"Billie's Bounce" | |
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Composition by Charlie Parker | |
Released | 1945 |
Recorded | November 1945 |
Genre | Jazz |
Label | Savoy |
Composer(s) | Charlie Parker |
"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 by the Yardbird. The original recording by Charlie Parker and His Re-Boppers was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. Copyright 1945 by Atlantic Music Corp. Copyright renewed and assigned 1973 to Atlantic Music Corp.
Originally an instrumental, lyrics were added later by Jon Hendricks and by Eddie Jefferson.
The original 1945 recording had the following lineup:
Charlie Parker's Savoy and Dial Sessions