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===Musical tributes=== * [[Jack Kerouac]]'s spoken poem "Charlie Parker" to backing piano by [[Steve Allen]] on ''[[Poetry for the Beat Generation]]'' (1959){{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * In 2014, saxophonist and bandleader [[Aaron M. Johnson|Aaron Johnson]] produced historically accurate recreations of the ''Charlie Parker with Strings'' albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reverbnation.com/aaronjohnson2|title=Aaron Johnson|publisher=[[ReverbNation]]}}</ref> * [[Lennie Tristano]]'s overdubbed solo piano piece "Requiem" was recorded in tribute to Parker shortly after his death.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * American composer [[Moondog]] wrote his famous "Bird's Lament" in his memory; published on the 1969 album ''[[Moondog (1969 album)|Moondog]]''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * Since 1972, the Californian ensemble [[Supersax]] harmonized many of Parker's improvisations for a five-piece saxophone section.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * In 1973, guitarist [[Joe Pass]] released his album ''[[I Remember Charlie Parker]]'' in Parker's honor.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-remember-charlie-parker-mw0000691113 | title=Joe Pass: I Remember Charlie Parker | publisher=[[AllMusic]].com | access-date=July 1, 2016 | author=Yanow, Scott| author-link=Scott Yanow }}</ref> * [[Weather Report]]'s jazz fusion track and highly acclaimed big band standard "[[Birdland (Weather Report song)|Birdland]]", from the ''[[Heavy Weather (album)|Heavy Weather]]'' album (1977), was a dedication by bandleader [[Joe Zawinul]] to both Charlie Parker and the New York 52nd Street club itself.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * The biographical song "Parker's Band" was recorded by [[Steely Dan]] on its 1974 album ''[[Pretzel Logic]]''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * Avant-garde jazz trombonist [[George E. Lewis]] recorded ''Homage to Charles Parker'' (1979).{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * The opera ''[[Charlie Parker's Yardbird]]'' by [[Daniel Schnyder]], [[libretto]] by Bridgette A. Wimberly, was premiered by [[Opera Philadelphia]] on June 5, 2015, with [[Lawrence Brownlee]] in the title role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.operaphila.org/whats-on/on-stage-2014-2015/charlie-parkers-yardbird/|title=Charlie Parker's YARDBIRD β Charlie Parker's YARDBIRD|first=Opera|last=Philadelphia|website=Opera Philadelphia}}</ref> * The name of British 1960s blues-rock band [[The Yardbirds]] was at least partially inspired by Parker's nickname.<ref>Wall, M., "[https://www.loudersound.com/features/fantastically-flash-inscrutably-cool-how-the-yardbirds-shaped-rocknroll Fantastically flash, inscrutably cool: How the Yardbirds shaped rock'n'roll]," ''Loudersound.com'', January 2, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2019.</ref> * [[Charles Mingus]]' song "Reincarnation of a Lovebird"{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * In 1993, [[Anthony Braxton]] recorded a 2-CD album titled ''[[Anthony Braxton's Charlie Parker Project 1993|Charlie Parker Project]]'', released in 1995. This material was re-released in 2018 as part of an 11-CD set titled ''Sextet (Parker) 1993''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Anthony-Braxton-Sextet-Parker-1993/release/11868220 |title=Anthony Braxton β Sextet (Parker) 1993 |website=discogs.com |date=March 2, 2018 |access-date=September 9, 2020}}</ref>
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