California Boppers (CD)

Although primarily associated with New York the 40's Bop movement was developing all across America. These 24 tracks illustrate the immense contribution made to the genre by such West Coast recording icons such as Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Dodo Marmarosa and Howard McGhee.Track Listing The Lionel Hampton Orchestra - Tempo's Boogie The Benny Carter Orchestra - Early Boyd Kessel's All Stars - Atom Buster Howard McGhee - Stardust The Lionel Hampton Orchestra - Slide, Hamp, Slide The Jimmy Mundy Orchestra - Hello Goodbye Forget It Dodo Marmarosa - How High The Moon Dodo Marmarosa - I Surrender Dear The Wilbert Baranco Orchestra - Bugle Call Rag The Gerald Wilson Orchestra - Cruisin' With Cab The Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen - Diggin' For Diz The Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen - When I Grow Too Old To Dream The Jimmy Mundy Orchestra - Airmail Special The Jimmy Mundy Orchestra - Fiesta In Brass Howard McGhee - Trumpet At Tempo Howard McGhee - Thermodynamics The Benny Carter Orchestra - Jump Call