Blow Dizzy blow,
like old Satchmo,
fans grooving, to a bebop thing.
Down Harlem's way,
Cab Calloway plays,
Minton's Playhouse digging his swing.
Charlie Parker so sweet,
rapidsyncopated beats,
on a sax, he's blowing new styled jazz
Kenny Clarke played with flair,
bass, cymbals, and snare,
tap, tapping, a hip razzmatazz.
Thelonious Monk was at ease,
on those ivory keys
playing altered chord progressions.
These Bebop pioneers
were a pleasure to hear
when engaged in impromptu jam sessions.
Four jazzmen of fame,
earning worldwide acclaim,
ascending quickly like cream to the top.
Four men in search of their dreams,
with one common theme,
"to be or not to bop."