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Chasin' the Bird (song)

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742: 105:"Chasin' the Bird" is an unusual composition for Parker. Its theme "contains two simultaneous and interlocking melodies played contrapuntally by alto and trumpet." The structure is AABA and the harmony is based on that of " 363: 481: 502: 307: 266: 777: 782: 235: 191: 633: 488: 339: 323: 315: 767: 347: 259: 703: 598: 331: 591: 527: 438: 284: 640: 654: 371: 355: 745: 710: 661: 462: 454: 252: 117:
The composition was first recorded by Parker's quintet, which contained Parker (alto saxophone),
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Taylor, Chuck (September 4, 1999) "Tom Harrell: Time's Mirror".
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Chasin' the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker
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Index

Composition
Genre
Jazz
bebop
Label
Savoy
Composer(s)
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
jazz standard
I Got Rhythm
Miles Davis
Bud Powell
Tommy Potter
Max Roach
Savoy Records


Priestley 2005
ISBN
978-0-19-092340-2


Priestley 2005
ISBN
978-1-84553-036-5
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