Charlie Parker
Alto Sax Solo on
Moose the Mooche

About

Charlie Parker's alto saxophone solo is the first of four improvisations on this classic contrafact based on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm." Taking one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form in B-flat at 211 BPM, Parker delivers a solo that is among his most memorable and frequently transcribed. His one-chorus statement is a model of melodic brilliance, each phrase embodying the harmonic sophistication and rhythmic invention that made him the definitive voice of the bebop movement.

Charlie Parker was 25 to 26 years old at the time.