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
The bebop groove abandons James, too, slowing into jagged drum solos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
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
In the late 1940s, Billy Eckstine’s big band boasted among its ranks some of the rising stars of the bebop era: Blakey, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon and Fats Navarro.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
