The advent of bebop added a fresh sound to American music. It also added new voices to some metropolitan radio stations: the late-night jazz DJs who specialized in presenting this new music to their fellow hipster nightflies.
To recognize the work of the groundbreaking DJs who lent them critical exposure, jazz musicians of the period would occasionally write songs in their honor. Here are five of those songs.
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1 of
— King Pleasure Sings album cover
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2 of
— Manteca album cover
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3 of
— Bird and Diz album art
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4 of
— Somethin' Else cover
Somethin' Else cover
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5 of
— Featuring Chet Baker cover
Featuring Chet Baker cover
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