Charlie Parker

Charles "Charlie" Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), also known as "Yardbird" and "Bird", was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.

Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique and advanced harmonies. Parker was a blazingly fast virtuoso, and he introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. His tone ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and somber. Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird" early in his career. This, and the shortened form "Bird", continued to be used for the rest of his life, inspiring the titles of a number of Parker compositions, such as "Yardbird Suite", "Ornithology", "Bird Gets the Worm", and "Bird of Paradise". Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer.

Charlie Parker (Nova Scotia politician)

Charles Lewis "Charlie" Parker is a former Canadian educator and politician who represented the constituency of Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999, and from 2003 to 2013. He sat as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.

Parker was born and raised on his family's farm in Durham. A graduate of West Pictou District High School, Parker is a graduate of the Nova Scotia Teachers College and he also graduated from Acadia University with a BSc. Parker worked as a public school teacher as well as owning and operating a garden centre/nursery and was a realtor. Parker currently lives in Loch Broom and is married with two children.

Political career

Parker began his public service as a municipal councilor for the Municipality of the County of Pictou where he served four terms.

In 1998 Parker successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Pictou West. He was elected in the 1998 provincial election by a margin of 33 votes (40.3% of votes cast).

The Paper Brigade

The Paper Brigade (also known as Gunther and the Paper Brigade) is a 1996 adventure/comedy film directed by Blair Treu. The film stars Kyle Howard and Robert Englund.

Plot

The film follows Gunther Wheeler (Kyle Howard), who moves from the large city of New York to the quiet suburb of Pleasant Valley, New York. When he needs money to buy tickets to a concert for a date with a girl (Kylee Cochran) he likes, he gets a job as a local paperboy. When several bullies try to take over his neighborhood, Gunther and his new friends must stand-up against them, and stop them with the help of Crazy Man Cooper (Robert Englund).

Cast

  • Kyle Howard as Gunther Wheeler, a city boy who moves to a small town
  • Robert Englund as Crazy Man Cooper, a reputed insane neighbor who Gunther befriends
  • Kylee Cochran as Allison Robbins, Gunther's crush
  • Chauncey Leopardi as Charlie Parker, Gunther's nerdy neighbor and fellow paperboy
  • Travis Wester as Chad (aka Bully #1)
  • Matthew Ness as Fish, one of the neighborhood paperboys and a member of Charlie's group
  • Charlie Parker (footballer)

    Charles William Parker (1 September 1891 – 1969) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Carlisle United, Stoke and Sunderland.

    Club career

    Parker was born in Seaham and played for local clubs Seaham Albion, Seaham Harbour and Hartlepool BD before joining Stoke in 1913. He soon became popular with the club's supporters and he helped Stoke re-gain their League status in 1914–15. He remained with Stoke through World War I and was a key member of the Stoke squad for their return to the Football League in 1919–20 as the played in 35 matches. However in October 1920 he was sold to First Division, Sunderland by manager Arthur Shallcross which prompted and angry reaction by the fans who believed that it was an unnecessary sale of a popular player.

    He signed for Sunderland from Stoke City for £3,300 in 1920, and made his debut for Sunderland against Bradford City on 23 October 1920 in a 2–2 draw at Valley Parade. He was appointed as club captain in 1924 as Charlie Buchan left for Arsenal. In total, he made 245 league appearances and scored 12 goals in his time at Sunderland from 1920 to 1929, where he left for Carlisle United to become player-coach. One of his career highlights was to play for England against Wales, at the Victory International on 8 October 1919 at the Victoria Ground, Stoke (England 2–0 Wales).

    Charlie Parker (basketball)

    Charlie Parker (born December 24, 1948) is an American basketball coach.

    Coaching career

    Parker was an assistant coach for the New Orleans Hornets in 200607. His previous coaching position was at the Dallas Mavericks, where he was an assistant coach for ten seasons (19952005). Prior to that, he coached the USC Trojans. Parker was head coach at Wayne State from 1982 to 1988. Prior to that, he coached at Bowling Green and his alma mater, University of Findlay.

    References

    External links

  • NBA bio
  • Charles Parker

    Charles Parker or Charlie Parker may refer to:

    Politicians and administrators

  • Charles D. Parker (1827–1925), former Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
  • Charles H. Parker (1814–1890), Wisconsin legislator
  • Charles Parker (Australian politician) (1886–1956), New South Wales politician
  • Charles Parker (New Zealand politician) (1809–1898), New Zealand politician and carpenter
  • Charles Parker (UK politician), activist in the British National Party
  • Charles Parker (Michigan politician) (died 1934), member of the Michigan House of Representatives
  • Charles Stuart Parker (1829–1909), British Member of Parliament for Perth, 1878–1892
  • Charles William Parker (born 1912), clergyman and politician in British Columbia, Canada
  • Charlie Parker (Nova Scotia politician), NDP MLA for Pictou West in Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Sportsmen

  • Charlie Parker (basketball) (born 1948), American basketball coach
  • Charlie Parker (cricketer) (1882–1959), English cricketer
  • Charlie Parker (footballer) (1891–1969), English footballer
  • Cultural figures

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    Born: 1920-08-29

    Died: 1955-03-12

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    How High The Moon

    by: Charlie Parker

    Somewhere there's music
    How faint the tune
    Somewhere there's heaven
    How high the moon
    There is no moon above
    When love is far away too
    Till it comes true
    That you love me as I love you
    Somewhere there's music
    How near, how far
    Somewhere there's heaven
    It's where you are
    The darkest night would shine
    If you would come to me soon
    Until you will, how still my heart
    How high the moon
    Somewhere there's music
    How faint the tune
    Somewhere there's heaven
    How high the moon
    The darkest night would shine
    If you would come to me soon
    Until you will, how still my heart




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