MUS 106 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Dizzy Gillespie, Cab Calloway, Jay Mcshann
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Chapter 7 - mus 106 - history and tradition of jazz by thomas e. larson - 4th edition. Bebop changed the way jazz was performed and perceived. Jazz goes from popular from popular dance music to intellectual art music. Moved jazz from the center of mainstream to the edge. Many musicians rejected bebop when it first came out. Bebop appeared to come out of nowhere. This is the time when bebop was originating no early recordings. Those who weren"t in harlem probably wouldn"t have heard bebop until 1945. Music business was suffering from racial inequality. White musicians always earning more than black musicians. Black musicians forced to play lesser gigs. Made some black musicians disengage from swing. 1940: black swing musicians find an alternative music scene in harlem. Allows them to play what they want to play. Musicians of the 1930s provide an influence to the new musical culture. Lester young bluesy and relaxed style.
