Another Quiz

While we’re on the topic of Bird: Who wrote the Charlie Parker biography “Bird Lives” and what was his relationship to Bird?

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4 comments

  • I haven’t seen any comments. I KNOW Michel and Rudolph know the answer to this, so please feel free anytime. You wouldn’t want to be stumped on an easy one like this. — al

  • Bird Lives ? by Ross Russell, producer, owner of Dial Records who recorded many famous Bird songs, incl Relaxin’ at Camarillo…

  • Rudolf A. Flinterman

    just shyness, I have the book, but felt uncomfortable to be there again…..

  • You never have to be shy around here. 🙂
    Yes, Michel has the correct answer, as is often the case. Russell caught Bird’s wrath when he released the famous Lover Man set. Thank goodness, right? It’s such a wrenching, raw performance.
    I know there was a lot of controversy about Bird Lives because some people had problems with Russell’s accuracy, but I still find it to be a quite compelling book and pretty well written compared to many other jazz bios.

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