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Bird was the nickname of Charlie Parker, the innovative bebop saxophonist and Joans’s roommate, whom Joans first memorialized in oil paint shortly after his untimely death in 1955.—Jack Denton, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 Minton’s Playhouse is widely considered the birthplace of bebop.—Shannon J. Effinger, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025 His relentless pursuit of excellence in drumming, particularly in bebop, distinguishes him from his peers.—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025 Young Ayers studied piano and vibraphone and sang in the school choir before making the rounds of the Los Angeles bebop scene in the early 1960s, releasing his solo debut, West Coast Vibes, in 1963, and accompanying jazz greats like Herbie Mann throughout the decade.—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bebop
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