Stanley Crouch, Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker

Authors

  • Andrew Scott Humber College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.26119

Keywords:

jazz, bebop, swing, american music, american culture, Charlie Parker, Stanley Crouch

Abstract

Stanley Crouch, Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker. New York: HarperCollins, 2013. 384 pp. ISBN 978-0-06-200559-5 (hbk). $37.86.

Author Biography

  • Andrew Scott, Humber College

    Humber College, Toronto, Canada

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2023-06-07

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How to Cite

Scott, A. (2023). Stanley Crouch, Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker. Jazz Research Journal, 16(1), 96–98. https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.26119