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Two Bop Duets for Clarinets by Maurice "Bugs" Bowers, edited by Charles Colin
Boy Meets Bop
Superhip
Maurice “Bugs” Bower (b. 16 July 1922) is a musician, arranger, and producer. He earned the nickname “Bugs” by running as fast as Bugs Bunny. He has worked with big names in entertainment such as Perry Como, Bing Crosby, and Liza Minelli, and has received 2 Grammys. His most well known compositions include “Celebration” and “Itsy Bitsy Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.” The duets you will hear are in the style of jazz called “bebop”. Bebop, also known as bop, is a style of jazz characterized by fast tempos and a certain “jaggedness” or angular sound. It started sometime in the 1940s, probably reaching its height in the mid 1960s. Saxophonists Charlie Parker and Coleman Hawkins were masters of bebop as was trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.
