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| Publisher | African American Review |
| Publication | African American Review |
| Subject | Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 1062-4783 |
| Issues per Year | 4 |
| Volume | v29 |
| Issue | n2 |
| Published | 1995-06-22 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Author | n/a | Amiri Baraka |
| Person | Works | Dizzy Gillespie |
I was into the Orioles, Ruth Brown, Larry Darnell, Louis Jordan, The Ravens - ya know, the late '40s, just going into high school - when my 1st cousin George let me have his older brother Sonny's BeBop collection!
I got those old Guilds, Manors, Savoys and a whole world unfolded before me, beginning with the names: Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Charlie Yardbird Parker. The names: Bud Powell, Max Roach, Klook, Kenny Clarke. The names, the language - another world had opened.
Oop Bop sha Bam (a koo koo mop!) - the language, another world. The Land of Oo Blah and Dooie...
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