Charlie Parker Composer

"Charlie Parker, Composer is filled with many insights and much recent published research that I was not aware of until now. Its dazzling achievement makes me forget how few other Parker publications appeared during his centennial year. I will be re-reading it in the coming years, too." -- Edward Komara, Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal "In the centenary year of Bird's birth, Martin adds a welcome, solid piece of musical scholarship. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals." -- J. Farrington, Eastman School of Music, CHOICE "Too little has been written on Charlie Parker the composer; Henry Martin's book brilliantly fills that need." -- Carl Woideck, Senior Instructor, University of Oregon School of Music and Dance "This clearly organized and well-researched book ... represents a valuable contribution to analytical studies of Parker, which to date have focused mostly on his improvised solos rather than written-out compositions. This will undoubtedly prove to be a very useful reference for jazz scholars, and it would also work well in a course on jazz analysis or jazz composition." -- Nicole Biamonte, Associate Professor of Music Research, McGill University "Encyclopedic in scope, scrupulously researched and brilliantly discussed, Professor Martin's magnum opus is a perfect gift on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Charlie Parker's birth and an invaluable resource for many admirers of his compositional art." -- Dariusz Terefenko, Eastman School of Music