bebop

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Americans were settling down, ballrooms were fading, and audiences were turning to bebop, rhythm and blues, and singers such as Frank Sinatra.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The bebop groove abandons James, too, slowing into jagged drum solos.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Hip-hop reminded him of the bebop jazz of his youth.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024

Now we’re focusing on Thelonious Monk, the innovative pianist and bandleader whose angular melodies and dissonant chords made him stand out among his peers in the bebop era.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Whereas bebop took from Christian’s playing style the inspiration of his free-flowing solos, rock and roll took the sound of his accompanying - ‘rhythm’ - guitar grooves.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall