Charlie "Bird" Parker

On tonight's "Monday Nite Jazz Cafe with Gil Thompson" I'll be focusing on the music of Charlie "Bird" Parker. You'll hear recordings by Bird himself as well as Bud Powell, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, the Great Jazz Trio, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Sonny Stitt, Art Blakey & Clifford Brown, and Miles Davis. So please join me at 9:00pm on WNJC 1360 AM or on the web at www.WNJC1360.com.