Yardbird Suite
Context
Charlie Parker composition in 32-bar AABA form, whose title combines his nickname "Yardbird" with the word "suite." Recorded on March 28, 1946, in Hollywood for Dial with Miles Davis and Lucky Thompson, the last of the four takes was used as the master. This master entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014; Gil Evans wrote an arrangement of it in 1947 for Claude Thornhill.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's). Among the origins and influences of Bebop: Kansas City, Swing, big bands.