Music History: Bebop and Beyond - http://www.hometown.aol.com/nightfly62/PAGEFIVE.html Two-part article concerned with the development of the bebop artist and socio-musical elements that contributed to the style.
The Hard Bop Homepage - http://members.tripod.com/~hardbop/ Dedicated to the jazz style of the late 1950's and early 1960's known as hardbop. Includes a list of notable musicians and a chronological listing of bop albums.
Genres: Bebop - http://town.hall.org/radio/Kennedy/Taylor/bt_bop.html Seven audio recordings of Billy Taylor discussing historical aspects of bebop at the Kennedy Center. [Quicktime format]
Bebop & Beyond - http://www.melmartin.com/html_pages/Articles/Bebop.html Article discusses the concepts that led to and developed the bebop sound. Special focus on jazz lineage.
Why I Love Bebop - http://www.sover.net/~foodsong/bebop.htm Article describing the author's love of bebop for reasons primarily concerning the amalgamation of styles and the cultural aspects of the music.
What Bebop Meant to Jazz History - http://www.wsws.org/arts/1998/may1998/bop-m22.shtml Article providing commentary on the role of bebop in the evolution of jazz history and artistic culture in general.
Jazz History: Hard Bop/Post Bop - http://www.jazzitude.com/hardbophist.htm Article covering the story of hard bop and soul jazz; Part 6 of Jazzitude's Brief History of Jazz. Website also includes jazz artist directory, a weblog, and sheet music for purchase.
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