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The Birth of Bebop (1939 - 1945)

By Russell Perry | Jazz at 100
April 9, 2019
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"By the early 1940s... a new approach to small-combo jazz playing was developing, characterized by a more flexible approach to rhythm, a more aggressive pursuit of instrumental virtuosity, and an increasingly adventurous harmonic language."—Scott Deveaux

Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and Coleman Hawkins -the pioneers of Bebop.

Playlist

Host Intro 0:00
Cab Calloway and his Orchestra. "Pickin the Cabbage" from Cab Calloway— The Chu & Dizzy Years (Hep) 3:23
Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra. "Little John Special" from Apollo Jump (Proper) 6:09
Host speaks 9:14
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra. "Hot Mallets" from Swing Time: Vol. 027, Lionel Hampton Groups (1939) (Encyclopedia of Jazz) 10:06
Host speaks 12:22
Jay McShann and his Orchestra. "Hootie Blues" from Bebop Story: Vol. 005, The Early Years Vol. 5—Charlie Parker (1940-42) (Encyclopedia of Jazz) 12:59
Host speaks 15:51
Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra. "Woody'n You" from Rainbow Mist (Delmark) 18:04
Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra. "Disorder at the Border" from Rainbow Mist (Delmark) 21:02
Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra. "Rainbow Mist" from Rainbow Mist (Delmark) 23:58
Host speaks 26:53
Auld-Hawkins- Webster Sextet. "Salt Peanuts" from Rainbow Mist (Delmark) 27:26
Host speaks 30:20
Coleman Hawkins Quartet. "Flyin' Hawk" from Swing Time: Vol. 035, Coleman Hawkins (1944-45) (Encyclopedia of Jazz) 31:35
Coleman Hawkins Quartet. "Drifting on a Reed" from Swing Time: Vol. 035, Coleman Hawkins (1944-45) (Encyclopedia of Jazz) 34:23
Host speaks 37:25
Tiny Grimes Quintette. "Tiny's Tempo" from The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes (Savoy) 39:42
Host speaks 42:34
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet. "Good Bait" from Bebop Story: Vol. 016, Dizzy Gillespie Vol. 1 (1945) (Encyclopedia of Jazz) 43:21
Dizzy Gillespie All Stars. "Can't Get Started" from Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (Smithsonian) 46:19
Host speaks 49:22
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet. "Dizzy Atmosphere" from Bebop Story: Vol. 011, Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker Vol. 1 (1945) (Encyclopedia of Jazz) 50:19
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet. "Groovin' High" from Bebop Story: Vol. 011, Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker Vol. 1 (1945) (Encyclopedia of Jazz) 53:05
Host Outro 55:44

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