Chasin' the bird : Charlie Parker in California
Book |
Z2 Comics,
[Place of publication not specified] :
2020.
About
The graphic novel tells the story of Bird's time in L.A. starting in December 1945, where Bird and Dizzy Gillespie brought frenetic sounds of bebop from the East Coast jazz underground to the West Coast for a two-month residency at Billy Berg's Hollywood jazz club. This marked the beginning of a tumultuous two year-stint for Bird bumming around L.A., showing up at jam sessions, crashing on people's couches, causing havoc in public places, and recording some of his most groundbreaking tracks, "A Night in Tunisia" and "Ornithology," as well as "Relaxin' At Camarillo," inspired by the end of his time in SoCal at the Camarillo State Hospital.
Details
- ISBN: 9781940878386
- Physical Description: 144 pages : colour illustration ; 27 cm
- Publisher: [Place of publication not specified] : Z2 Comics, 2020.
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