Album · 2010
When Be-Bop Was King
- Released
- 26 April 2010
- Label
- Smith & Co
- Catalogue no.
- SCCD2412
- Tracklist
- 46 tracks
- Country
- XW
“When Be-Bop Was King” is an album by Dizzy Gillespie, released in 2010 on Smith & Co. The original release has 46 tracks. Jazz standards on the record include “52nd Street Theme”, “A Night In Tunisia”, “All The Things You Are” and “Anthropology”. The line-up features Al McKibbon (double bass), Charlie Parker (alto saxophone), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Joe Harris (drums (drum set)) and John Lewis (piano).
Who played on When Be-Bop Was King
- Al McKibbon double bass on 3 tracks
- Charlie Parker alto saxophone on 3 tracks
- Dizzy Gillespie trumpet on 3 tracks
- Joe Harris drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
- John Lewis piano on 3 tracks
Tracklist
- 1-1 Woody 'N' You — Dizzy Gillespie
- 1-2 Disorder At The Border — Coleman Hawkins
- 1-3 I Can't Get Started standard — Vernon Duke
- 1-4 Good Bait standard — Count Basie, Tadd Dameron
- 1-5 Bebop standard — Dizzy Gillespie
- 1-6 Blue 'N' Boogie — Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
- 1-7 Groovin' High standard — Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli, Charlie Parker
- 1-8 All The Things you Are standard — Jerome Kern
- 1-9 Dizzy Atmosphere — Dizzy Gillespie
- 1-10 Salt Peanuts standard — Kenny Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie
- 1-11 Shaw 'Nuff standard — Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
- 1-12 Hot House standard — Tadd Dameron
- 1-13 Diggin' Diz — Dizzy Gillespie, George Handy
- 1-14 Confirmation standard — Charlie Parker
- 1-15 Dynamo A — Dizzy Gillespie
- 1-16 'Round Midnight standard
- 1-17 52nd Street Theme standard
- 1-18 A Night In Tunisia standard — Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
- 1-19 Ol' Man Rebop
- 1-20 Anthropology standard — Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
- 1-21 Oop Bop Sh'bam
- 1-22 Our Delight standard — Tadd Dameron
- 1-23 Smokey Hollow Jump — Ray Brown, Walter “Gil” Fuller
- 1-24 Boppin' The Blues — Ray Brown
- 1-25 Moody Speaks — Dave Burns, James Moody
- 2-1 Emanon — Dizzy Gillespie
- 2-2 Ow! — Dizzy Gillespie
- 2-3 Oop-Pop-A-Da — Babs Gonzales
- 2-4 A Night In Tunisia (Live)
- 2-5 Dizzy Atmosphere (Live) — Dizzy Gillespie
- 2-6 Groovin' High (Live) — Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli, Charlie Parker
- 2-7 Confirmation (Live) — Charlie Parker
- 2-8 Ko Ko (Live) standard
- 2-9 Leap Here
- 2-10 Algo Bueno (Woody 'N' You)
- 2-11 Cubana Bop — Dizzy Gillespie, George Russell
- 2-12 Lover, Come Back To Me standard — Sigmund Romberg
- 2-13 I'm Be Boppin' Too — Lorraine Gillespie
- 2-14 Katy (Dizzier And Dizzier)
- 2-15 Hey Pete Let's Eat More Meat — Dizzy Gillespie, Buster Harding, Lester Peterson
- 2-16 Bloomdido standard — Charlie Parker
- 2-17 An Oscar For Treadwell
- 2-18 Mohawk — Charlie Parker
- 2-19 My Melancholy Baby standard — Ernie Burnett
- 2-20 Leap Frog — Charlie Parker
- 2-21 Relaxin' With Lee — Charlie Parker
More albums by Dizzy Gillespie
Frequently asked questions
Who played on When Be-Bop Was King?
The line-up of When Be-Bop Was King includes Al McKibbon (double bass), Charlie Parker (alto saxophone), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Joe Harris (drums (drum set)) and John Lewis (piano).
Which label released When Be-Bop Was King?
When Be-Bop Was King was released in 2010 on Smith & Co (SCCD2412).
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