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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Charlie Parker

NY Times · Jun 3, 2026, 2:50 PM

Bird helped usher in bebop and transformed the alto saxophone into an instrument of startling possibility. Here’s an 11-song primer on his enduring legacy.

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