DESCRIPTION: Also known as bebop, bop was a radical new music that developed gradually in the early 1940's and seemed to explode in 1945. The main difference between bop and swing is that the soloists engaged in chordal (rather than melodic) improvisation, often discarding the melody altogether after the first chorus and using the chords as the basis for the solo. Bebop jazz was usually performed in small groups and featured extended improvisation. Tempos were often fast and the small g ...
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Featured Artists - Bebop (Period: 1940's, into the 1950's)
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Swing Thing
A unique jazz swing/bebop instrumental featuring electric jazz guitar and vibraphone playing a catchy swinging melody. Very easily loopable. Fun and bouncy.
Catalog Id: 241309
Composed: 2006
Jazz Music •
Bebop
Artist: Erik Haddad
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Melodious Thunk
"Melodious Thunk" - the nickname given to Thelonious Sphere Monk by his wife, Nellie. The arrangement, produced with a nod to a Monk classic, "Epistrophy", features an acoustic piano head followed by two baritone saxophone choruses. And, like so many Monk tunes, the song ends in a cliff-hanger.
Catalog Id: 274600
Composed: 2007
Jazz Music •
Bebop
Tempo: Medium Fast
Artist: Alan Marchand
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