bebop

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He played his first gig in the Bronx, N.Y., at age 14, and five years later he was hired as a sideman on his first recording session, accompanying bebop vocalist Babs Gonzales in 1949.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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

Heath, who was known as Tootie, was primarily a bebop and hard bop drummer but was adept in a range of styles.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Before bebop, the solos bore some resemblance - at least as they began - to the song’s original melody and they also adhered to its key-family and chordal logic.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall