Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker

The first and only authorized documentary on Charlie Parker, includes on-camera interviews with Rebecca Davis Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, and others. This very special program moves beyond the focus of Parker and traces the evolution of jazz from the Armstrong era of the 1920s to bebop--the new music of the 40s and 50s, a music Parker brought to its highest level. This is a must for any jazz lover!