This soloist's "classic quintet" featured Max Roach on drums and Miles Davis on trumpet.
This musician's constant practice of the song "Cherokee" led him to pioneer the use of higher intervals, such as sevenths, ninths, and elevenths, in jazz. This soloist's "classic quintet" featured Max Roach on drums and Miles Davis on trumpet. This musician's 1945 recording of "Ko-Ko" sparked the development of (*) bebop, a style he helped pioneer along with Dizzy Gillespie. For 10 points, name this composer of "Ornithology" and "Confirmation," an alto saxonphone player who was nicknamed "Bird."
This musician's constant practice of the song "Cherokee" led him to pioneer the use of higher intervals, such as sevenths, ninths, and elevenths, in jazz.
Charlie "Bird" {Parker} [accept {Bird} before mentioned]