Babs Gonzales

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Born
27 October 1919
Born In
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Died
23 January 1980 (aged 60)
Babs Gonzales (Lee Brown, October 27, 1919 – January 23, 1980) was an American jazz vocalist and band leader of the late 40's Be Bop era and later was known as an effusive beat poet. He may be most notable for penning the song "Oop-Pop-A-Da", which was made famous by Dizzy Gillespie, but originally recorded and performed by his own band, Three Bips and a Bop, a scat group that later was briefly expanded for some sessions as Six Bips and a Bop in December of 1948. Babs was also a road manager in the early 50's for the James Moody band and was also once th… read more
Babs Gonzales (Lee Brown, October 27, 1919 – January 23, 1980) was an American jazz vocalist and band leader of the late 40's Be Bop era and later was known as an effusive beat poet. He may be most notable for penning the song "Oop-Pop-A-Da", which was made famous by Dizzy Gill… read more
Babs Gonzales (Lee Brown, October 27, 1919 – January 23, 1980) was an American jazz vocalist and band leader of the late 40's Be Bop era and later was known as an effusive beat poet. He may be most notable for penning the song "Oop-Pop-A-Da", which was made famous by Dizzy Gillespie, but originally recorded and performed by his own band, Three Bips… read more

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1 Play track Blue Monk (Blue Note Plays Monk's Music) 'Round About Midnight
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2 Play track The History of Blue Note, 70th Anniversary Oop-Pop-A-Da
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3 Complete Jazz Series 1947 - 1949 Oop-Pop-A-Da (02-24-47)
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4 Play track Weird Lullaby You Need Connections
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5 Sunday Afternoon With Babs Gonzales at Small's Paradise Dem Jive New York People
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6 Sunday Afternoon With Babs Gonzales at Small's Paradise Integration
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7 Sunday Afternoon With Babs Gonzales at Small's Paradise Le Moody Mood Pour Amour
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8 Sunday Afternoon With Babs Gonzales at Small's Paradise Introduction-Satin Doll
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9 Sunday Afternoon at Small's Paradise Opp-Pop-A-Da
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10 Play track The Very Best Of Be-Bop Santa Claus
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  1. 1,985 listeners

    13 Apr 1992 · 20 tracks

    Weird Lullaby
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    8 Feb 2009 · 24 tracks

    Complete Jazz Series 1947 - 1949
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  3. 210 listeners

    16 Jul 1958 · 12 tracks

    Voilà
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  4. 201 listeners

    31 Mar 2011 · 10 tracks

    Tales Of Manhattan
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