Babs Gonzales
A limited but enthusiastic singer, Babs Gonzales did what he could to popularize bop. He had brief stints with Charlie Barnet and Lionel Hampton, and then led his own group (Three Bips & a Bop) during 1946-1949. They recorded 24 numbers during 1947-1949, including the earliest version of "Oop-Pop-A-Da" and such songs as "Weird Lullaby," "A Lesson in Bopology," "Professor Bop," and "Prelude to a Nightmare"; among his sidemen on these dates were Tadd Dameron, Tony Scott, Roy Haynes, James Moody, J.J. Johnson, Julius Watkins, Sonny Rollins (making his recording debut), Art Pepper, Wynton Kelly, and even Don Redman. However, once the bop "fad" ended, Gonzales became more of a cult figure. He worked with James Moody (1951-1953), recorded with Jimmy Smith and Johnny Griffin, ran his own label (Expubidence), and wrote two autobiographies that were more colorful than accurate.
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Babs Gonzales: Weird Lullaby
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Velvet am 01.01.1997
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Weird Lullaby
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 01.01.2022
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The Preacher (Mono Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1960
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Live at Small's Paradise (Live)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Dauntless Records am 28.07.1963
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Legendary Bop, Rhythm & Blues Classics: Babs Gonzales (Digitally Remastered)
Bebop - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 19.01.2010
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Tales Of Manhattan
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Brownbeats Records am 01.01.1959
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Tales of Manatthan: The Cool Philosophy of Babs Gonzales
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 01.01.1959
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The Bebop Story
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Radiophone Archives am 01.01.2022
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Sunday Afternoon With Babs Gonzales at Small's Paradise (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei RevOla am 01.01.1963
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Be Bop Santa Claus (Digital 45) - Single
Jazz - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 04.05.2010
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Complete Jazz Series 1947 - 1949
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 17.10.2000
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Voilà (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Maniacs am 01.01.1958
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Tales of Manhattan: The Cool Philosophy of Babs Gonzales + Live at Small's Paradise (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Maniacs am 01.01.1959
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Broadway 4 A M
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei Dazzling Dames am 01.01.2010
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Babs Gonzales: Sunday Afternoon with Babs Gonzales at Small's Paradise
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Velvet am 01.01.1963
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The Be-Bop Santa Claus
Weihnachtsmusik - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 25.09.2012
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Teenage Santa Claus (Digital 45)
Bebop - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 19.01.2010
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