Bird how to rock is adapted for a contemporary

is adapted for a contemporary audience by Rebecca Sheir

filled with twists

and mentored generations of architects

while refreshingly modern illustrations capture the iconic features of each majestic setting

Young's #1 New York Times bestseller

Bird how to rock is adapted for a contemporaryMore than to any other musician, the credit for the birth of modern jazz belongs to Charles "Yardbird" Parker known to his friends and fans simply as "Bird." Parker's virtuoso technique, melodic genius, and inspired improvisations helped launch a whole new era in jazz, an era that began with bop and culminated in the "cool" or modern jazz of the fifties. His brilliant handling of the alto saxophone inspired a generation of jazz musicians; without him,