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'''Bebop''' is a style of [[jazz]] that developed in the 1940s. It is characterised by a melodic and harmonic component far more complex than the [[swing]] style of the time. Also, in contrast to the [[Big Bands]] of the era, it was mainly played by small groups.

'''Bebop''' is a style of [[jazz]] that developed in the 1940s. It is characterised by a [[melodic]] and [[harmonic]] component far more complex than the [[swing]] style of the time. Also, in contrast to the [[Big Band]]s of the era, it was mainly played by small groups.

Its foremost innovators were [[Charlie Parker]], [[Dizzie Gillespie]], [[Max Roach]], [[Kenny Clarke]], [[Oscar Pettiford]], [[Bud Powell]], [[Fats Navarro]] and [[Thelonious Monk]].

Its foremost innovators were [[Charlie Parker]], [[Dizzie Gillespie]], [[Max Roach]], [[Kenny Clarke]], [[Oscar Pettiford]], [[Bud Powell]], [[Fats Navarro]] and [[Thelonious Monk]].

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