THE BIRTH OF BEBOP (And modern jazz) Jazz History #45

The bebop era in the 1940s was a dividing line in jazz history. A radical and controversial departure from the music of the swing era, bebop could be seen as the start of ‘modern jazz’, since the melodic and harmonic language of the beboppers still underpins the jazz language today. The musical revolution--with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie at the forefront--was in full force at Minton's Playhouse in Harlem, where jam sessions served as a musical laboratory. This video kicks off a sequence focused on a relatively short but highly consequential time period in the evolution of jazz.

ABOUT THIS SERIES
The Jazz History series is a video adaptation of a PowerPoint presentation used to teach a university course. It traces the roots of jazz from Ragtime at the turn of the 20th century to jazz-rock fusion at the end of the 1960s. You’ll find a lot more videos like this one in the JAZZ HISTORY playlist on this channel.

If you want to learn more about the nuts and bolts of playing jazz, check out the videos in the
JAZZ TACTICS playlist.

JAZZ TACTICS SUGGESTIONS
Do You Speak Jazz?    • YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO IMPROVISE / J...  
What Makes Jazz Jazz?    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Why I Can't Teach You Jazz    • WHY I CAN'T TEACH YOU JAZZ (a theoret...  
What's So Great About Chet Baker?    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Guido Basso: A Voice You Won't Forget    • GUIDO BASSO (A voice you won't forget)  
Trading Fours With Freddie Hubbard    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Improvising on Rhythm Changes    • IMPROVISING ON RHYTHM CHANGES Jazz Ta...  

ABOUT THIS CHANNEL
On this channel, jazz trumpeter, educator and author Chase Sanborn offers information and advice for musicians and music appreciators.

PLAYLISTS
This link will take you to all the playlists on this channel:
   / @chasesanborn  

MORE INFORMATION
For more in-depth and personal information and instruction, check out Chase's books and online lesson options on his website:

http://www.chasesanborn.com