These pared-down bands helped foster the bebop style. Rhythm is
the distinguishing feature of bebop, and in small groups the drums
became more prominent. Setting a driving beat, the drummer inter-
acted with the bass, piano, and the soloists, and together the musicians
created fast, complex melodies. Jazz aficionados flocked to such clubs as
Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem to soak in the new style. For the young
musicians and their fans this was a thrilling turning point in jazz history.
However, for the majority of Americans, who just wanted some swing-
ing music to dance to, the advent of bebop was the end of jazz as main-
stream music.- The swing style can be most accurately characterized as
a. complex and inaccessible.
b.appealing to an elite audience.
c. lively and melodic.
d.lacking in improvisation.
e.played in small groups. - According to the passage, in the 1940s you would most likely find
bebop being played where?
a. church
b.a large concert hall
c. in music schools
d.small clubs
e.parades - According to the passage, one of the most significant innovations of
the bebop musicians was
a. to shun older musicians.
b.to emphasize rhythm.
c. to use melodic improvisation.
d.to play in small clubs.
e.to ban dancing. - In the context of this passage, aficionados(line 23) can most
accurately be described as
a. fans of bebop.
b.residents of Harlem.
c. innovative musicians.
d.awkward dancers.
e.fickle audience members.
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