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.
By the mid-1950s musicians (Miles Davis and John Coltrane among others) began to explore directions beyond the standard bebop vocabulary. Simultaneously, other players expanded on the bold steps of bebop: "cool jazz… read more
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| 1 | Play on youtube | Miles Davis — So What |
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| 2 | Play on youtube | John Coltrane — Blue Train |
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| 3 | Play on youtube | Charlie Parker — Ornithology |
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| 4 | Play on youtube | John Coltrane — Giant Steps |
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| 5 | Play on youtube | Charlie Parker — Now's the Time |
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| 6 | Play on youtube | John Coltrane — My Favorite Things |
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| 7 | Play on youtube | Sonny Rollins — St. Thomas |
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| 8 | Play on youtube | Thelonious Monk — 'Round Midnight |
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| 9 | Play on youtube | Lee Morgan — The Sidewinder |
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| 10 | Play on youtube | Thelonious Monk — Blue Monk |
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