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
204751
2
47
455580
3
39
49136
4
51
62187
5
42
114649
6
42
124911
7
44
55873
8
41
87568
9
42
101416
10
52
36042
11
62
670181
12
42
170800
13
45
127224
14
38
35839
15
51
604527
16
29
20159
17
32
50136
18
41
37685
19
51
154890
20
31
18838
21
50
357600
22
26
82507
23
52
361160
24
45
73859
25
55
269545
26
56
204466
27
52
643459
28
47
128813
29
48
89936
30
51
143000
31
40
21368
32
49
341341
33
45
157508
34
49
417457
35
43
39450
36
45
38520
37
65
428544
38
45
117302
39
49
293025
40
43
108012
41
51
55787
42
57
187207
43
45
73842
44
46
132953
45
40
60411
46
45
140246
47
43
78907
48
35
31668
49
51
263137
50
44
151529
51
33
39062
52
42
217275
53
41
266527
54
43
13547
55
64
1618183
56
37
50676
57
34
11948
58
50
400489
59
32
87072
60
47
99795
61
46
153417
62
48
124560
63
52
94272
64
31
18312
65
49
129441
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
65008
75
30
23337
76
40
133861
77
45
52798
78
37
98415
79
36
16301
80
28
26702
81
42
53938
82
42
25973
83
31
19026
84
38
20118
85
46
15238
86
45
4392
87
33
39207
88
26
76764
89
40
6005
90
39
18115
91
34
7283
92
29
5707
93
36
7820
94
42
27833
95
41
34265
96
36
29282
97
42
9376
98
34
16156
99
44
127633
100
32
34530
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