bebopper
Forties jazz musician
A bebopper is a musician who plays bebop, the complex, improvisational style of jazz that emerged in the 1940s.
The term extends to devoted fans of the genre.
Beboppers were associated with a particular aesthetic—berets, goatees, hipster slang: The beboppers gathered at the club after midnight.
Aggressively alternative person
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- beatnikFifties counterculture member
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
avant-garde · underground · cool · hip · scene · loft · after-hours · zoot suit
One who plays woodwind
- trumpeterOne who plays brass
- pianistOne who plays piano
- drummerOne who keeps rhythm
- bassistDeep-string instrumentalist
soloist · virtuoso · improviser · composer · arranger · bandleader · sideman · vibraphonist
Acting without forethought
- solosSingle-performer pieces
- scattingImprovised nonsense singing
- ad-libbingUnscripted spontaneous performance
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
extemporization · creativity · expression · innovation · originality · variation · ornamentation · phrasing
Bebop alto saxophone innovator
- cool jazzRelaxed 1950s improvisational music
- fast tempoRapid musical pace
- scat singingNonsense-syllable jazz vocals
- MonkShalhoub's anxious investigator role
Stressed unexpected beats
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- tempoRate of musical performance
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
beat · pulse · accentuation · cross-rhythm · downbeat · upbeat · meter · cadence
hipster
Aggressively alternative person
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- beatnikFifties counterculture member
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
nonconformist · avant-garde · underground · cool · hip · scene · loft · after-hours · zoot suit · beret
saxophonist
One who plays woodwind
bassist · soloist · virtuoso · improviser · composer · arranger · bandleader · sideman · vibraphonist · clarinetist
spontaneity
Acting without forethought
- solosSingle-performer pieces
- scattingImprovised nonsense singing
- ad-libbingUnscripted spontaneous performance
freestyle · extemporization · creativity · expression · innovation · originality · variation · ornamentation · phrasing · chord changes
Charlie Parker
Bebop alto saxophone innovator
- cool jazzRelaxed 1950s improvisational music
- fast tempoRapid musical pace
- scat singingNonsense-syllable jazz vocals
syncopation
Stressed unexpected beats
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- tempoRate of musical performance
groove · beat · pulse · accentuation · cross-rhythm · downbeat · upbeat · meter · cadence · comping
beboppertraditionalist
Adherent to established customs
purist · nostalgist · revivalist · preservationist · old guard