Bebop, shortened to Bop, was characterized by the flatted fifth, a more elaborate rhythmic structure, and a harmonic rather than melodic focus.
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Kenny Clarke, and Charlie Christian were major influences in the new music, which became the basis for modern jazz.
Yesterday, August 28 was Charlie “Bird” Parker’s birthday, born in Kansas City, Kansas (1920).