Blurb from Selmer France:
Emotion was there every time the Bird perched on Charlie’s shoulder. Then a soft breathing was heard, a sound coloured with mattness, as if the pigment of Charlie’s complexion had blended into the buoyant whistling of the Bird. One day, however, Charlie and the Bird melted into one, body and soul, one and only.
For the first time in the history of the world of instrument making, the Henri SELMER Paris company proposed to saxophone players a collection in tribute to the free spirit of Charlie “Bird” Parker, tinged with broadened views in music and creative energy. Launched in 2005, 50 years after the death of the mythical Charlie Parker (1920-1955), the tribute to Bird collection celebrates Charlie “Bird” Parker’s life in tribute to the initiatory approach he inspired in the world of Jazz. To pay this tribute, five editions signed Selmer Paris and symbolized by a Bird proposed a poetical image of a continent and its culture through a specific engraving and an original design, crafted in the Selmer Paris workshops. A case and customized accessories have also given a touch of class to this elegant whole.
After the hummingbird of Edition I-Hummingbird/America (2005), the kookaburra of Edition II-Kookaburra/Australia (2006), the pink flamingo of Edition III-Flamingo/Africa (2007), the firebird of Edition IV-Firebird/Europe (2008-2010), the tribute to Bird finally folds its wings with the Dragon Bird/Asia (2011-2012) symbolizing the Asian continent for the fifth and last edition end.
Models and pricing info from Kessler Music:
- Super 80 Serie III Eb Alto: retail for $10,330. Sell for $6639.
