Bebop
Fictional entity designation
Bebop is a style of jazz that emerged in the 1940s, characterized by fast tempos, complex harmonies, and virtuosic improvisation.
The name likely imitates the staccato vocal sounds musicians made when scatting melodic lines.
Bebop marked a shift from dance-oriented swing to music meant for listening: Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie pioneered bebop.
Often shortened to bop.
Improvisational American music genre
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- Charlie ParkerBebop alto saxophone innovator
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
Dizzy Gillespie · swing · syncopation · Thelonious Monk · harmony · chord changes · virtuosity · uptempo
Rejection of mainstream values
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
- Beat GenerationFifties literary counterculture movement
- beretFlat wool cap
- goateeChin-only beard style
underground · nightclub · Harlem · 1940s · rebellion · bohemian · cool · hip
Rate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- accentsRegional speech patterns
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
polyrhythm · eighth notes · phrasing · groove · hi-hat · ride cymbal · walking bass · comping
Harlem-born swing dance style
- jitterbugEnergetic swing-era partner dance
- swing danceRhythmic partner jazz dancing
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- partner danceChoreographed movement for two
steps · movement · bounce · kicks · spins · drops · aerials · social dance
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- Charlie ParkerBebop alto saxophone innovator
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
Dizzy Gillespie · trumpet · swing · syncopation · Thelonious Monk · harmony · chord changes · virtuosity · uptempo · quintet
counterculture
Rejection of mainstream values
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
- Beat GenerationFifties literary counterculture movement
- beretFlat wool cap
goatee · underground · nightclub · Harlem · 1940s · rebellion · bohemian · cool · hip · cat
tempo
Rate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- accentsRegional speech patterns
drumming · polyrhythm · eighth notes · phrasing · groove · hi-hat · ride cymbal · walking bass · comping · pulse
lindy hop
Harlem-born swing dance style
- jitterbugEnergetic swing-era partner dance
- swing danceRhythmic partner jazz dancing
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
partner dance · steps · movement · bounce · kicks · spins · drops · aerials · social dance · ballroom
- Famous PigsPorky Pig, Miss Piggy, Babe, Peppa Pig, Wilbur
Bebopswing
Suspended recreational seat
big band · Dixieland · traditional jazz · New Orleans jazz · smooth jazz
Bebopeasy listening
Undemanding melodic audio
elevator music · muzak · pop music · bubblegum pop · lounge music
Bebopcool jazz
Relaxed 1950s improvisational music
ballad · ambient music · lounge · bossa nova
- Cowboy BebopAnime space Western series