His improvisational treatment of Ray Noble's "Cherokee" led to the creation of "Koko," often cited as the first bebop song, and continued a long tradition of collaboration with Dizzy Gillespie.  
This man got his start playing with Jay McShann, after which he joined the band of Earl Hines for a year.1950 saw the release of an album featuring him "With Strings," and the hits "Kim" and "Leap Frog" feature his typical flowing melodic lines, as do "Billy's Bounce," "Thriving on a Riff," and "Now's the Time." His improvisational treatment of Ray Noble's "Cherokee" led to the creation of "Koko," often cited as the first bebop song, and continued a long tradition of collaboration with Dizzy Gillespie.  FTP, name this jazz saxophonist and composer of "Yardbird Suite" and "Ornithology," colloquially known as "Bird."
This man got his start playing with Jay McShann, after which he joined the band of Earl Hines for a year.1950 saw the release of an album featuring him "With Strings," and the hits "Kim" and "Leap Frog" feature his typical flowing melodic lines, as do "Billy's Bounce," "Thriving on a Riff," and "Now's the Time."
Charlie {Parker} (accept {Bird} before "Yardbird Suite")