bebop
Example Sentences
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From the outset, the festival embraced musical diversity: big band, swing, ska, blues, Dixieland and bebop.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
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
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
Instead of emphasising the strong beats as the foot-tappingly predictable swing had done, bebop deliberately resisted, suspending the rigid reiteration of the regular pulse.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
