Bebop
noun
A style of jazz music developed in the 1940s, which is known for its fast tempo and complex harmonies.
Charlie Parker was a famous saxophonist who played bebop.
Often appears as...
- play bebop
- listen to bebop
Usage tips
Musical
verb
To play or perform bebop music.
The band started to bebop and the crowd went wild.
Often appears as...
- bebop on stage
- bebop in the club
Usage tips
Musical
noun
A style of jazz music developed in the 1940s, which is known for its fast tempo and complex harmonies.
Charlie Parker was a famous saxophonist who played bebop.
Often appears as...
- play bebop
- listen to bebop
Usage tips
Musical
verb
To play or perform bebop music.
The band started to bebop and the crowd went wild.
Often appears as...
- bebop on stage
- bebop in the club
Usage tips
Musical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Jazz Origin
Understand bebop as a revolutionary jazz movement originating in the 1940s.
Bebop revolutionized jazz with its complex harmonies.
Pro Tip 2/3Fast Tempo
Recognize the characteristic fast tempo of bebop compared to other jazz styles.
Bebop's tempo is rapid, setting it apart from swing.
Pro Tip 3/3Improvisation
Bebop often features improvisation, showcasing the musicians' skills.
The soloist's improvisation highlighted the bebop tune's complexity.
Pro Tip 1/3Jazz Origin
Understand bebop as a revolutionary jazz movement originating in the 1940s.
Bebop revolutionized jazz with its complex harmonies.
Pro Tip 2/3Fast Tempo
Recognize the characteristic fast tempo of bebop compared to other jazz styles.
Bebop's tempo is rapid, setting it apart from swing.
Pro Tip 3/3Improvisation
Bebop often features improvisation, showcasing the musicians' skills.
The soloist's improvisation highlighted the bebop tune's complexity.
Pro Tip 1/3Jazz Origin
Understand bebop as a revolutionary jazz movement originating in the 1940s.
Bebop revolutionized jazz with its complex harmonies.
Pro Tip 2/3Fast Tempo
Recognize the characteristic fast tempo of bebop compared to other jazz styles.
Bebop's tempo is rapid, setting it apart from swing.
Pro Tip 3/3Improvisation
Bebop often features improvisation, showcasing the musicians' skills.
The soloist's improvisation highlighted the bebop tune's complexity.
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Video examples
Johanna Blakely: Lessons...
I don't know if you've heard this anecdote, but I have. He said that one of the reasons he invented bebop was that he was pretty sure that white musicians wouldn't be able to replicate the sound. He wanted to make it too difficult to copy,
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Lessons from fashion's...
I don't know if you've heard this anecdote but I have he said that one of the reasons he invented bebop was that he was pretty sure that white musicians wouldn't be able to replicate the sound he wanted to make it too difficult to
Video examples
Johanna Blakely: Lessons...
I don't know if you've heard this anecdote, but I have. He said that one of the reasons he invented bebop was that he was pretty sure that white musicians wouldn't be able to replicate the sound. He wanted to make it too difficult to copy,
Video examples
Lessons from fashion's...
I don't know if you've heard this anecdote but I have he said that one of the reasons he invented bebop was that he was pretty sure that white musicians wouldn't be able to replicate the sound he wanted to make it too difficult to
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Dr. John
American Musician
There was a lot of freedom, so bands in those days did not have to play for the public. They played for club owners that enjoyed music. You know, what happened - there was a lot of clubs that had bebop music or different forms of music. It was great for musicians.
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Quincy Jones
American Musician
Bebop and hip-hop, in so many ways, they're connected. A lot of rappers remind me so much of bebop guys in terms of improvisation, beats and rhymes. My dream is to see hip-hop incorporated in education. You've got the youth of the world in the palm of your hand.
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MC Ren
American Rapper
Rock and roll is not an instrument. Rock and roll isn't even a style of music. Rock and roll is a spirit that's been going since the blues, jazz, bebop, soul, R&B, heavy metal, punk rock and, yes, hip-hop.
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Mose Allison
American Musician
I went through the whole number, you know. The swing era, the boogie woogie era, the bebop era. Thelonious Monk is still one of my favorites. So a lot of these people had their effect on me.
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John Densmore
American Musician
I don't like totally free jazz, unless it's done by somebody like Coltrane, who did bebop and cool jazz, so he was allowed to go out there.
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Carla Bley
American Musician
I still prefer the bebop of the '40s. The very stuff I started out with is still the best to me. I have come full circle.
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Allan Holdsworth
British Musician
If the whole idea, in the original bebop days, was to get to soloing, then that's all it should be about.
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Chuck Mangione
American Musician
We may play in a contemporary rock vein, use standard bebop themes, and many other things besides.
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Matthew Shipp
American Musician
What makes bebop legitimate is the fact that when it was done, it was illegitimate.
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Alice Coltrane
American Musician
I came through the bebop era, and to me that was enough.
Quote examples
Dr. John
American Musician
There was a lot of freedom, so bands in those days did not have to play for the public. They played for club owners that enjoyed music. You know, what happened - there was a lot of clubs that had bebop music or different forms of music. It was great for musicians.
Quote examples
Quincy Jones
American Musician
Bebop and hip-hop, in so many ways, they're connected. A lot of rappers remind me so much of bebop guys in terms of improvisation, beats and rhymes. My dream is to see hip-hop incorporated in education. You've got the youth of the world in the palm of your hand.
Quote examples
MC Ren
American Rapper
Rock and roll is not an instrument. Rock and roll isn't even a style of music. Rock and roll is a spirit that's been going since the blues, jazz, bebop, soul, R&B, heavy metal, punk rock and, yes, hip-hop.
Quote examples
Mose Allison
American Musician
I went through the whole number, you know. The swing era, the boogie woogie era, the bebop era. Thelonious Monk is still one of my favorites. So a lot of these people had their effect on me.
Quote examples
John Densmore
American Musician
I don't like totally free jazz, unless it's done by somebody like Coltrane, who did bebop and cool jazz, so he was allowed to go out there.
Quote examples
Carla Bley
American Musician
I still prefer the bebop of the '40s. The very stuff I started out with is still the best to me. I have come full circle.
Quote examples
Allan Holdsworth
British Musician
If the whole idea, in the original bebop days, was to get to soloing, then that's all it should be about.
Quote examples
Chuck Mangione
American Musician
We may play in a contemporary rock vein, use standard bebop themes, and many other things besides.
Quote examples
Matthew Shipp
American Musician
What makes bebop legitimate is the fact that when it was done, it was illegitimate.
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Alice Coltrane
American Musician
I came through the bebop era, and to me that was enough.
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