1 Scott Yanow, Bebop, San Francisco: 2000, Miller Freeman Books, 1
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aback. They had no warning that this new style of music was being created, let alone how different it was from swing.
The musical style itself differed quite a lot from anything that had ever been done in Jazz up until this point. Along with the chorus only being repeated at the end of a musical number, there were fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, and intricate melodies.
The only things that held Bebop together were underlying harmonies that were played by the rhythm section. Other then this, most of the music ended up being improvisational as