Bebop On Cd
February, 1993
Because of a World War Two--era recording ban, bebop developed out of the public spotlight. So when Charlie Parker's first records arrived, it was as if the new music had crashed into the swing era like an incendiary bomb. With the current avalanche of reissues on compact disc, bebop arrives cleaned up, fleshed out and digitized--and just as shockingly fresh as it appeared five decades ago.Clifford Brown and Max Roach,Brown and Roach Incorporated (EmArcy): Bebop's fire was stoked by this remarka...
