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The Bop Session

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Released
  
1975

Release date
  
1975

Label
  
Gazell

Length
  
50:34

Producer
  
Samuel Charters

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
May 19 & 20, 1975 A & R Studios, New York City

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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.

Contents

Reception

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

Track listing

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

Personnel

  • Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
  • Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • John Lewis (tracks 1 & 5), Hank Jones (tracks 2-4 & 6) - piano
  • Percy Heath - bass
  • Max Roach - drums

    • Songs

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

    References

    The Bop Session Wikipedia
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