Take that expectations!
It's called Syncopation!
Improvisation!
Who-the-What-Where-itism!
And with that spirit in mind, we explore and celebrate the jazz movement of the mid-1940s called "BeBop" (or "Be-Bop," or just "Bop"). Launching out of the swing era on the wings of virtuosic talent and unprecedented melodic creativity, this small combo movement was spearheaded by such pillars of modern jazz as Charlie "Bird" Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester "Prez" Young, Bud Powell, Max Roach, and others.
This is a 1-hour primer: some quick musical introductions, a general BeBop audio definition, and a vague timeline of the development of the genre and the personalities that shaped it. It all seems too much to fit into any 60 minutes, and indeed it is. Enjoy this *extended* episode as one more proof that, indeed, Bird Lives.
Playlist
- Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - Koko - Diz'n'Bird at Carnegie Hall (1947)
- Lester Young - Mop Mop - (1946)
- Lester Young - Lester Leaps In - (1946)
- Charlie Parker - Si Si - Swedish Schnaaps (1951)
- Charlie Parker - Swedish Schnaaps - Swedish Schnaaps (1951)
- Charlie Parker - Au Privave - Swedish Schnaaps (1951)
- Dizzy Gillespie - Blue'n'Boogie - Groovin' High (1945)
- Dizzy Gillespie - Oop Bop Sh'Bam - Groovin' High (1945)
- Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - Salt Peanuts - Groovin' High (1945)
- Bud Powell trio - Tempus Fugit - Jazz Giant (1949)
- Bud Powell w/ Fats Navarro & Sonny Rollins - Dance of the Infedels - Jazz Giant (1949)
- Bud Powell trio - Un Poco Loco - The Amazing Bud Powell (1951)
- Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach - Wee - Jazz at Massey Hall (1953)
::WSRP:: Wham-a-Scram-a-Ring-a-Ping-Pong
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