Jazz History at a Glance now includes a new decade: the 1940s.
Read about the development of bebop, which coincided with the fall of swing. The 1942 recording ban, as well as American involvement in World War II, led to cultural shifts that diminished the importance of big bands. Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and others had new ideas about music that would shape the jazz landscape for decades to come.
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