78's - Spider Web - Tiny Bradshaw (KING)

A Red Hot swingin' Jazz tune from Tiny Bradshaw recorded April 5, 1954. World War II brought an end to the heyday of swing. Big bands began to shrivel, as musicians were sent overseas to fight. For this reason, the 1940s saw a surge in smaller ensembles, such as quartets and quintets. Groups often consisted of one or two horns, usually saxophone and/or trumpet, bass, drums, and piano. Smaller groups meant that the focus shifted from intricate arrangements to improvisation and group interaction.

Swing arrangements mainly consisted of composed sections, but with certain sections designated for improvisation. A bebop tune, however,, would simply consist of a statement of the head, or main theme, extended solos over the head's harmonic structure, and then one final statement of the head. It was common for bebop musicians to compose new, complex melodies over well-known chord progressions.

With the focus on improvisation, bebop allowed for an explosion of innovation. Inspired by the more harmonically and rhythmically experimental players in swing era, such as Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Art Tatum, and Roy Eldridge, bebop musicians expanded the palette of musical devices from which to choose while improvising. Many aspects of swing were imported, including the triplet-based swing feel and a proclivity for the blues.

Typically however, bebop musicians played tunes at much faster tempos. Soloists did not concern themselves as much with lyricism, but more with rhythmic unpredictability and harmonic complexity. It wasn't just the soloists who were important, however. The advent of bebop marked an expansion of the roles of the rhythm section players, who were no longer simply time-keepers, but who interacted with the soloist with their own embellishments.

The term "bebop" is an onomatopoeic reference to the accented melodic lines of the music. Sometimes shortened to "bop," the name was most likely given to the style music retroactively, as the musicians themselves often referred to their style simply as "modern jazz."

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[slolita1]

I was listening to some jazz at the dentist office today and it totally put me in a good mood! that's why I love jazz, its a mood regulator, at least for me :D lol Great music!

[althazarr]

@slolita1 Yes indeed. Jazz soothes the senses. :-)

[VictrolaJazz]

Shows how 40's influence existed right up next to the beginning of Rock 'N Roll! Great tune!  Is this what's called BeBop?

[althazarr]

@VictrolaJazz Oh yes, Bradshaw kept this infulence going for a good while too. I guess you could certainly call this one BeBop.

[cub19]

Great post,I love hot jazz,and Tiny Bradshaw was one of the best at it!

[althazarr]

@cub19 Thank you! I totally agree!

[lovegermanshepherds]

Great!!