Birthday: Jazz legend Charlie Parker (8/29/20)

Miles Davis once said, "You can tell the history of jazz in four words: Louis Armstrong. Charlie Parker." Parker (nicknamed "Bird") packed an unequalled jazz legend into his 34 years.

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Birthday: Jazz legend Charlie Parker (8/29/20)

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