Various - Bebop Deluxe (2-Disc Set)

The mid 1940's saw the emergence of Be-bop (or bop). The numbers of people drafted into armies to fight in World War two resulted in the breaking up of many of the large bands which had featured prominently during the era of Swing. Economic pressures also forced the closure of many of the dance halls which had been so popular in the previous decades. A huge void was left, to be filled by younger musicians such as Dizzie Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk who took a bold step away from the elaborate arrangements and popular music of the earlier big bands. The scene was left open for individual exploration. The result was a form of jazz that involved more complex melodies and some very fast tempos, which were criticised for being too fast for dancing.

This era is arguably the most significant in jazz history. Characterised by its reliance on chordal, rather than melodic improvisation, Be-bop gave rise to a new jazz elite, which often left previous swing musicians standing. An accomplished Swing musician was in no way guaranteed admittance into this new circle. At the time the movement was unpopular as the emphasis on artistic expression rather than convention, reduced its commercial viability.

Ironically, however, it is today regarded as the foundation of all subsequent styles and the radical musicians of the 1940's and 50's have now become the mainstream.

Album: Bebop Deluxe (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 55:50
Size: 127.8 MB
Styles: Bebop
Year: 2014

[2:20] 1. Bud Powell - Ornithology
[5:11] 2. Charlie Parker - A Night In Tunisia
[5:42] 3. Art Pepper - Yardbird Suite
[2:42] 4. Fats Navarro - The Chase
[3:04] 5. Thelonious Monk - Epistrophy
[7:45] 6. Max Roach Quintet - Tune-Up
[8:13] 7. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Mosaic
[6:27] 8. Charles Mingus - Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul
[6:34] 9. Dexter Gordon - 'round Midnight
[7:48] 10. Sonny Stitt - Salt And Pepper

Bebop Deluxe (Disc 1)

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Album: Bebop Deluxe (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 61:14
Size: 140.2 MB
Styles: Bebop
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[5:43] 1. Sonny Rollins - Tune Up
[9:21] 2. J.J. Johnson - Neo
[9:52] 3. John Coltrane Quartet - Chasin' The Trane
[5:32] 4. Howard Mcghee - Double Talk
[6:09] 5. Kenny Dorham - K.D.'s Cab Ride
[3:07] 6. Benny Goodman Septet - Stealin' Apples
[5:29] 7. Lee Morgan - Speedbal
[2:40] 8. Cannonball Adderley - The Scene
[3:45] 9. Clifford Brown - Brownie Speaks
[9:33] 10. Kenny Burrell - Swingin'

Bebop Deluxe (Disc 2)

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