Billie's Bounce

"Billie's Bounce" (also known as "Bill's Bounce") is a jazz composition written in 1945 by Charlie Parker in the form of a 12 bar F blues. It was dedicated to Billy Shaw's admin Billie. The original recording by Charlie Parker and His Re-Boppers was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002.[1] Copyright 1945 by Atlantic Music Corp. Copyright renewed and assigned 1973 to Atlantic Music Corp.

"Billie's Bounce"
Composition by Charlie Parker
Released1945
RecordedNovember 1945
GenreJazz
LabelSavoy
Composer(s)Charlie Parker

Originally an instrumental, lyrics were added later by Jon Hendricks and by Eddie Jefferson. [2]

Personnel

The original 1945 recording had the following lineup:[2]

Renditions

See also

Charlie Parker's Savoy and Dial Sessions

References

  1. Grammy Hall of Fame Archived July 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine - retrieved on 28 April 2009
  2. Billie's Bounce at jazzstandards.com - retrieved on 28 April 2009


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