bebop
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- noun
- /ˈbiˌbäp/
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bebop
- The ii-V7-I progression can be heard in the hard bop and bebop improvisations of Clifford Brown, Fats Navarro, and Charlie Parker.
- bebop and bop
- swing and bebop
- bebop and hard
It's a spirit that's been going on since the Blues, jazz, bebop, soul, rock'n'roll, R&B;, heavy metal, punk rock and yes, hip hop.
- It's a spirit that's been going on since the Blues, jazz, bebop, soul, rock'n'roll, R&B;, heavy metal, punk rock and yes, hip hop.
- So what he does in this is, as you will see, he goes through all these different styles of piano playing, boogie woogie, stride piano, bebop.
Examples
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Despite their common provenance, these pieces had little in common with the bebop of the 40s.
Academic text (2010) -
On Thursday, my friend and colleague Bill Lowe will be here, who's a real expert on bebop and Afro Cuban music.
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OK, I grew up at a time when bebop was considered the standard.
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Ever go to a Bebop club?
Fiction book (2001) -
The musicians of bebop messed it up.
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Bebop: Bird invented bebop to save swing from becoming a drag.
Fiction book (1993) -
"You're probably interested in bebop, in Dizzy Gillespie and all that stuff."
Fiction book (1992) -
As an adolescent, he met his bebop idols: Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell.
Academic text (2007) -
Bebop is a lively style of jazz characterized by fast tempos and intricate melodies.
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Many famous musicians, like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, were pioneers of bebop.
Synonyms
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A lively music style with a strong beat where players make up parts while playing
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8.4
An early jazz style with a fast beat and quick, unplanned solos
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A style of jazz with complex chords and rhythms where musicians make up music as they play
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Jazz music after 1940 that uses new ideas and different forms
Fast, lively jazz with quick notes and skilled solos
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bebop comes from the quick musical syllables jazz singers and players used, like the sound 'be-bop' where bop is the short, punchy beat. So, think of bop meaning 'a quick hit' or 'a dance' to remember that bebop is a fast, lively style of jazz full of quick notes and improvisation.