Bebop music

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Bebop or bop is a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos and improvisation based on harmonic structure rather than melody. It was developed in the early and mid-1940s. It first surfaced in musicians' argot some time during the first two years of the Second World War. By the mid-1950s musicians (Miles Davis and John Coltrane among others) began to explore directions beyond the standard bebop vocabulary. Simultaneously, other players expanded on the bold steps of bebop: "cool jazz" or "West Coast jazz", modal jazz, as well as free jazz and avant-garde forms… read more

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1	Play track	Love this track	My Favorite Things	John Coltrane	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
2	Play track	Love this track	Naima	John Coltrane	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
3	Play track	Love this track	Blue in Green (feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans)	Miles Davis	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
4	Play track	Love this track	Giant Steps	John Coltrane	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
5	Play track	Love this track	'Round Midnight	Thelonious Monk	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
6	Play track	Love this track	Blue Train	John Coltrane	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
7	Play track	Love this track	Moanin'	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
8	Play track	Love this track	So What (feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans)	Miles Davis	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
9	Play track	Love this track	Tank!	The Seatbelts	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
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