bebop

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024

Called upon to play New Orleans music, swing, bebop, avant-garde, fusion, modal jazz, jazz rock, acid-jazz and more, he responded with extraordinary skill and imagination.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

The fact that the ‘new’ was narrowly defined as ‘contemporary classical’ rather than, say, bebop is indicative of this.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall