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Title: Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie – Bird And Diz (The Genius of Charlie Parker)
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1950, Jazz, Bebop, New York City, New York
Matrix #: V6-8006
Condition: EX
Cultural Facts:
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Scene Ecology: Cut in the after-hours Manhattan ecosystem where bebop was still a living argument, not a museum style, with musicians battling for ideas and rent money.
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Media Narrative: Parker’s legend was built while he was alive, with critics framing him as both genius and cautionary tale, feeding a myth machine that followed him to the end.
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Personal Struggle: Parker’s addictions and mental health crises were severe; he cycled through hospitalizations and instability, and he died in 1955 at 34, with his body so worn down the coroner reportedly misjudged his age as much older.
3/18/26 LM
