Bebop

Bebop or bop is a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos and improvisation based on harmonic structure rather than melody. It was developed in the early and mid-1940s. It first surfaced in musicians’ argot some time during the first two years of the Second World War. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Charlie Parker Quintet

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Rockmelter wrote:
last month

"My favorite bebop is cowboy." AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA [2]

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LordRama wrote:
last month

"My favorite bebop is cowboy." AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Ricaldando wrote:
October 2009

Kerouac! (3)

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end_y wrote:
May 2009

That's why you suck

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ZA_WARUDO wrote:
March 2009

My favorite bebop is cowboy.

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jebus989 wrote:
March 2009

bebop is probably one of my favourite fictional animé space ships.

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EngelSlut wrote:
March 2009

I think Bebop is the most difficult gener in jazz that hard to play solos in. but still, there is artists like Charlie Parker and Thelonius Monk and they are the best in all jazz musician!

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Giomorrison wrote:
February 2009

The Bebop is the only pure expression of the inspiration.

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dudu_23 wrote:
February 2009

Kerouac! [2]

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kenyob wrote:
February 2009

love it... Awesome to play when you are being creative.

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nefasonas wrote:
February 2009

puuuuurrrrfect!

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compulsiveboy wrote:
January 2009

Kerouac!

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WmVSVN wrote:
January 2009

great creativity and feeling-SVN

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lerner77 wrote:
December 2008

bebop - rulezzzz

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UlthweEskimos wrote:
November 2008

Eskimo does love bebop!

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