yardbird
Noun
Meaning
(chiefly US, slang) A chicken.
(chiefly US, slang) A person who is imprisoned.
(chiefly US, slang) A soldier who is required to perform menial work on the grounds of a military base.
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Examples include " Ornithology " (which borrows the chord progression of jazz standard " How High the Moon "), and " Yardbird Suite ", the vocal version of which is called "What Price Love", with lyrics by Parker.
Porter, p. 211 Religious figure Coltrane icon at St. John Coltrane African Orthodox Church After Coltrane's death, a congregation called the Yardbird Temple in San Francisco began worshiping him as God incarnate.
Nine years ago, Ms. Jang and her partner, the chef Matt Abergel, opened Yardbird HK, a that has come to typify the city’s most recent iteration of East meets West chic.
Angela Brown has played Addie Parker in every production of 'Yardbird,' and will do so again at Seattle Opera.
Yardbird Suite: A Compendium of the Music and Life of Charlie Parker.