Bebop · GenresWhat is bebop?
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.
About bebop
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.
From Last.fm, where 7,005 listeners have tagged music as bebop.
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
Milestones
Saxophone Colossus
Somethin' Else
Nights of Ballads & Blues
Giant Steps
Today and Tomorrow
Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
Page OneBebop songs
- Moment's Notice by John Coltrane
- Are You Real by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
- A Night In Tunisia by Dizzy Gillespie
- Boogie Stop Shuffle by Charles Mingus
- Out Of Nowhere by Charlie Parker
- Moanin' by Charles Mingus
- Donna Lee by Charlie Parker
- Bird Calls by Charles Mingus
- Just Friends by Charlie Parker
- All the Things You Are by Charlie Parker
Bebop on Risocast
Kind Of BlueMiles Davis · 1959
Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)Miles Davis · 1959
A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane · 1965
Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album (Deluxe Version)John Coltrane · 2018
Miles '56 (Remastered 2026)Miles Davis · 2026
Neighbouring genres
In the jazz & blues family. All genres
bluescool jazzbossa novaacid jazzblues rockavant-garde jazzdelta blueschicago bluesdark jazzcountry bluesdesert bluesjazz punkQuestions
- What is bebop?
- 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.
- Who are the best-known bebop artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Miles Davis Quintet, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie.
- What genres are similar to bebop?
- On Risocast it sits with blues, cool jazz, bossa nova, acid jazz, blues rock and avant-garde jazz.
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