Bebop was only around for a short period of time but, had a significant influence on all jazz music to come after it. Bebop is different than big band as far as size. Bebop was usually made up of bands that consisted of a string bass, drums, a piano and maybe a guitar. There was usually a soloist as well. When bebop came around in the 1940’s, it was during the time of “Swing” and big band jazz. Swing was for dancing and required big bands. Because of the fact that there was a lot of racism during this time, many Caucasian musicians worked in big bands. Where as many African American musicians still had hard times finding work, even though many of them were the best jazz artists around. The African American bands still had to move around to find work. Whereas many Big Bands had regular gigs and did not. Many of the black artists became worn out from all of the traveling around and quite frankly were getting tired of all of the racism that they had incurred. Many musicians wanted to break away from big bands and become highlighted artists on their own. Many knew that if they could have a successful career as a solo artist, they potentially would have it made. They would be able to break free of the dependence on other members and maybe start their own band and maybe even possibly land a record deal! …show more content…
Although much of the bebop of the time was not recorded, it freed up many of the innovative bebop artists at the time to not worry about having to record. This led to less income but, the musicians of Bebop were able to play more freely and in their own way. The ban may have helped to develop better music as far as bebop was concerned. In 1944 a record recorded for a small label was called Rainbow Mist, by Coleman Hawkins. It was the first commercial Bebop