bebop
Example Sentences
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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
His playing from the ’40s, when bebop was becoming the principal jazz dialect, still sounds remarkable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
Hip-hop reminded him of the bebop jazz of his youth.
From BBC ● 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
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
