Be-bop

[crisvenegas]

Hi, I was I´m taking a jazz class at my university, but this is sort of new to me. Right now I have to do a project on Be-bop jazz and I need a lot of help and information.
I would thank any help.

[Tenorman]

OK. Start asking the questions. Give us some more details about what you are expected to produce as an end result

[crisvenegas]

Actually I am at a point at which any information its helpfull, I have to talk about the historycal context, the place where it developed, the characteristics of the style and the most representative mucsians of it.
ps: I apologize for my horryble spelling

[Tenorman]

The Ken Burns documentary and the book that went with the series might be a good place to start, for all it's faults and biases.

Try checking your local library for books on the history of Jazz. Your problem is not going to be getting the information but how to sift out what you really need from the masses that are available

The king pins of Bop have to be Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. The Charlie Parker recordings on Dial epitomised what had been going on in a few clubs in New York.

I don't read much about Jazz, but there are many on this site who appear to be avid readers of Jazz books and I am sure will direct you accordingly

[Muskrat Ramble]

The History of Jazz by Ted Gioia is a very good place to start your research. Some other players you'll want to look into are Bud Powell and Max Roach. An anthology of music you may want to check out is Bebop Spoken Here (Proper Records).

[Tenorman]

I forgot about that ProperBox set, and there will be a damn good insert with it giving the history + pictures and some details about the artists

[Brad]

This may be a little late but from a book perspective and assuming that you're not a musician and you want something generally easy to follow, here's what I recommend: two books by Ira Gitler. One's an oral history, From Swing to Bop. This is very good. The other is The Masters of Bebop: A Listener's Guide. As far as music, I second the Proper box. Nice booklet and a great introduction to the music. If I can be of any help, please email me at lewinb@wyeth.com