The Bop Session

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Released 1975 Release date 1975 Label Gazell		Length 50:34 Producer Samuel Charters Genre Jazz

Recorded May 19 & 20, 1975A & R Studios, New York City The Bop Session(1975) Jazz Maturity...Where It's Coming From(1975) The Bop Session(1975) My Buddy Sonny Stitt Plays for Gene Ammons(1975) Artists Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Hank Jones, Max Roach, John Lewis, Percy Heath Similar Hank Jones albums, Jazz albums

The Bop Session is an album by jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Hank Jones, Percy Heath and Max Roach recorded in 1975 and released on the Swedish Sonet label.

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Bop fans should enjoy this date despite the lack of surprises".

"Blues 'N Boogie" (Dizzy Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) - 9:30
"Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) - 8:31
"Groovin' High" (Gillespie) - 7:17
"Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 6:58
"All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 9:54
"Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 8:24

Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet

John Lewis (tracks 1 & 5), Hank Jones (tracks 2-4 & 6) - piano

Percy Heath - bass

Max Roach - drums

1Blues 'N' Boogie9:32
2Confirmation8:34
3Groovin' High7:19

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