Chan Parker Chan Parker Chan Woods (born Beverly Dolores Berg, also known as Chan Richardson; 29 June 1925 – 9 September 1999), well known as Chan Parker, was a common-law wife of jazz musician Charlie Parker who later married musician Phil Woods. She was born in New York City, New York. She was a dancer and jazz enthusiast who in the 1940s and early 1950s was romantically connected with jazz musicians Johnny Bothwell and later Don Lanphere. She met Parker in the 1940s, but their friendship did not become romantic until years later. As it developed, their relationship had to surmount several
Charlie Parker discography Charlie Parker discography This is a list of Charlie Parker's recordings. Parker recorded extensively for three labels: Savoy, Dial, and Verve. His work with these labels has been chronicled in box sets. Charlie Parker's Savoy and Dial Sessions have been issued on "The Complete Savoy Sessions", "Charlie Parker on Dial" and "Complete Charlie Parker on Dial" and "The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes". His Verve recordings are available on "" and "The Complete Verve Master Takes". The listing below is in the form of a sessionography as opposed to a discography. Although organized chronologically the release titles listed refer