Charlie Parker’s instrument WSJ Crossword Clue

Think of the smooth, soulful sounds that soared through the jazz clubs of the 1940s.

A ??? is a woodwind instrument with a conical metal tube and a single-reed mouthpiece, commonly used in jazz and classical music.

Charlie Parker, famously known as 'Bird,' was a legendary jazz musician who played the alto saxophone. The clue directly refers to his primary instrument, which is often abbreviated as '???.'

Instrument that sounds like a Fifth Avenue retailer, J-shaped jazz instrument, for short, One of five in a typical big band, Wailing instrument, Bird’s instrument