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American Masters
Season 4 · Episode 5
Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker
0.01h 30mAugust 17, 1989
A biographical documentary on the short-lived career of brilliant jazz musician Charlie Parker. Features his only television appearance and rare concert footage. Includes cameos by such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, and Charles Mingus.
Episodes
- Episode 1Harold Clurman: A Life of Theatre
- Episode 2Stella Adler: Awake and Dream!
- Episode 3Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
- Episode 4James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
- Episode 5Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker
- Episode 6Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint
- Episode 7Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition
- Episode 8W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
- Episode 9Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
- Episode 10Milos Forman: Portrait