development of bebop. He was a virtuoso and introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas such as passing chords, new varieties of altered chords, chord substitutions, and more. In this video, Larry Coryell shows an example of what he calls the Charlie Parker, or "Bird" concept. Make sure to watch the other examples as well . . .
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