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bebop

[bee-bop] / ˈbiˌbɒp /




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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

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

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

The bebop groove abandons James, too, slowing into jagged drum solos.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC