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The Bop Session

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The Bop Session
Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedMay 19 & 20, 1975
A & R Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length50:34
LabelSonet
SNTF 692
ProducerSam Charters
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Oscar Peterson and The Trumpet Kings - Jousts
(1974)
The Bop Session
(1975)
Jazz Maturity...Where It's Coming From
(1975)
Sonny Stitt chronology
In Walked Sonny
(1975)
The Bop Session
(1975)
My Buddy: Sonny Stitt Plays for Gene Ammons
(1975)
CD Reissue Cover

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.[1]

Reception

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The Allmusic review stated "Bop fans should enjoy this date despite the lack of surprises".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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  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

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References

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  1. ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 16, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 16, 2012