Charlie Parker Autographs
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies. He was a virtuoso and introduced revolutionary rhythmic and harmonic ideas into jazz, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. Parker primarily played the alto saxophone.
Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer.
Charles Parker Jr. was born on August 29, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Charles Parker Sr. and Adelaide "Addie" Bailey, who was of mixed Choctaw and African-American background. He was raised in Kansas City, Missouri, near Westport Road. His father, a Pullman waiter and chef on the railways, was often required to travel for work, but provided some musical influence because he was a pianist, dancer, and singer on the Theatre Owners Booking Association circuit. Parker's mother worked nights at the local Western Union office during the 1920s.
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Current items with a signature of Charlie Parker
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Traded items with a signature of Charlie Parker
The most expensive item with a signature of Charlie Parker (CHARLIE PARKER Miles Davis – rare original Paris 1949 concert program *SIGNED*) was sold in July 2025 for $20,050.00 while the cheapest item (Charlie Parker 2 Signed Autograph RPPC Photo Postcard COPY) found a new owner for $4.95 in February 2025. The month with the most items sold (18) was April 2026 with an average selling price of $19.95 for an autographed item of Charlie Parker. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2009 with $79.88 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.99 was January 2023. In average, an autographed item from Charlie Parker is worth $25.00.
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