... ".5 Also, playing with Calloway's band gave Dizzy the time to play after-hours with other musicians. In these after-hour jam sessions the quick pace and explosive sound of bebop was brought to life. Bebop is characterized by a tempo that is generally faster and seems more agitated than ... in the music. Bebop is played as fast as humanly possible. Most music of that era was performed at a more moderate tempo. With Bebop, notes blazed through the air. Bebop was art music, not "entertainment" music. Not for dancing, but for listening. Bebop musicians considered themselves artists, not ... t...

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... Mood. This saxophone feature has one of the coolest and most knows saxophone licks ever. This song was written as a dance and jive song with its up beat tempo and quick rhythm.. The repetition of the saxophones and the dynamics have stellar effect. Then the saxophones play and the trumpets answer back with a lingering pause which sounds good. Then, there is ... a Alto saxophone solo, which is of the elite solos. Next comes a quick trumpet solo with a lot of glissandos and scoops. After the solo, there is an obvious dynamic drop to piano, and then a huge crescendo back to double forte. T...

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