Big Four Bands Thread Round 19: Gothic Rock

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I immediately regret asking.

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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

Bebop is a form of jazz popularized in the 50's by Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Parker, and more. It's also a predecessor to post-bop and hard bop, two forms of jazz heavily popularized by jazz greats suxch as John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Cannonball Adderley, etc. Subgenres are allowed, so you can include those two genres in your vote if you want. BMe, I'm sticking with plain bebop. I also have my first vote.



This is from one of the best albums you're gonna get. You really want to start with the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack.

Ok. I'll give this a listen.

[JGuy Grungeman]

I'm no jazz dictionary, but I suggest heading to Stan Getz afterwards. The 50's is where most of the best bebop is at.

[Frownland]

I'm counting post and hard bop because **** you.

John Coltrane
Charles Mingus
Thelonious Monk
Freddie Hubbard

[Ol’ Qwerty Bastard]

Super generic list, but

Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Charles Mingus
Thelonious Monk

[Tristan_Geoff]

Originally Posted by Qwertyy

Super generic list, but

Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Charles Mingus
Thelonious Monk

x2

[JGuy Grungeman]

Does that mean that's yer vote, Tristan?

Heh, I figured more people would go straight for pure and original bebop since the complaint about subgenres has been made before.

[Tristan_Geoff]

Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

Does that mean that's yer vote, Tristan?

Heh, I figured more people would go straight for pure and original bebop since the complaint about subgenres has been made before.

Ya.

When it comes to sub-genres though it's a bit different. With punk, there's a wide spectrum of bands to choose from. But with a jazz sub, I don't suppose it'd make a large difference. Especially seeing as the subs in this genre have highly prolific artists.

[JGuy Grungeman]

This is basically how I see it.

Bebop is a fast-paced and eccentric form of jazz, hard bop brings blues influence and makes it heavier, and post-bop is, as Yudkion can put it best, “an approach that incorporated modal and chordal harmonies, flexible form, structured choruses, melodic variation, and free improvisation. It was freedom anchored in form. We can call it post-bop.”

Basically, it took the heavy improvisation of bebop and simplified it, made it a little more melodic, cool and smooth. Post-Bop's befinitely my favorite of the three.

[JGuy Grungeman]

I totqally forgot about the title change.

"Big Four Bands Thread Round 5: Bebop."