BebopOn the heels of swing, bebop lifted jazz from the dance floor into an art form powered by virtuoso players. This engaging collection of essays, biographies and reviews by veteran jazz journalist Scott Yanow probes the lives and revolutionary works of more than 500 great beboppers, including the giants: Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie, Bud Powell, Max Roach and Thelonious Monk. The guide also explores key artists such as Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Christian and the young Miles Davis, plus such later figures as Joe Pass and Barry Harris. |
Contents
THE STATE OF JAZZ IN 1944 | 1 |
WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED BEBOP? | 3 |
19371944 | 5 |
Influences on the Bop Movement | 6 |
BEBOP FROM 1945 TO 1949 | 40 |
Why Bebop Did Not Become Popular | 41 |
The Giants of Bebop | 42 |
The Pacesetters of the Bebop Era | 72 |
Drummers | 164 |
Vocalists | 170 |
Arrangers | 184 |
Vibraphonists | 188 |
Clarinetists | 196 |
Miscellaneous | 202 |
The BebopEra Big Bands | 204 |
BOP SINCE 1949 | 237 |
Trombonists | 86 |
Alto Saxophonists | 92 |
Tenor Saxophonists | 99 |
Baritone Saxophonists | 123 |
Pianists | 127 |
Guitarists | 147 |
Bassists | 153 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS | 365 |
RECOMMENDED BEBOP BOOKS | 372 |
Autobiographies | 373 |
THE FUTURE OF BEBOP | 375 |
INDEX | 377 |
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