In 1958, when bebop had taken chord progressions and virtuosity to its extreme, Miles Davis began experimenting with the other logical extreme. Jazz musicians had been playing the same standard ...

The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble occupies an almost legendary status ... and it is a prototype of the bebop contrafact, with the chord progression of "Back Home in Indiana." It is a fast-moving tune that ...

Bebop rises in the 1940s as a revolutionary departure from the danceable rhythms of swing jazz. Defined by fast tempos, flowy melodies, and complex chord progressions, bebop emphasizes virtuosic ...

Discover 9 essential Charlie Parker tracks that define the genius of bebop. From “Ornithology” to “Embraceable You,” explore ...

Jazz guitarist and educator Matt Warnock has recently released his latest ebook, “Building Bebop Vocabulary Volume 1: Mastering the m7 Chord.” With 17 years of international teaching and performances ...

the chord progression. That was pretty easy to do in the swing era, y'know, when jazz was, like, pop music, you know. It had made the charts and everything like that. When bebop came along ...