This piece is a humorous novelty song incorporating scat vocals with lyrics in a "fractured fairy tale" theme about a beautiful princess and her ugly sisters. The protagonist (sung by Dizzy) asks the princess to marry him, however at the altar, her father tries to substitute one of the ugly sisters for the bride. Musically, this is an uptempo song in a major key, featuring a big-band sound. music by Mary Lou Williams, Lyrics by Milt Orent I met a beautiful princess in the land of OoBlaDee She smiled and said OobaDidela meaning you appeal to me I said Oobadideaabendue with … read more
This piece is a humorous novelty song incorporating scat vocals with lyrics in a "fractured fairy tale" theme about a beautiful princess an… read more
This piece is a humorous novelty song incorporating scat vocals with lyrics in a "fractured fairy tale" theme about a beautiful princess and her ugly sisters. The protagonist (… read more
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. Dizzy Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unknown in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop. In the 1940s Gillespie, together with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and … read more
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. Dizzy Gillespie was a trumpet virtuos… read more
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. Dizzy Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso sty… read more