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bebop

bebop: what it is, how it sounds and 72 musicians associated with it.

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. Bebop developed as the younger generation of jazz musicians expanded the creative possibilities of jazz beyond the popular, dance-oriented swing music-style to a new "musician's music" that was not as danceable and demanded close listening. As bebop was not intended for dancing, it enabled the musicians to play at faster tempos. Bebop musicians explored advanced harmonies, complex syncopation, altered chords, extended chords, chord substitutions, asymmetrical phrasing, and intricate melodies. Bebop groups used rhythm sections in a way that expanded their role.

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bebop musicians

Miles Davis 1926–1991 · American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer… Herbie Hancock b. 1940 · American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940) Charlie Parker 1920–1955 · American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955) Oscar Peterson 1925–2007 · Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007) Dizzy Gillespie 1917–1993 · American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993) Thelonious Monk 1917–1982 · American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982) Sarah Vaughan 1924–1990 · American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990) Stan Getz 1927–1991 · American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991) Charles Mingus 1922–1979 · American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader… Dexter Gordon 1923–1990 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990) Django Reinhardt 1910–1953 · Romani-Belgian /French jazz musician (1910–1953) Lalo Schifrin 1932–2025 · Argentine-American composer (1932–2025) Wayne Shorter 1933–2023 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023) Sun Ra 1914–1993 · American jazz composer and bandleader (1914–1993) Art Blakey 1919–1990 · American jazz drummer and bandleader (1919–1990) Clark Terry 1920–2015 · American swing and bebop trumpeter (1920–2015) Cannonball Adderley 1928–1975 · American jazz saxophonist (1928–1975) George Shearing 1919–2011 · British-American jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim 1934–2026 · South African pianist and composer (1934–2026) Lee Konitz 1927–2020 · American jazz musician (1927–2020) Ray Brown 1926–2002 · American jazz musician (1926–2002) J. J. Johnson 1924–2001 · American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924–2001) Marian McPartland 1918–2013 · British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013) Milt Jackson 1923–1999 · American musician (1923–1999) Paul Bley 1932–2016 · Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist… Lou Donaldson 1926–2024 · American saxophonist (1926–2024) Kenny Clarke 1914–1985 · American jazz drummer (1914–1985) Hiromi Uehara b. 1979 · Japanese-born jazz composer and pianist (1979-) Clifford Brown 1930–1956 · American jazz musician (1930–1956) Gene Ammons 1925–1974 · American tenor saxophonist (1925–1974) Andrew Hill 1931–2007 · American jazz pianist and composer (1931-2007) Geri Allen 1957–2017 · American composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017) Simon Phillips b. 1957 · English drummer (born 1957) Oliver Nelson 1932–1975 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger… Avishai Cohen b. 1970 · Israeli jazz bassist, composer, singer and arranger John Patitucci b. 1959 · American jazz bassist and composer Shirley Scott 1934–2002 · American jazz organist (1934–2002) Annie Ross 1930–2020 · British-American actress, singer and vocalist Chico Freeman b. 1949 · American saxophonist Philly Joe Jones 1923–1985 · American jazz drummer (1923–1985) Hampton Hawes 1928–1977 · American jazz pianist (1928–1977) Paul Chambers 1935–1969 · American jazz double bassist (1935–1969) Illinois Jacquet 1922–2004 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1922–2004) Ted Curson 1935–2012 · Jazz trumpeter (1935–2012) Jacky Terrasson b. 1965 · French jazz pianist and composer (born 1965) Bob Berg 1951–2002 · American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002) Don Byas 1912–1972 · American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972) Anthony Jackson 1952–2025 · American electric bass guitar player, session musician… Jon Faddis b. 1953 · American jazz trumpet player Ricky Ford b. 1954 · American jazz tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse 1924–1988 · American musician (1924–1988) Mickey Roker 1932–2017 · American jazz drummer (1932–2017) Al McKibbon 1919–2005 · American musician (1919–2005) Tim Hauser 1941–2014 · American singer (1941–2014) Dannie Richmond 1935–1988 · American drummer Ben Sidran b. 1943 · American pianist and vocalist Larry Grenadier b. 1966 · American bassist Cheryl Bentyne b. 1954 · American jazz singer Larry Willis 1942–2019 · American jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019) Janis Siegel b. 1952 · American singer Sathima Bea Benjamin 1936–2013 · South African jazz singer (1936–2013) Leroy Vinnegar 1928–1999 · American jazz bassist (1928–1999) Vincent Herring b. 1964 · American jazz musician (born 1964) Rufus Reid b. 1944 · American bassist, educator, and composer Mike Wofford 1938–2025 · American pianist Nasheet Waits b. 1971 · American musician Moe Koffman 1928–2001 · Canadian musician (1928–2001) Tsuyoshi Yamamoto b. 1948 · Japanese musician Nancy King 1940–2025 · American singer Victor Lewis b. 1950 · American jazz drummer Stephanie Nakasian b. 1954 · American singer Charles Earland 1941–1999 · jazz musician (1941–1999)