Babs Gonzales - Be Bop Santa ClausBabs Gonzales was a Beat poet who became one of the premier jazz vocalists of the be bop era; famous for penning the Dizzy Gillespie song "Oop Pop A Da." from 1950 to 1953, Babs was a vocalist for the James Moody band and later played and recorded with such luminaries as Jimmy Smith, Sonny Rollins, Benny Green and Johnny Griffin, among others. On the rare 1955 recordings presented here, Babs is backed by organist Teddy Brannon, along with an unknown

playing infectious riffs and scorching solos that demand the spotlight

In Hinduism

where I served as Executive Producer

who conceived The Summoned during lockdown

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technically gifted players on the scene

Margit Kern and Katharina Bäuml were convinced from the beginning that it would have to be more than merely an experiment

DA BADDEST B*H

was one of the most popular and successful pop singers of the immediate post-war decades

yet profoundly respectful and even affectionate meeting of musical minds

as this significant collection is commonly known

forty-four minute album fittingly embodies that bleak realm with rumbling