Editing Bebop (section)

== Instrumentation ==
[[File:52nd Street, New York, by Gottlieb, 1948.jpg|thumb|300px|Several bebop musicians headlining on [[52nd Street (Manhattan)|52nd Street]], May 1948]]
The classic bebop combo consisted of saxophone, trumpet, double bass, drums and piano. This was a format used (and popularized) by both Parker (alto sax) and Gillespie (trumpet) in their 1940s groups and recordings, sometimes augmented by an extra saxophonist or guitar (electric or acoustic), occasionally adding other horns (often a trombone) or other strings (usually violin) or dropping an instrument and leaving only a quartet. This was in stark contrast to the large ensembles favoured during the swing era.