Charlie Parker, Bird Songs

Born in 1920 in Kansas City, Charlie Parker wandered alone at night from the age of 11, getting drunk on cigarettes and soon on alcohol, before discovering heroin at 16. Precocious, this music bulimic listens to everything, blues, jazz,...


Born in 1920 in Kansas City, Charlie Parker wandered alone at night from the age of 11, getting drunk on cigarettes and soon on alcohol, before discovering heroin at 16. Precocious, this music bulimic listens to everything, blues, jazz,...

Director: Jean-Frédéric Thibault
Writer: n/A
Stars: Roy Aldridge / Charlie Christian / Kenny Clarke / Jean Cocteau / Steve Coleman
Genre: Documentary / Biography
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