Bebop

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all we ask is that you leave the credit on anything you use because it takes a whole lot of work to make all this stuff for you. com, the record shop for swing, bebop, hardbop, and classic modern jazz CDs, LPs, DVDs plus jazz prints & posters. during the swing era. The music itself was characterized by more complex melodies and chord progressions, as well as more emphasis on the role the rhythm section. Fans of bebop were not restricted to the USA; the music gained cult status in France and Japan. Notable musicians identified with bebop:. In contrast to the regular phrasing of big band music, Gillespie and Parker often created irregular phrases of odd length, and combined swing and straight eighth-note rhythms within the swing style. It featured a small group of musicians -- four to six players -- rather than the 10 or more associated with the big bands.