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Bebop & Straight Ahead
Also known as bebop, Bop was a radical new music that developed gradually in the early '40s and exploded in 1945. The main difference between bop and swing is that the soloists engaged in chordal (rather than melodic) improvisation, often discarding the melody altogether after the first chorus and using the chords as the basis for the solo. Ensembles tended to be unisons, most jazz groups were under seven pieces, and the soloist was free to get as adventurous as possible as long as the overall improvisation fit into the chord structure. Since the virtuoso musicians were getting away from using the melodies as the basis for their solos (leading some listeners to ask "Where's the melody?") and some of the tempos were very fast, bop divorced itself from popular music and a dancing audience, uplifting jazz to an art music but cutting deeply into its potential commercial success. Ironically the once-radical bebop style has become the foundation for all of the innovations that followed and now can be almost thought of as establishment music. Among its key innovators were altoist Charlie Parker, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, pianist Bud Powell, drummer Max Roach, and pianist/composer Thelonious Monk. More in Jazz: Acid Jazz | Ballads - Jazz | Bebop & Straight Ahead | Big Band & Swing | Blues | Contemporary Jazz | Cool | Dixieland | Fusion | Latin Jazz | New Orleans / Second Line | Smooth Jazz Sort by: Newest | Oldest | Alphabetical 
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1950'S DOO WOP BAND by Bobby Cole Music ID: 101730 
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03:17 $14.95 (A) or $29.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A typical 1950?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s style doo wop band song, with influences of Jazz, big band, and barbershop. Think traditional American diner, jukeboxes and milkshakes. Perfect for documentaries focusing on th... | ||
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7 steps to heaven by Victor Feldman Music ID: 10919 
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03:15 $18.39 (A) or $200.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| up-tempo jazz... | ||
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90 Quirks by Scott Ross Music ID: 178815 
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03:15 $49.95 (A) or $55.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Quirky acid jazz tune with cool tenor sax melody and tight horn sections. Groovy, moody and dissonant. Real drums, bass and guitars. Good for thematic film or t.v. Heavy guitars add an interesting twi... | ||
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90 Quirks (No Melody Or Harmony) by Scott Ross Music ID: 191669 
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03:16 $29.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Quirky acid jazz tune with cool tight horn sections made up of tenor sax, alto sax and trumpet. Groovy, moody and dissonant. Real drums, bass and guitars. Good for thematic film or t.v. Heavy guitars ... | ||
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90 Quirks (No Melody Or Horns) by Scott Ross Music ID: 191668 
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03:15 $29.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Quirky acid jazz tune with groovy, moody and dissonant overtones. Real drums, bass and guitars. Good for thematic film or t.v. Heavy guitars add an interesting twist to the horn sections. Nice synth l... | ||
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A glass of jazz by Manuel Ochoa Music ID: 326683 
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02:03 $35.95 (A) or $65.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Jazz music recorded with a piano trio. This music is great for moving, playful, and fun situations. Will fit great for background music, restaurant music and ambient music... | ||
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A Hands On Approach by William Peklinsky Music ID: 40162 
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03:11 $29.95 (A) or $89.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A very aggressive and assertive jazz swing tune with piano, vibes, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass and drums. Live drums and hot soloists.... | ||
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A Hard Drive by Scott Ross Music ID: 181282 
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02:24 $49.95 (A) or $55.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A quirky progressive instrumental jazz tune with tight real horn sections and upbeat tenor sax melody. Big sound good for any corporate or t.v./film usage. Soulful and real. Real drums, and drum loop... | ||
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absotively by Seth Timbs Music ID: 41149 
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02:14 $9.95 (A) or $49.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| largely Thelonious Monk inspired but with touches of Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans. a nice mid-tempo be-bop style piece.... | ||
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After Dark by Alan Marchand Music ID: 64501 
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02:21 $14.95 (A) or $49.75 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| "After Dark" is a hard-driving, upbeat 1960s-style bebop arrangement that features trombone and baritone saxophone leads backed by acoustic piano, acoustic bass and drums. Our arrangement can be used ... | ||
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All The Time by William Peklinsky Music ID: 40163 
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03:58 $29.95 (A) or $89.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A very moody and interesting straight ahead jazz tune with piano, bass, drums, guitar and marimba.... | ||
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Alley Jazz by Justin Nihiser Music ID: 248811 
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03:49 $19.99 (A) or $29.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Saxophone jazz with grooving drums and upright bass. It's blue and smokey up in the club tonight.... | ||
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Ana Nouveau by William Peklinsky Music ID: 40164 
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03:19 $29.95 (A) or $89.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A very energized modal jazz swing tune with piano, bass, drums, vibes and flute.... | ||
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Atlanov groove by Dmitriy Lukyanov Music ID: 57055 
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05:37 $54.95 (A) or $99.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Traditional jazz blues swing piano saxophone guitar LIVE jazz band commercial TV themes... | ||
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Auld Lang Syne Swing by Stuart Moore Music ID: 306146 
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02:24 $19.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Bring in the new year in style with an upbeat Jazz version of this classic. Features guitar, piano, upright bass and drums. ... | ||
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Baggys Blues by Mark Allaway Music ID: 28953 
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03:03 $4.99 (A) or $44.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Swinging jazz track featuring all real instruments.Clarinet,guitar,bass and drums create mainstream jazz track of high quality.... | ||
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Bakers Dozen by Stuart Moore Music ID: 309730 
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02:50 $19.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Classic old school swing influenced by the likes of Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Upbeat, good times, cool and classy Jazz from a golden era.... | ||
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Bang em Bruddah by E L Mahon Music ID: 170290 
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00:30 $25.95 (A) or $75.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| This is a drum loop with bass drum and other elements of a trap set. A bit hard hitting.... | ||
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Bass On Top -Jazz Piano Trio by Steve Rice Music ID: 313242 
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03:20 $19.99 (A) or $69.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Elegant jazz piano trio playing easy mid-tempo swing. This is a Ray Brown style acoustic bass feature. Great source music for a jazz club. Jazz atmosphere, romance, candlelight. Real piano, upright ba... | ||
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Be My Bop by Miroslav Saric Music ID: 77835 
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03:30 $35.00 (A) or $100.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Classic jazz piece bebop with walking bass line solo piano and backing jazz quartet. Good for commercials and anything requiring soul feel.... | ||
