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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Teenage Santa Claus
Christmas Music - Released by Essential Media Group on 25 Sep 2012
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The Bebop Story
Jazz - Released by Crazy Warthog Media on 1 Jan 2022
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Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 10 (1959-1960)
Jazz - Released by Intense Media GmbH on 18 Mar 2018
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The Preacher / Lullaby Of The Doomed (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 18 May 2020
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Live at Small's Paradise (EP) (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 22 Oct 2020
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Tales of Manhattan - The Cool Philosophy of Babs Gonzales
Jazz - Released by Crazy Warthog Media on 1 Jan 2022
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Small's Paradise (All Tracks Remastered, Ep)
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 24 Jun 2021
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Broadway 4 a M
Jazz - Released by Crazy Warthog Media on 1 Jan 2022
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The Very Best Of - Babs Gonzales
Jazz - Released by Crazy Warthog Media on 1 Jan 2022
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Jazz & Bebop Singer - The Best Of Babs Gonzales
Jazz - Released by Crazy Warthog Media on 1 Jan 2022
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Those Jive New Yorkers / Le Continental (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 21 Jul 2020
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Weird Lullaby
Jazz - Released by Crazy Warthog Media on 1 Jan 2022
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Manhattan Fable
Jazz - Released by Crazy Warthog Media on 1 Jan 2022
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