Bebop in American Press: Coverage, Criticism, and Controversy (1944–1952)

1. Down Beat frames Gillespie’s new combo as news

   Feb 1, 1944Labels: Down Beat, Dizzy Gillespie, Bebop

   • JazzRJ

2. “Moldy fig” enters jazz debate vocabulary

   Jan 1, 1945Labels: Moldy Fig, Traditional Jazz

   • Merriam Webster
   • MoldyFigs

3. Town Hall concert brings bebop into a formal venue

   Jun 22, 1945Labels: Town Hall, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker

   • JazzTimes
   • TownHallLP

4. Gillespie’s West Coast debut meets hostile reception

   Dec 10, 1945Labels: Billy Berg's, Gillespie Parker, West Coast

   • BillyBergs
   • NewYorker

5. Down Beat reports benefit to support Parker after breakdown

   Dec 16, 1946Labels: Down Beat, Charlie Parker, Benefit Concert

   • JazzCollector

6. Down Beat reports Parker released and working again

   Feb 16, 1947Labels: Down Beat, Charlie Parker

   • JazzCollector

7. The New Yorker depicts “bop” as bitter cultural conflict

   Jul 3, 1948Labels: The New, Bebop

   • NewYorker

8. Down Beat publishes Parker: “No Bop Roots in Jazz”

   Sep 9, 1949Labels: Down Beat, Charlie Parker

   • JazzIndex
   • TumblrScan

9. Gillespie answers Parker in Down Beat dispute

   Oct 7, 1949Labels: Down Beat, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker

   • ParkerCentennial
   • JazzBib

10. Scholarship highlights press role in shaping bebop “cult”

    Jan 1, 1950Labels: Scholarship, Down Beat, Metronome

    • JazzRJ

11. Down Beat lists “Bop at End of Road” claim

    Sep 8, 1950Labels: Down Beat, Bebop

    • DizzyAtmosphere

12. Press era closes as bebop becomes the jazz baseline

    Jan 1, 1952Labels: Bebop, Postwar Jazz

    • JazzRJ
    • NewYorker