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 |
Keith David | Buster Franklin |
Damon Whitaker | Young Bird |
Michael Zelniker | Red Rodney |
Samuel E. Wright | Dizzy Gillespie |
Michael McGuire | Brewster |
James Handy | Esteves |
Morgan Nagler | Kim |
Arlen Dean Snyder | Dr. Heath |
Sam Robards | Moscowitz |