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Overview
Date of Death:
12 March 1955, New York, New York, USA (pneumonia, heart failure and cirrhosis of the liver following drug abuse) moreMini Biography:
Charles Christopher Parker Jr. was born on August 29, 1920, in a suburb... moreAlternate Names:
Charlie 'Bird' ParkerFilmography
Soundtrack:
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) (writer: "Segment")
- Capote (2005) (writer: "My Little Suede Shoes")
- Joe Gould's Secret (2000) (performer: "The Nearness of You")
- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) (writer: "KO-KO") (performer: "KO-KO")
... aka The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley (USA: complete title) - The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) (writer: "Shaw 'Nuff'") (performer: "Shaw 'Nuff'", "Groovin' High")
- The Ditchdigger's Daughters (1997) (TV) (performer: "Lover Man")
- Love Jones (1997) (writer: "Parker's Mood") (performer: "Parker's Mood")
- Basquiat (1996) (writer: "Koko") (performer: "Koko", "April in Paris")
... aka Build a Fort, Set It on Fire - Mac (1992) (performer: "LAURA")
- The Marrying Man (1991) (writer: "YARDBIRD SUITE") (performer: "YARDBIRD SUITE")
... aka Too Hot to Handle - Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer (1989) (writer: "Cool Blue")
... aka Comment faire l'amour avec un noir sans se fatiguer (France)
... aka How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (International: English title) - Bird (1988) (performer: "Lester Leaps In", "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me", "Ornithology", "Lover Man", "April in Paris", "All of Me", "Now's The Time", "Cool Blues", "Laura", "This Time The Dream's On Me", "Ko Ko", "Parker's Mood")
- Sign 'o' the Times (1987) ("Now's the Time")
- The Color of Money (1986) (performer: "I'll Remember April")
- 'Round Midnight (1986) (writer: "Now's The Time")
... aka Autour de minuit (France) - Sorcerer (1977) (performer: "I Remember April")
... aka Wages of Fear - Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) (performer: "Confirmation")
Composer:
- Anciana asturiana, Una (2004)
- George Shearing: Lullaby in Birdland (1992) (V)
- Goût de plaire, Le (1989)
- Souffle au coeur, Le (1971)
... aka Dearest Heart
... aka Dearest Love (UK)
... aka Herzflimmern
... aka Murmur of the Heart
... aka Soffio al cuore (Italy)
Music Department:
- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) (composer: song "Ko-Ko")
... aka The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley (USA: complete title) - Dresden (1999) (composer: song "Big Foot")
Thanks:
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Steps Ahead (1991) (TV) (tribute) (segment "For Bird - With Love")
Self:
- Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker (1987) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- "The Fifties" (1997) (uncredited) .... Himself (plays with Dizzy)
- "Masters of American Music" (1995) .... Himself
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"American Masters"
- Benny Goodman: Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing (1993) TV episode .... Himself -
"Great Performances"
- Miles Davis: A Tribute (1991) TV episode (as Charlie 'Bird' Parker) .... Himself - What Happened to Kerouac? (1986) .... Himself
- The Last of the Blue Devils (1980) .... Himself
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Other Works:
Innovative jazz alto saxophonist and composer. morePublicity Listings:
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