Bebop marked a major shift in the role of jazz, from a popular style of music for dancing to a "high-art", less-accessible, cerebral "musician's music". The audience for both blues and jazz split, and the border between blues and jazz became more defined.
bebop marked a major shift in the role of jazz from a popular style of music for dancing to a "high-art" less-accessible cerebral "musician's music" the audience for both blues and jazz split and the border between blues and jazz became more defined