bebopper

From bebop +‎ -er.

bebopper (plural beboppers)

1. A musician or aficionado of the bebop genre.
   • 1949 May 23, “Do You Get It?”, in Time, retrieved 11 February 2014:

     For its French readers, Paris' Le Jazz Hot review was trying to explain the artistry of U.S. bebopper Charlie ("Yard-bird") Parker.

   • 2008 September 7, Jesse Hamlin, “Influential jazz pianist BJ Papa dies in S.F.”, in San Francisco Chronicle, retrieved 2 October 2008:

     A bebopper whose spare, rhythmic style was shaped by his love of Thelonious Monk, he performed at countless clubs, bars and cafes in North Beach and other San Francisco neighborhoods.

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