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Composer of the Week Bebop Episodes

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  1. Episode 5

    5/5 Donald Macleod looks at the musicians who emerged from the bebop mode.

  2. Episode 4

    4/5 Donald Macleod on bebop's two most influential pianists - Bud Powell and Thelonius Monk.

  3. Episode 3

    3/5 Donald Macleod focuses on bebop's two key drummers, Kenny Clarke and Max Roach.

  4. Episode 2

    2/5 Donald Macleod focuses on the 'yin and yang' of bebop, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.

  5. Episode 1

    1/5 Donald Macleod explores bebop's roots in the work of pioneers such as Tatum and Hawkins.