Chan Parker Ken Burns, and she was seen posthumously in Burns' 2001 documentary, "Jazz". 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
The Immortal Charlie Parker "Sipping at Bells" and "Half Nelson." Davis also wrote all the songs for this session and persuaded Parker to play tenor saxophone instead of his usual alto. Multiple takes may be combined into a single LP track, these are reflected in the listings below. Names of the takes are as listed in the liner notes of the album. Previously released takes are shown in boldface. The Immortal Charlie Parker The Immortal Charlie Parker is an LP record by Charlie Parker, released posthumously by Savoy Records. Several tracks on this album had been previously released on other formats (78 rpm records,