"Billie's Bounce" is a jazz composition by Charlie Parker, written in 1945. It is built on a 12-bar blues in F and has a bebop melodic line. The tune is also known as "Bill's Bounce". Its dedication is disputed: some accounts name Dizzy Gillespie's agent Billy Shaw, whose name Ross Russell said was misspelled, while others name Shaw's secretary, called Billie.
The original recording was made in November 1945 by Charlie Parker and His Re-Boppers for Savoy Records, with Miles Davis on trumpet, Dizzy Gillespie on piano, Curley Russell on bass and Max Roach on drums. The recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. The song was originally instrumental, and lyrics were later added by Jon Hendricks and by Eddie Jefferson. Later renditions include Ben Webster with the Modern Jazz Quartet (1953), Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson (1957), Wes Montgomery (1957), Bud Powell (1958), Dexter Gordon (1964), George Benson (1968), Ella Fitzgerald (1977), and versions by Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson and David Murray.
