Charlie Parker - Musical Tributes

Musical Tributes

  • Lennie Tristano's overdubbed solo piano piece "Requiem" was recorded in tribute to Parker shortly after his death.
  • Street musician Moondog wrote his famous "Bird's Lament" in his memory.
  • The Californian ensemble Supersax harmonized many of Parker's improvisations for a five-piece saxophone section
  • Saxophonist Phil Woods recorded a tribute concert for Parker
  • Weather Report's jazz fusion track and highly acclaimed big band standard "Birdland", from the Heavy Weather album (1977), was a dedication by bandleader Joe Zawinul to both Charlie Parker and the New York 52nd Street club itself
  • In 2003 various artists including Serj Tankian and Dan the Automator put out Bird Up: The Charlie Parker Remix Project. This album created new songs by remixing Charlie Parker's originals.
  • The biographical song "Parker's Band" was recorded by Steely Dan on its 1974 album Pretzel Logic.
  • The avant-garde trombonist George Lewis recorded Homage to Charles Parker (1979)
  • Sparks released the song "(When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing" on their 1994 album Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
  • Duane Allman devised a unique slide guitar technique that enabled him to mimic the sounds of chirping birds, stating in at least one interview that this was his tribute to Parker.
  • The Only World by poet Lynda Hull includes the poem "Ornithology" about Charlie Parker.
  • Refused included live recordings of Parker at the end of the song "Liberation Frequency" and transitioned it into "The Deadly Rhythm" on the album The Shape of Punk to Come.
Charlie Parker Residence
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NYC Landmark
(2011)
Location: 151 Avenue B
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates: 40°43′36″N 73°58′50″W / 40.72667°N 73.98056°W / 40.72667; -73.98056Coordinates: 40°43′36″N 73°58′50″W / 40.72667°N 73.98056°W / 40.72667; -73.98056
Built: C. 1849
Architectural style: Gothic Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 94000262
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: April 7, 1994
Designated NRHP: April 7, 1994
Designated NYCL: May 18, 1999

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