Confirmation (composition)

"Confirmation" is a bebop standard composed by saxophonist Charlie Parker in 1946. It is known as a challenging number due to its long, complex head and rapid chord changes, which feature an extended cycle of fifths (see Bird changes).

Many notable musicians have performed the standard, including:^[1]

References

Charlie Parker

Discography

Live recordings	Jazz at the Philharmonic Bird on 52nd St. Jazz at Massey Hall

Box sets	Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve Complete Charlie Parker on Dial Charlie Parker on Dial: The Complete Sessions Charlie Parker's Savoy and Dial Sessions

Compositions	"Ah-Leu-Cha" "Anthropology" "Au Privave" "Big Foot" aka "Driftin' on a Reed" "Barbados" "Billie's Bounce" "Bird Gets the Worm" "Bloomdido" "Blues for Alice" "Cheryl" "Confirmation" "Constellation " "Ko-Ko" "Moose the Mooche" "Ornithology" "Scrapple from the Apple" "Swingmatism" "Yardbird Suite"

Related	Bebop Dizzy Gillespie Charlie Parker with Strings Charlie Parker Omnibook

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