Kansas City lightning : the rise and times of Charlie Parker
Crouch, Stanley2014
Books, Manuscripts
Throughout his life, Charlie Parker personified the tortured American artist: a revolutionary performer who used his alto saxophone to create a new music known as bebop even as he wrestled with a drug addiction that would lead to his death at the age of 34. Drawing on interviews with peers, collaborators, and family members, 'Kansas City Lightning' recreates Parker's Depression-era childhood; his early days navigating the Kansas City night life; and on to New York, where he began to transcend the music he had mastered.
Main title:
Kansas City lightning : the rise and times of Charlie Parker / Stanley Crouch.
Author:
Crouch, Stanley, author
Imprint:
New York : HarperCollins, 2014.New York : HarperCollins, 2014.
Collation:
400 pages : illustrations
ISBN:
9780062005618 (pbk)
Dewey class:
788.73165092788.73165788.73165PAR
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1681884