Oop Bop Sh'Bam

Oop Bop Sh'Bam is a jazz standard by Dizzy Gillespie. It has been described as "tailor made for tenor saxophone".[1] The song title and word usage developed from "verbalizing the sounds of the new music [bebop]".[2] Oop pop a da is the twelve bar blues. Oop bop sh'bam is based on "Rhythm changes" with a new middle eight. It was written by Gillespie with Gil Fuller taking writing credit in order to secure publishing royalties. Writing credit for the Oop pop a da twelve bar blues is with Babs Gonsales

References

  1. ↑ Cole, Bill (2001). John Coltrane. Da Capo Press. p. 44. ISBN 0-306-81062-X.
  2. ↑ Communications, Emmis (May 1976). Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications. p. 42. ISSN 0148-7736.


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