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
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
By the late ’40s, he had become a member of the group of arriving new young players associated with bebop.
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
