The death of Charlie Parker - and his New York afterlife - Telegraph
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Sixty years ago today, the jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker suffered a vastly premature death. But he lives on in New York, says Chris Leadbeater
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The Daily Telegraph (UK) - No 52,318 (28 Jul 2023)
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