Billie's Bounce

Charlie Parker · 1945

Context

Twelve-bar blues in F written by Charlie Parker in 1945 and recorded in November of that year for Savoy, under the name Charlie Parker and His Re-Boppers; Dizzy Gillespie plays piano on it. The origin of the title is debated (a tribute to the agent Billy Shaw, a misspelled name, or his secretary Billie). Jon Hendricks and Eddie Jefferson later added lyrics; the record has been in the Grammy Hall of Fame since 2002.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's). Among the origins and influences of Bebop: Kansas City, Swing, big bands.

By the same artist

• Ko-Ko (1945)
• Now's the Time (1945)
• Yardbird Suite (1946)
• Ornithology (1946)
• Scrapple from the Apple (1947)
• Donna Lee (1947)

Sources

• EN: Billie's Bounce

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