Be Bop

Like the Rock and Roll that sprang from its loins, this new form of off-the-chart Jazz called Be Bop from the mid-1940s captured the imagination of the youth of America and positively terrified its parents. Not only was the music primarily an African American form, but hep cats known as “Bird” (Charlie Parker) and “Diz” (Dizzy Gillespie) were at its forefront. Gillespie is … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Salt Peanuts” by Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra