Billy Bean

Billy Bean

Long Tail Jazz Bebop Jazz guitar

Philadelphia 🇺🇸

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Top Billy Bean songs

Grooveyard - Instrumental
Grooveyard - Instrumental Hal Gaylor & Walter Norris & Billy Bean
The Surf and I
The Surf and I Bud Shank & Billy Bean & Gary Peacock & Chuck Flores
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Instrumental
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Instrumental Hal Gaylor & Walter Norris & Billy Bean
Scramble - Instrumental
Scramble - Instrumental Hal Gaylor & Walter Norris & Billy Bean
The End Of A Love Affair
The End Of A Love Affair Hal Gaylor & Walter Norris & Billy Bean

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About Billy Bean

While his name sounds like something that would go nicely in a traditional Appalachian soup, Billy Bean is associated with the West Coast jazz scene and a guitar style that is both mellow and clever. He came from a musical family that included a mother who played piano, a father who played guitar, and a sister who worked as a professional vocalist. He seems to have spent most of the '40s and the first few years of the '50s studying his instrument privately, emerging as a professional player with a variety of combos based out of his native Philly. His jazz career seems to begin officially in...