Subgenre

Bebop

166 profiles tagged Bebop, A-Z.

Bebop developed in the early-to-mid 1940s in New York, incubated in after-hours jam sessions at clubs like Minton's Playhouse in Harlem, as a small-combo alternative to big-band swing. It is characterized by fast tempos, intricate and rapidly changing chord progressions, asymmetrical melodic phrasing, and virtuosic improvisation intended for listening rather than dancing. Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, and pianist Thelonious Monk are its defining pioneers.

Alessandro Lanzoni Piano Amy London Vocals Arnie Lawrence Alto ✦ 1938–2005 Art Blakey Drums ✦ 1919–1990 Art Farmer Trumpet ✦ 1928–1999 Attilio Donadio Alto Saxophone ✦ 1925–1999 Barry Harris Piano ✦ 1929–2021 Benny Golson Tenor saxophone ✦ 1929–2024 Benny Green Piano Betty Carter Vocals ✦ 1929–1998 Bobby Timmons Piano ✦ 1935–1974 Bud Powell Piano ✦ 1924–1966 Carl Perkins Piano ✦ 1928–1958 Cecil Payne Baritone saxophone ✦ 1922–2007 Charles McPherson Alto saxophone Charles Mingus Double bass ✦ 1922–1979 Charlie Mariano Alto saxophone ✦ 1923–2009 Charlie Parker Alto saxophone ✦ 1920–1955 Chris Anderson Piano ✦ 1926–2008 Chuck Redd Vibraphone Cicci Santucci Trumpet Clark Terry Trumpet ✦ 1920–2015 Claudio Roditi Trumpet ✦ 1946–2020 Clifford Brown Trumpet ✦ 1930–1956 Coleman Hawkins Tenor saxophone ✦ 1904–1969 Curtis Fuller Trombone ✦ 1932–2021 Dado Moroni Piano Daniela Schächter Piano Daniele Sorrentino Double Bass Dexter Gordon Tenor saxophone ✦ 1923–1990 Dino Piana Trombone (valve) ✦ 1930–2023 Dino Rubino Piano Dizzy Gillespie Trumpet ✦ 1917–1993 Dmitry Baevsky Alto saxophone Don Friedman Piano ✦ 1935–2016 Doron Tirosh Drums Doug Watkins Double bass ✦ 1934–1962 Eddie Jefferson Vocals ✦ 1918–1979 Ehud Asherie Piano Francesco Cafiso Alto saxophone (also flute) Franco Cerri Guitar ✦ 1926–2021 Franco Manzecchi Drums ✦ 1931–1979 Frank Gant Drums ✦ 1931–2021 Frank Hewitt Piano ✦ 1935–2002 Gary Smulyan Baritone saxophone Gene Ammons Tenor saxophone ✦ 1925–1974 George Cables Piano George Coleman Tenor saxophone George Duvivier Double bass ✦ 1920–1985 Gerry Mulligan Baritone saxophone ✦ 1927–1996 Giampaolo Ascolese Drums Gianni Basso Tenor Saxophone ✦ 1931–2009 Gianni Cazzola Drums ✦ 1938–2026 Gil Cuppini Drums ✦ 1924–1996 Glauco Masetti Alto saxophone ✦ 1922–2001 Grant Green Guitar ✦ 1935–1979 Grant Stewart Tenor saxophone (soprano saxophone; classical composition) Hampton Hawes Piano ✦ 1928–1977 Hank Jones Piano ✦ 1918–2010 Hank Mobley Tenor saxophone ✦ 1930–1986 Hendrik Meurkens Chromatic harmonica Herb Ellis Guitar ✦ 1921–2010 Hidehiko Matsumoto Tenor saxophone ✦ 1926–2000 Horace Silver Piano ✦ 1928–2014 J.C. Heard Drums ✦ 1917–1988 J.J. Johnson Trombone ✦ 1924–2001 Jaki Byard Piano ✦ 1922–1999 James Moody Tenor saxophone ✦ 1925–2010 Jimmy Cobb Drums ✦ 1929–2020 Jimmy Heath Tenor saxophone ✦ 1926–2020 Jimmy Knepper Trombone ✦ 1927–2003 Jimmy Lovelace Drums ✦ 1940–2004 Joe Pass Guitar ✦ 1929–1994 Joe Strasser Drums Joel Forbes Double bass ✦ 1956–2024 John