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[JAZZ]. PARKER, CHARLIE (1920-1955). Photograph inscribed and signed ("Charlie Parker"), by James J. Kriegsmann, New York (caption from negative), n.d. [circa 1950]. 246 x 197 mm. (9¾ x 7¾ in.) including margins. A shoulder-length portrait of Parker holding his tenor saxophone, inscribed on the upper-left portion of the image: "To Kayo Regards Charlie Parker." Rare.
"'Bird.' He influenced a generation of Jazz musicians. His extemporaneous style was an amazing synthesis of rythm, tone, melody, harmony, and form. He was the leading exponent of bop and bebop, which is improvised on chords rather than themes"--W.M.
"'Bird.' He influenced a generation of Jazz musicians. His extemporaneous style was an amazing synthesis of rythm, tone, melody, harmony, and form. He was the leading exponent of bop and bebop, which is improvised on chords rather than themes"--W.M.