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Babs Gonzales (27 Oct 1919 - 23 Jan 1980)

Male Person - United States

Releases (5)

Official

Album

  1. Tales of Manhattan: The Cool Philosophy of Babs Gonzales 1959

Album - Compilation

  1. Weird Lullaby 1997
  2. The Chronological Classics: Babs Gonzales 1947–1949 2000
  3. A Proper Introduction to Babs Gonzales: Real Crazy 13 Sep 2004

Album - Live

  1. Sunday Afternoon With Babs Gonzales at Small's Paradise 2003

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop original, eponymous, lead vocals
  2. 6 Bips and a Bop original, eponymous
  3. Babs Gonzales and His Orchestra

Recordings by (58)

  1. Lop‐Pow 2:42 (1947) 1947-02-24, mx. BN-296-1
  2. The Hat Box Chicks 3:20 (1959)
  3. Broadway – 4 A.M. 2:46 (1959)
  4. You Need Connections 2:16 (1959)
  5. ’Dem Resolution Liars 2:49 (1959)
  6. Manhattan Fable 2:36 (1959)
  7. ’Dem Jive New Yorkers 4:13 (1959)
  8. The Squares 3:04 (1959)
  9. A Dollar Is Your Only Friend 2:54 (1959)
  10. The Cool Cat’s Philosophy 3:41 (1959)
  11. Ole Braggin’ Freddie 2:31 (1959)
  12. Professor Bop 2:29 (1982)
  13. Ornithology 2:38 (1983)
  14. Be‐Bop Santa Claus 3:20 (1989)
  15. Flying Home 2:57 (1990)
  16. Still Wailin’ 2:14 (1991)
  17. Shuckin’ and Jivin’ 2:29 (1991)
  18. House Rent Party 3:00 (1991)
  19. She’s Just Right for Me 3:00 (1991)
  20. Be Bop Santa Claus 3:19 (1991)
  21. Watch Them Resolutions 3:32 (1991)
  22. ’round About Midnight 3:37 (1993) 1956-06-18
  23. Everything's Cool 2:49 (1994)
  24. 1280 Special 2:45 (1994)
  25. Phipps' Deep 2:49 (1994)
  26. Roy's Groove 2:59 (1994)
  27. Phipps' Deep (Alt) 2:46 (1994)
  28. You Need Connections 3:03 (1997) 1956-06-18
  29. Encore (45 take) 4:32 (1997) 1958-11-23
  30. Encore (LP take) 4:16 (1997) 1958-11-23
  31. ’Round Midnight 3:37 (1999)
  32. Ooh Pa Pa Dah 2:52 (2002)
  33. Ray's Groove 2:59 (29 Jun 2003)
  34. Get Out of That Bed 2:21 (2003)
  35. The Boss Is Back (Ornithology) 2:40 (2003)
  36. Introduction-Satin Doll 2:23 (2003)
  37. Oop-Pop-A-Da 5:57 (2003)
  38. Le Moody Mood Pour Amour 3:32 (2003)
  39. Integration 3:10 (2003)
  40. Be-Bop Santa Claus 3:57 (2003)
  41. Dem Jive New York People 3:48 (2003)
  42. 'round About Midnight 6:21 (2003)
  43. Keep an Ugly Woman 4:15 (2003)
  44. St Louis Blues 6:25 (2003)
  45. Oop‐Pop‐A‐Da 2:52 (13 Sep 2004)
  46. Sugar Ray 2:43 (13 Sep 2004)
  47. Cool Whalin’ 2:48 (13 Sep 2004)
  48. Still Whalin’ 2:15 (13 Sep 2004)
  49. For Dancers Only 3:04 (13 Sep 2004)
  50. Prelude to a Nightmare 2:22 (2004)
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On Recordings (50)