Hicks Piano ✦ 1941–2006 John Lee Electric bass Johnny O'Neal Piano Jon Hendricks Vocals ✦ 1921–2017 Julius Watkins French horn; trumpet (1943-1950, before switching permanently to horn) ✦ 1921–1977 Kenny Barron Piano Kenny Clarke Drums ✦ 1914–1985 Kenny Washington Drums Larry Ridley Double bass Lee Konitz Alto saxophone (also soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, voice) ✦ 1927–2020 Lee Morgan Trumpet ✦ 1938–1972 Leroy Williams Drums ✦ 1937–2022 Lewis Nash Drums Lilian Terry Vocals ✦ 1930–2023 Lisle Atkinson Double bass ✦ 1940–2019 Livio Cerveglieri Tenor Saxophone Lou Donaldson Alto saxophone ✦ 1926–2024 Lucio Terzano Double bass Luigi Grasso Alto Saxophone Mamelo Gaitanopoulos Tenor Saxophone Mario Rusca Piano Martial Solal Piano ✦ 1927–2024 Massimo Moriconi Double bass Massimo Urbani Alto saxophone (tenor saxophone early on) ✦ 1957–1993 Max Roach Drums ✦ 1924–2007 Miles Davis Trumpet ✦ 1926–1991 Milt Jackson Vibraphone ✦ 1923–1999 Monty Alexander Piano Nick Brignola Baritone saxophone ✦ 1936–2002 Nicola Mingo Guitar Nunzio Rotondo Trumpet ✦ 1924–2009 Ofer Landsberg Guitar Oscar Peterson Piano ✦ 1925–2007 Oscar Pettiford Double bass ✦ 1922–1960 Oscar Valdambrini Trumpet ✦ 1924–1996 Paolo Passalacqua Piano Paolo Recchia Alto Saxophone Paolo Tomelleri Saxophone Pasquale Grasso Guitar Paul Chambers Double bass ✦ 1935–1969 Paul Sikivie Double bass Paul West Double bass Pepper Adams Baritone saxophone ✦ 1930–1986 Peter Anderson Tenor Saxophone Peter Wertheimer Saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) ✦ 1947–2020 Phil Stewart Drums Phil Woods Alto saxophone ✦ 1931–2015 Philly Joe Jones Drums ✦ 1923–1985 Pietro Lussu Piano Pupo De Luca Drums ✦ 1926–2006 Ray Brown Double bass ✦ 1926–2002 Ray Gallon Piano Red Mitchell Double bass ✦ 1927–1992 Renato D'Aiello Tenor Saxophone Renato Sellani Piano ✦ 1926–2014 Richard Wyands Piano ✦ 1928–2019 Robert Anchipolovsky Alto Saxophone Roberta Gambarini Vocals Roger Kellaway Piano Roland Hanna Piano ✦ 1932–2002 Roni Ben-Hur Guitar Rosario Giuliani Alto saxophone Roy Haynes Drums; occasional vocals ✦ 1925–2024 Ryo Fukui Piano ✦ 1948–2016 Sadao Watanabe Alto saxophone Sarah Vaughan Vocals ✦ 1924–1990 Serge Chaloff Baritone saxophone ✦ 1923–1957 Sergio Coppotelli Guitar Sergio Rigon Baritone Saxophone ✦ 1934–2014 Shay Zelman Drums Sheila Jordan Vocals ✦ 1928–2025 Sheryl Bailey Guitar Slide Hampton Trombone ✦ 1932–2021 Sonny Clark Piano ✦ 1931–1963 Sonny Rollins Tenor saxophone ✦ 1930–2026 Spike Wilner Piano Stan Getz Tenor saxophone ✦ 1927–1991 Stefano Di Battista Alto saxophone Stu Williamson Trumpet ✦ 1933–1991 Teddy Charles Vibraphone ✦ 1928–2012 Thad Jones Trumpet ✦ 1923–1986 Thelonious Monk Piano ✦ 1917–1982 Tommy Flanagan Piano ✦ 1930–2001 Tony Pancella Piano Toshiko Akiyoshi Piano Walter Norris Piano ✦ 1931–2011 Wynton Kelly Piano ✦ 1931–1971 Yaki Levy Drums Yotam Silberstein Guitar Yvonnick Prene Chromatic harmonica Zoot Sims Tenor saxophone ✦ 1925–1985

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