Young Tiger (aka George Browne) - Calypso Be

The fabulous Young Tiger (aka George Browne) and his song 'Calypso Be'.
Many thanks to Andy Kershaw for introducing me to yet another wonderful song and musician. This song is one of Andy's Facebook Tune of the Day. The whole playlist can be found here:
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[@LibbyandJorja]

Young tiger is my grandpa aka George browne

[@0123basil]

thanks, have been looking for this one for years. you are my new best friend!

[@djdedan]

His bebop scatting is ironically pretty darn good lol

[@Mano2992]

This modern music's got me confused, To tell you friends I'm quite unenthused. This modern music's got me confused, To tell you friends I'm quite unenthused. I like Pee Wee Hunt or the great Count Basie But can’t make head nor tail of this Dizzy Gillespie With his Oop-pop-a-da Be-a-ba-du-la-be-plee Ple-oobly-oobly-oobly-oobie Chum-cheeree-a-bah Oop-pop-a-dee-de-doom ah-ah! Dizzy Gillespie is the creator Of this new style along in co with Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Howard McGhee - They all indulge in this monstrosity They take a major seventh and a flated ninth Two ool-ya-koos and a half a pint Then Oop-pop-a-da Be-a-ba-du-la-be-plee Ple-oobly-oobly-oobly-oobie Chum-cheeree-a-bah Oop-pop-a-dee-de-doom ah-ah! The beboppers you see around They all converse in a special tongue "Ool-ya-koo" and "eel-ya-da" One means "hello", the other "ta ta". They call a man "a cat" and a girl "a chick", And they're up to all kinds of shady tricks With their Oop-pop-a-da Be-a-ba-du-la-be-plee Ple-oobly-oobly-oobly-oobie Chum-cheeree-a-bah Oop-pop-a-dee-de-doom ah-ah! In conclusion I must now say The bebop boys they know how to play But that music is not for me So take it back Mr. Gillespie You better take it back to 52nd Street With your high speed riffs and stacatto beats And your Oop-pop-a-da Be-a-ba-du-la-be-plee Ple-oobly-oobly-oobly-oobie Chum-cheeree-a-bah Oop-pop-a-dee-de-doom ah-ah! Ah-ah!

[@333maxwell]

This is fantastic.. thanks for uploading

[@evermay1582]

Apparently this man died in 2007. Kinda hard to imagine what he thought about the music of his late years

[@nebuladog]

He was my step mom's dad

[@LibbyandJorja]

He is my grandpa

[@evermay1582]

@@LibbyandJorja rlly?? aaaand what did he have to say?

[@Antuhes]

Thanks!!!!

[@franceskt]

Thanks for this - jazzman Sammy (Sam) Walker takes the tenor sax solo.

[@kayluuhs]

this is what happens when you tell your friend to Freestyle rap 1:06

[@elusive1st]

nice1

[@lizichell2]

That calypso

[@MrFogeyblue]

The music he's parodying doesn't sound at all modern or outrageous today.