Place and Innovation in Popular Music
The Bebop Revolution in Jazz
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12145481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger W Stump (University at Albany, State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-34 |
| Publication date | 1998-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cultural Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-3631 • E-ISSN: 1940-6320 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08873631.1998.10800486 |
| OpenAlex | W1984786647 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper explores the relationship between place and processes of innovation in popular music, focusing on the example of the bebop style of jazz. Bebop emerged during the 1940s both as a reaction against older jazz styles and as an expression of artistic innovation within a community of younger jazz musicians. The process of its creation and early development was situated in a set of "nested'' locales centered in New York City. This analysis examines the diverse nature of these locales and the distinctive ways in which they fostered interactions among bebop's creators and their various audiences. The analysis reveals that different locales played dissimilar roles during specific stages in bebop's emergence, as it evolved into an increasingly coherent form of cultural expression. Most importantly, certain jazz clubs in Harlem provided a setting for the early experimentation that culminated in the bebop style, but the style's subsequent formalization and popularization depended on its exposure in jazz clubs in midtown Manhattan, at first along 52nd Street and later on nearby sections of Broadway. These findings confirm the importance of place in understanding the dynamic nature of popular music and the processes of innovation integral to it
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Expression (computer science · Jazz · Popular music · Situated · Style (visual arts · Visual arts · Computer Science · History · Music History and Culture · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Theater, Performance, and Music History
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |