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About Bebop
Bebop is a music genre that emerged in United States in the 1940s. It is usually classed as a form of jazz.
Well-known performers associated with it include Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Django Reinhardt, Thelonious Monk and Herbie Hancock.
Bebop has given rise to 2 subgenres on this site, such as Hard bop and Post-bop.
From Wikipedia
Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early to mid-1940s in the United States. It is characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions—with rapid chord changes, changes of key, angular melodies and substitute chords—along with virtuosic improvisation based on a combination of harmonic structure, scales, and occasional references to the melody.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Bebop.
Key artists
- Miles Davis
- Charlie Parker
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Django Reinhardt
- Thelonious Monk
- Herbie Hancock
- Oscar Peterson
- Sarah Vaughan
- Stan Getz
- Charles Mingus
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- What did bebop masters practice? · Music SE
Frequently asked questions
What is Bebop?
Bebop is a music genre that emerged in United States in the 1940s. It is usually classed as a form of jazz.
Where and when did Bebop originate?
Bebop originated in United States in the 1940s.
Who are famous Bebop artists?
Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Django Reinhardt, Thelonious Monk and Herbie Hancock.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q105513 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Bebop – CC BY-SA 4.0
- MusicBrainz genre – CC0
- Étude en bebop by Claude Reid – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Étude en bebop (accompagnement) by Claude Reid – CC BY-SA 4.0