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The Bird Returns

by Charlie Parker · Album The Bird Returns

Cheryl

Duration 3:27

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The Bird Returns

The Bird Returns

Charlie Parker · 1962 · Track 6

Details

Duración3:00
ÁlbumThe Bird Returns
Año1962
ISRCUSC4R1901366

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The story behind

Charlie Parker recorded Cheryl in 1955, a piece that today sounds like a bridge between his genius and his personal life. The track has that air of controlled improvisation that defined him: short, precise phrases that intertwine with unexpected chord changes, as if each note were a thought that never stops. It is not just a technical exercise, but an intimate conversation where Parker’s alto saxophone — nicknamed Bird — flows with a naturalness that defies the complexity of its structure.