Portrait of Charlie Parker in the Three Deuces of New York (N.Y.), in August 1947. Parker is playing a Conn 6M alto saxophone. Standing next to him is Miles Davis.

Charlie Parker's, Bird's, alto saxophone. Photo CC-0 from the Smithsonian Their metadata follows Smithsonian Institution ______________________ Id:NMAAHC-2019_10_1a-g_002 ______________________ Usage: CCO - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0) This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's <a href="https://www.si.edu/Termsofuse">Terms of Use</a> page. ______________________ Related objects: Object Name: Alto saxophone owned and played by Charlie Parker Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e3f589a6-d9da-4cda-8dc0-4f40cb8d268f Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture Manufactured by: H. N. White Company, American, 1893 - 1965 Manufactured by: Otto Link & Co. Inc., American, founded 1931 Manufactured by: Rico, American, founded 1928 Used by: Charlie Parker, American, 1920 - 1955 Owned by: Charlie Parker, American, 1920 - 1955 Medium: brass (alloy), silver, mother of pearl, cork (bark) Dimensions: H x W x D (assembled saxophone): 26 3/4 × 5 1/8 × 13 3/4 in. (68 × 13 × 35 cm) Dimensions: H x W x D (2019.10.1a): 22 1/16 × 8 7/8 × 4 3/4 in. (56 × 22.5 × 12 cm) Dimensions: H x W x D (2019.10.1b): 7 1/2 × 1 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (19 × 5 × 4 cm) Dimensions: H x W x D (2019.10.1c): 7/8 × 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (2.2 × 3 × 3 cm) Dimensions: H x W x D (2019.10.1d): 3 1/8 × 1 × 1 in. (8 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm) Dimensions: H x W x D (2019.10.1e): 2 9/16 × 9/16 × 1/8 in. (6.5 × 1.5 × 0.3 cm) Dimensions: H x W x D (2019.10.1f): 3 1/8 × 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (8 × 3 × 3 cm) Dimensions: H x W x D (2019.10.1g): 13/16 × 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (2 × 3 × 3 cm) Description: Alto saxophone owned and played by Charlie Parker. The saxophone consists of seven parts: a body, neck, two [2] mouthpieces, two [2] ligatures and a reed. Description: 2019.10.1a: The saxophone body is made of brass and has a sterling silver bell. Some of the keys have mother-of-pearl inlays. The bell is decorated with an engraved floral design with text on the front. The text reads [KING / Super / 20 / THE H.N. WHITE CO. /CLEVELAND – O]. Engraved above the bell lug at the bow of the saxophone is [STERLING / BELL]. Engraved in cursive text below this on the bell lug is [Charlie Parker]. Engraved on the back of the body at the bow, below the key guard is [295173]. Description: 2019.10.1b: The alto saxophone neck is made of brass and is covered in cork where the neck attaches to the mouthpiece. Engraved on the neck screw at the bottom of the neck is [295173]. Description: 2019.10.1c: The alto saxophone ligature is made of circular piece of metal. The ligature has two screws on the bottom to help support the reed in the mouthpiece. Description: 2019.10.1d: An alto saxophone mouthpiece. The mouthpiece is made of metal with a plastic inlay on the beak and red rubber around the shank. Engraved text on the left side of the body reads [Series GG 53]. Engraved text on the front of the body reads [MASTER / LINK / NY / MOUTHPIECE]. Engraved text on the right side of the body reads [MASTER / LINK / NY / MOUTHPIECE]. Engraved text around the shank of the mouthpiece reads [OTTO LINK & CO. INC. NEW YORK]. Description: 2019.10.1e: An alto saxophone reed. The reed has black text on the back in the center of the reed. The text is printed over and around a musical clef and staff. Text written vertically and to the left of the musical clef is partially illegible. Part of it reads [Marque]. Text written over the musical staff reads [RICO] Text below the musical staff reads [REG U.S. PAT OFFICE]. Text written vertically to the right of the musical staff reads [V-2]. Description: 2019.10.1f: An alto saxophone mouthpiece. The mouthpiece is made of white plastic. It has gold text on the top of the body, near the shank. The text reads [“King” A]. Description: 2019.10.1g: The alto saxophone ligature is made of metal and fits on a metal mouthpiece cap when not assembled. The ligature has two screws. Place made: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Unique Media Name: NMAAHC-2019_10_1a-g_002 Object number: 2019.10.1a-g Date: ca. 1947 Type: saxophones Topic: African American Topic: Composers (Musicians) Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians) Topic: Jazz (Music) Media Usage: CC0 Media Usage Statement: This media file is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the <a href='https://www.si.edu/termsofuse'>Smithsonian’s Terms of Use</a> page.

Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [52nd Street, New York, N.Y., ca. 1948] 1 negative : b&w ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. Notes: Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 466 Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Subjects: Fifty-second Street (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950. Format: Cityscape photographs--1940-1950. Cityscape photographs--1940-1950. Film negatives--1940-1950. Rights Info: Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply. lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-copyrig... Repository: (negative) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print (contact print) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print (reference print) Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/rr/perform/ Part Of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (DLC) 99-401005 General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.02791 Call Number: LC-GLB23- 0279 Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work is from the William P. Gottlieb collection at the Library of Congress. Rights and restrictions. In accordance with the wishes of William Gottlieb, the photographs in this collection entered into the public domain on February 16, 2010.

Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [52nd Street, New York, N.Y., ca. 1948] 1 negative : color. ; 4 x 5 in. Notes: Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 465 Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Subjects: Fifty-second Street (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950. Format: Cityscape photographs--1940-1950. Cityscape photographs--1940-1950. Film negatives--1940-1950. Rights Info: Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply. lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-copyrig... Repository: (negative) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print (reference print) Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/rr/perform/ Part Of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (DLC) 99-401005 General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.02771 Call Number: LC-GLB03- 0277 Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work is from the William P. Gottlieb collection at the Library of Congress. Rights and restrictions. In accordance with the wishes of William Gottlieb, the photographs in this collection entered into the public domain on February 16, 2010.

Portrait of Tommy Potter, Charlie Parker, Max Roach (almost hidden by Parker), Miles Davis, and Duke Jordan (from left to right), Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. Charlie Parker is playing a 1920s Martin 'Handcraft' alto saxophone.

52nd Street, New York, N.Y. Black and white negative 5 x 4 inches.

Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, and Max Roach, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1947] 1 negative : b&w ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. Notes: Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 434 Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Subjects: Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 Potter, Tommy, 1918- Roach, Max, 1924- Jazz musicians--1940-1950. Saxophonists--1940-1950. Double bassists--1940-1950. Fifty-second Street (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950. Three Deuces Format: Portrait photographs--1940-1950. Cityscape photographs--1940-1950. Film negatives--1940-1950. Rights Info: Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply. lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-copyrig... Repository: (negative) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print (reference print) Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/rr/perform/ Part Of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (DLC) 99-401005 General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.06931 Call Number: LC-GLB23- 0693 Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work is from the William P. Gottlieb collection at the Library of Congress. Rights and restrictions. In accordance with the wishes of William Gottlieb, the photographs in this collection entered into the public domain on February 16, 2010.

Charlie Parker

Bird Blues progression in B♭: BbMaj7 Ι Amin7b5 D7 Ι Gmin7 C7 Ι Fmin7 Bb7 Ι Eb7 Ι Ebmin7 Ab7 Ι Dmin7 G7 Ι C#min7 F#7 Ι Cmin7 Ι F7 Ι BbMaj7 G7 Ι Cmin7 F7 ΙΙ .

Poem Charles Parker 1920-1955 by the American poet William Waring Cuney on a wall of the building at the Langegracht 72 in Leiden, The Netherlands