bebop

Example Sentences

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Her bowed tones flow like a violinist’s, her plucked solos sometimes bite like a bebop trumpet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

It was prompted by a dinner conversation, where Evangeline suggested the family could just get on Carlile's boat and "bebop up to Canada" if gay marriage was outlawed.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

His playing from the ’40s, when bebop was becoming the principal jazz dialect, still sounds remarkable.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

“You had classical jazz, bebop, rock, pop, and here comes a new form of music that didn’t exist.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

If he had been a piano player instead of a guitarist, one might say bebop grew from the solos of his right hand while rock and roll grew from the accompaniment of his left.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall