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Meaning of postbop | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A form of small-group jazz music that emerged in the early 1960s, under the influence of artists such as Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock

uncountable

Examples

“The drummer Dafnis Prieto, leading a superbly calibrated sextet, chopped up the pulse of his native Cuba with clever feints while borrowing from postbop harmony.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

postbox postboy postbus postcanine postcapillary postcapitalism