Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Bop.
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- noun music An early form of modern
jazz played by small groups and featuring drivingrhythms and complex, oftendissonant harmonies. - verb To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
- verb dance the bebop
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When 86-year-old Roy Haynes became a professional musician, in around 1942, the word "bebop" had probably not yet arrived in his native Boston.
Keeping Busy With Bebop Bigwigs Will Friedwald 2011
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Dhumraketsu on Sep 13, 2008 well … cowboy bebop is actually the only anime i would like to see in a live-action medium. the film noir/spaghetti western/bruce lee meets sci-fi background could all be well translated to film, considering that's where they come from! granted we need the right producer and director and cast.
Fox Developing Cowboy Bebop Live-Action Feature Film! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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People are going to watch these new movies and think wow, cowboy bebop is lame, or dragonballZ is lame … while not ever knowing what the actual series or original's that stemmed from it were. but most of all, keanu reeves playing spike …? no.
Rumor: Keanu Reeves as Spike in Cowboy Bebop Movie?! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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I know in bebop there was a lot of anxiety about missing the next revolution; Ornette Coleman literally scared a lot of us in 1959.
The Smart Set Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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He explained that it was called bebop, and that it was the latest thing to hit jazz back home.
The Good Life Tony Bennett 1998
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He explained that it was called bebop, and that it was the latest thing to hit jazz back home.
The Good Life Tony Bennett 1998
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He explained that it was called bebop, and that it was the latest thing to hit jazz back home.
The Good Life Tony Bennett 1998
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I knew how to play the music they called bebop, and I loved it.
Brother Ray Charles, Ray, 1930-2004. cn 1978
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110 - You don't have to be Chinese to be born in Singapore, remember cowboy bebop is set in the future and has characters from all races throughout the series.
Rumor: Keanu Reeves as Spike in Cowboy Bebop Movie?! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Meanwhile, he recorded extensively in bebop and modal jazz settings, ranging from funky rhythms to ethereal modal harmonies; as a sideman on Blue Note albums and a leader of combos, he played original themes including “Maiden Voyage,” “Cantaloupe Island,” and “Watermelon Man,” which became a popular hit in Mongo Santamaria’s recording.
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