Charlie Parker Quintet

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The Charlie Parker Quintet was a bebop jazz ensemble led by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, known for its groundbreaking improvisation and influential recordings in the 1940s and early 1950s.

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instanceOf bebop group
jazz ensemble
activePeriodEnd early 1950s
activePeriodStart 1940s
associatedMovement bebop movement
associatedWithCity New York City
countryOfOrigin United States
era post-World War II jazz
genre bebop
jazz
hasNameOrigin named after Charlie Parker
influencedGenre hard bop
modern jazz
instrumentation alto saxophone
double bass
drums
piano
trumpet
knownFor groundbreaking improvisation
influential bebop recordings
leader Charlie Parker
notableMember Charlie Parker
Curley Russell
Duke Jordan
Max Roach
Miles Davis
Red Rodney
Tommy Potter
notableRecording Billie's Bounce
Chasin' the Bird
Donna Lee
linked to: Misirlou

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Now's the Time
Ornithology
Scrapple from the Apple
performanceSetting recording studios
small jazz clubs
primaryInstrumentOfLeader alto saxophone
recordLabel Dial Records
Savoy Records
Verve Records
styleCharacteristic advanced chord substitutions
complex harmonies
fast tempos
virtuosic improvisation
typicalEnsembleSize 5

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Charlie Parker associatedAct Charlie Parker Quintet
subject linked to: Bird
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Tommy Potter memberOf Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham memberOf Charlie Parker Quintet