CHASING THE BIRD CHARLIE PARKER IN CALIFORNIA HC GN (C: 0-1- BOOM ENTERTAINMENT Murphy Pendleton

Murphy Pendleton

Who or what is Echelon

A darkly irreverent fantasy series from STEVE SKROCE

Each standalone story in this volume is illustrated by a genuine comics superstar

but it appears they are the least of his worries

CHASING THE BIRD CHARLIE PARKER IN CALIFORNIA HC GN (C: 0-1- BOOM ENTERTAINMENT Murphy Pendleton(W A) Dave Chisholm The graphic novel tells the story of Bird's time in L. A. starting in December 1945, where Bird and Dizzy Gillespie brought frenetic sounds of bebop from the East Coast jazz underground to the West Coast for a two month residency at Billy Berg's Hollywood jazz club. This marked the beginning of a tumultuous two year stint for Bird bumming around L. A., showing up at jam sessions, crashing on people's couches, causing havoc in