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Bebop

Bebop is a genre. Bebop grew out of Jazz. Its influence carried into Hard Bop, Cool jazz, West Coast Jazz, Post-Bop and Modal Jazz, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around Bebop. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Bebop came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
BebopJazzHard BopCool jazzWest Coast JazzPost-BopModal JazzFree jazzAfro-Cuban jazz

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Bebop connections

Bebop grew out of Jazz, went on to shape Hard Bop, Cool jazz, West Coast Jazz and Post-Bop. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Bebop

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Bebop.

What Bebop shaped

Legacy7

Where the influence of Bebop travelled next.

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