Vocals

  1. Weird Lullaby 2:59 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (Jul 1947)
  2. Dob‐Bla‐Bli 2:48 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (Jul 1947)
  3. Oop‐Pop‐A‐Da 2:53 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947)
  4. Phipps’ Deep 2:52 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947)
  5. Babs’ Dream 2:55 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947)
  6. 1280 Special 2:47 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947)
  7. Everything Is Cool 2:49 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947)
  8. Lop‐Pow 2:42 Babs Gonzales (1947)
  9. Pay Dem Dues 3:13 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947)
  10. Stomping at the Savoy 2:46 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947)
  11. Roy’s Groove 3:01 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947)
  12. Runnin’ Around 3:00 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947)
  13. A Choice Taste 2:59 6 Bips and a Bop (1948)
  14. Honeysuckle Rose 3:04 6 Bips and a Bop (1948)
  15. Loop‐Plu‐E‐Du 2:10 6 Bips and a Bop (1948)
  16. A Lesson in Bopology 2:32 6 Bips and a Bop (1948)
  17. Professor Bop 2:28 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1949)
  18. Prelude to a Nightmare 2:20 Babs Gonzales and His Orchestra (1949)
  19. Hey Jim 3:08 James Moody and His Orchestra (1954)
  20. The James Moody Story ?:?? James Moody (1954)
  21. My Ideal 2:34 James Moody and His Orchestra (1954)
  22. We Wanna Cook 6:37 Bennie Green (1958)
  23. Lullaby of the Doomed 6:00 Bennie Green (1958)
  24. Soul Stirrin' 6:50 Bennie Green (1958)
  25. The Hat Box Chicks 3:20 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  26. ’Dem Resolution Liars 2:49 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  27. Broadway – 4 A.M. 2:46 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  28. Manhattan Fable 2:36 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  29. The Cool Cat’s Philosophy 3:41 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  30. You Need Connections 2:16 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  31. A Dollar Is Your Only Friend 2:54 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  32. Ole Braggin’ Freddie 2:31 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  33. ’Dem Jive New Yorkers 4:13 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  34. The Squares 3:04 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  35. Night Train 2:34 Eddie Jefferson (1989) background vocals
  36. Sister Sadie 2:44 Eddie Jefferson (1989) background vocals
  37. A Crazy Romance (The Preacher) 2:27 Eddie Jefferson (1989) background vocals
  38. Sherry 3:04 Eddie Jefferson (1989) background vocals
  39. So What? 3:30 Eddie Jefferson (1989) background vocals
  40. She’s Just Right for Me 3:00 Babs Gonzales (1991)
  41. House Rent Party 3:00 Babs Gonzales (1991)
  42. Shuckin’ and Jivin’ 2:29 Babs Gonzales (1991)
  43. Still Wailin’ 2:14 Babs Gonzales (1991)
  44. Watch Them Resolutions 3:32 Babs Gonzales (1991)
  45. Be Bop Santa Claus 3:19 Babs Gonzales (1991)
  46. The Continental 2:43 Babs Gonzales and His Orchestra (1997)
  47. Announcement by Babs Gonzales 0:26 Jimmy Smith (19 Oct 1999)
  48. Encore (stereo LP take) 4:16 Bennie Green (2003)
  49. Encore (mono 45 take) 4:29 Bennie Green (2003)
  50. The James Moody Story 2:29 James Moody and His Orchestra (2006)

Credited as (18)

  1. Babs Gonzales
  2. Babs Gonzales with Jimmy Smith
  3. Dizzy Gillespie, Gonzales & Paparelli
  4. Three Bips & A Bop featuring Babs Gonzales
  5. Tadd Dameron, Babs Gonzales, Dizzy Gillespie
  6. Babs Gonzales & His Orchestra
  7. Slim Gaillard / Babs Gonzales
  8. Art Ford, Babs Gonzales
  9. Babs Gonzales with Johnny Griffin Orchestra
  10. Babs Gonzalez
  11. Sonny Rollins feat. Babs Gonzales, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson & Miles Davis
  12. Jay Jay Johnson's Beboppers feat. Miles Davis, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson & Babs Gonzales
  13. Miles Davis Band feat. Miles Davis, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson & Babs Gonzales
  14. Three Bips & A Bop feat. Miles Davis, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson & Babs Gonzales
  15. Babs Gonzales & His Orchestra feat. Miles Davis, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson & Babs Gonzales
  16. Bud Powell's Modernists feat. Miles Davis, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson & Babs Gonzales
  17. Sonny Rollins Quartet feat. Miles Davis, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson & Babs Gonzales
  18. Miles Davis Sextet feat. Miles Davis, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson & Babs Gonzales

Works (13)

Wrote

  1. A Manhattan Fable
  2. Prelude to a Nightmare
  3. Here Today and Gone Tomorrow
  4. Capitolizing

Composed

  1. Oop-Pop-A-Da
  2. Mayflower Rock
  3. Joogie Boogie
  4. Midnight at Minton's
  5. Groovin’ at Small’s
  6. Soul Stirrin'
  7. Wide Open Spaces
  8. Lonely One

Lyrics

  1. The Preacher

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359915
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87144467
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87144467
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w65t4j51
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138945992

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babs_Gonzales

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/321467

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000072091

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/196227

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q797766