Joe "Bebop" Carroll (November 25, 1919 – February 1, 1981) was an American
jazz
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vocalist who worked with Dizzy Gillespie between 1949 and 1953. His collaborations with Gillespie include the humorous songs " Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac" and "Oo Bla Dee."
Career
A native of
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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, United States, he was born Joseph Paul Taylor. In 1949, he became a member of the Dizzy Gillespie big band. The band broke up a year later, but Carroll continued in a small group formed by Gillespie. In 1953, he left Gillespie and pursued a solo career, recording albums for Epic in the 1950s.
Discography
As leader
* ''Joe Carroll with the Ray Bryant Quintet'' (Epic, 1956)
* ''School Days'' with Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson (Regent, 1957)
* ''Man with a Happy Sound'' (Charlie Parker, 1962)
* ''The Bebop Singers'' (Prestige, 1970)
* ''Jumpin' at Jazzmania'' (Jazzmania, 1978)
* ''The Epic and Prestige Sessions and More'' (Fresh Sound, 2017)
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings
''The Complete RCA Victor Recordings'' is a 1995 compilation 2-CD set of sessions led by Jazz trumpeter and composer Dizzy Gillespie recorded for the RCA Victor label between 1937 and 1949.
Reception
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