Bebop is a jazz subgenre that emerged in the 1940s and is characterized by fast tempos, complex harmonies, and improvisation. It emphasizes instrumental virtuosity and features intricate melodies and chord progressions. Bebop musicians often play in small groups and prioritize individual expression over ensemble playing. The genre has had a significant influence on jazz and popular music.
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Organ, Saxophone, Piano, Trumpet, Guitar, Vibraphone, Trombone, Drum Kit, Clarinet, Double Bass, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Horn Section
Popular bebop Songs
Approaching Standards
1994
At The Village Vanguard
1961
Compact Jazz: Charlie Parker Plays The Blues
1992
Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian, Vol. 2
2012
Exclusively for My Friends: Girl Talk, Vol. II
2014
Somethin' Else (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
1958
You Must Believe In Spring (Remastered Version)
1981
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List of bebop artists
Here is a list of bebop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the bebop genre. You can find out what bebop genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
53
204426
2
47
455580
3
42
114471
4
51
62187
5
39
49136
6
42
124911
7
44
55873
8
41
87568
9
42
101416
10
62
670181
11
52
36042
12
42
170800
13
45
127224
14
38
35820
15
51
604527
16
29
20159
17
32
50106
18
51
154680
19
41
37638
20
31
18838
21
50
357600
22
52
361160
23
26
82460
24
45
73794
25
55
269545
26
56
204466
27
52
643459
28
47
128726
29
48
89936
30
51
142827
31
40
21346
32
49
341341
33
45
157508
34
49
417457
35
43
39450
36
45
38520
37
65
428544
38
45
117302
39
49
292832
40
43
108012
41
57
187207
42
51
55748
43
45
73842
44
46
132953
45
45
140246
46
40
60411
47
43
78907
48
34
31432
49
51
263137
50
33
39028
51
44
151529
52
42
217275
53
41
266527
54
43
13539
55
64
1618183
56
37
50676
57
34
11922
58
32
87072
59
50
400489
60
47
99795
61
46
153417
62
48
124560
63
52
94272
64
31
18312
65
49
129366
66
37
25435
67
47
206898
68
48
106827
69
56
280186
70
43
42708
71
43
84806
72
34
24102
73
44
84316
74
42
64981
75
30
23324
76
40
133861
77
45
52798
78
37
98334
79
36
16301
80
28
26702
81
42
53938
82
42
25973
83
31
18995
84
38
20115
85
46
15238
86
45
4392
87
33
39207
88
26
76690
89
40
6005
90
39
18115
91
34
7283
92
29
5702
93
36
7820
94
42
27815
95
41
34244
96
36
29282
97
42
9376
98
34
16151
99
44
127633
100
32
34530
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