Music 80E: History
of "Jazz"
Dr. Karlton E. Hester
Film Questions: Celebrating Bird
Title: Celebrating Bird [videorecording]: the triumph
of Charlie Parker / Toby Byron/Multiprises ; Sony Video Software Company
; Pioneer Artists ; written by Gary Giddins ; produced by Toby Byron ; directed
by Gary Giddins and Kendrick Simmons
Published: W. Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c1987
UCSC Library Call No.: VT 3405
1. How did Charlie Parker receive the nickname "Bird"?
2. Who was Parker’s first mentor?
3. Under what circumstance was Bird led to drug addiction?
4. Why did Parker and his first wife separate?
5. Name two big bands with which Parker was associated before the advent of bebop.
6. At what California institution was Parker confined when he experienced his nervous breakdown?
7. What did Parker call the racist assailant who assaulted his friend Dizzy in the night club in which they were performing?
8. What was the name of the New York nightclub named in his honor?
9. Under what two circumstances did Parker finally feel he was treated appropriate respect or where he was "showcased properly?"
10. How old was Parker when he died?
Living Encyclopedia
of Global African Music
Received 11/27/2002
Posted 11/27/2002