
Biopic of the famed saxophone player, Charlie Parker. Addicted to drugs from a young age, Parker suffered the corresponding highs and lows. Supported by his loving wife Chan, who resisted attempts to have him placed in a mental institution, he continued to play his new style of music, revolutionizing jazz.
Diane VenoraChan Parker
James HandyEsteves
Sam RobardsMoscowitz
Gretchen OehlerSouthern Nurse
Bill CobbsDr. CaulfieldClint Eastwood, a lifelong jazz fan, had been fascinated by Charlie Parker and his music since seeing him play in Oakland in 1945.
Chan Parker:
Dizzy sent you a birthday card. Seems he's back in town. Do you owe him a phone call?
Charlie Parker:
I owe Dizzy everything...except a phone call.
Anachronisms: When Charlie Parker goes to Dizzy Gillespie's house in the middle of the night and asks Dizzy to write down a tune, the year is 1953. The tune is "Now's the Time", which was published and recorded in 1949.
Performed by Lennie Niehaus
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