{"product_id":"bird-lives-9780306806797","title":"Bird Lives","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work on Charlie Bird Parker offers a picture of not only of the saxophonist-composer as an artist and as a human being, but also of zeitgeist and the musical\/social setting that produced him. It shows his complex personality; his great appetites; the extent of his influence; and his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* At Billy Bergs: An Obbligato  Part I * Heavenly City  * Getting Straight  * Kansas City Mystique  * Trials of Manhood  * Modes  * The Making of a Jazzman   Part II * Woodshedding in the Ozarks  * The Apple  * Hootie  * The Band That Played the Blues  * The Bebop Laboratory  * The Last of the Big Bands  * The Street  * A Dizzy Atmosphere   Part III * The Independent Record Derby  * Yardbird in Lotus Land  * Sparrows Last Jump  * Relaxin at Camarillo  * Klactoveesedstene  * Bird at Work  * Birdland   Part IV * Travels with a Genius  * A Queer Night in Brussels  * The Jazz Baroness  * King Pleasure  * Down and Out in New York  * At the Hotel Stanhope  * Coda: Six Pretty Horses Pullin Me","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138115764567,"sku":"9780306806797","price":17.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780306806797.jpg?v=1751918052","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bird-lives-9780306806797","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}