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When his saxophone teacher encouraged him to check out the music of Coltrane and bebop sax pioneer Charlie Parker, the 11-year-old Levy didn’t waste any time following through.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Finding his footing in the bebop world in the late 1940s and early 50s, Davis would go on to reinvent his sound many times—to the consternation of many of his followers and the delight of others.
—Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
Wake of the Flood, the jazz and bebop-influenced record.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
As bebop waned and funk and rock music arrived, the 1970s and early ’80s witnessed a shift, not only in sound but also in the way onlookers behaved.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Finding his footing in the bebop world in the late 1940s and early 50s, Davis would go on to reinvent his sound many times—to the consternation of many of his followers and the delight of others.
—Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
Wake of the Flood, the jazz and bebop-influenced record.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
As bebop waned and funk and rock music arrived, the 1970s and early ’80s witnessed a shift, not only in sound but also in the way onlookers behaved.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Bebop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bebop. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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