Boblicity

From Birth of the Cool, Miles Davis

Words by Ray Passman & Holli Ross

It began as an experiment,
A little new, but with the time cleverly spent,
It woke up musical minds and boy, it sure made a dent,
And so we know that Bebop lives.

Dizzy, Bird and Miles, they did it their way,
Swing time people didn't figure it could stay,
But they split wouldn't you know because the time was passé
And so we know that Bebop Lives.

And then there was a cat,
Who then started to scat,
It made impressions that, establishing a school, became a popular pastime,
For bop when in it's prime,
Would differentiate the hot from the cool.

Second, third generation still blow,
All the flatted fifths that we certainly know,
Like "Koko," don't forget "Four" and then there's
Night in Tunisia so we know that Bebop Lives.

The Shack last modified: January 18, 1997
Nicholas Anthony Russo
narusso@midway.uchicago.edu