Frank Paparelli

Frank Paparelli (* December 25, 1917 in Providence, Rhode Island; † May 24, 1973 in Los Angeles, California) was an American Jazz pianist, Composer and Author. He was a pianist in Dizzy Gillespie's band during the mid-1940s, and is notable as the co-writer (with Gillespie) of the bebop standard "A Night in Tunisia" and "Blue 'n' Boogie".

Publications

 * The Blues and how to Play 'em. Piano method book. New York, Leeds Music 1942
 * Don Raye/Frank Paparelli: Piano Music – (That Place) Down the Road a Piece. D. Davis & Co. 1943.
 * Nat 'King' Cole – Piano Capers, Transcribed and Edited by Frank Paparelli. New York: Leeds Music Ltd. 1946
 * 2 to the Bar - Dixieland Piano Method. New York City, Leeds Music Corporation 1946
 * Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie – 52nd Street Theme - Be-Bop (New Jazz), arranged by Frank Paparelli. London, Bosworth & Co 1948
 * Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Jay Roberts – Oop Bop SH-Bam - Be-Bop (New Jazz), arranged by Frank Paparelli. London, Bosworth & Co 1948
 * Boogie Woogie for Beginners. Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation 1985