"There are no second acts in American lives."
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora
Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David
Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire
Brewster
Born to Be Blue
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
The Doors
Rocketman
Lady Sings the Blues
Out of the Blue
Ray
La Bamba
Heaven Knows What
The Limey
Lust for Life
Tideland