I: New thoughts, new directions
The transformation to bebop
II: Bebop: Articulating language and identity
General musical characteristics of bebop
The musical language of Dizzy Gillespie
The musical language of Charlie Parker
The musical language of Thelonious Monk
III: Articulating language and identity
The musical language of Miles Davis
The musical language of Stan Getz
The musical language of Lennie Tristano.