It just caught people's imagination: an all-black, British-born group playing bebop.

Of course all-black groups would play bebop - or all-white groups, or mixed.

By age 16 he was playing bebop with Billy Taylor, the Ellington bassist.

Phipps began his jazz career playing bebop on flute and baritone saxophone.

Our attack was strong, and we were playing bebop, the modern style.

He received the nickname "Bop" because he was especially good at playing bebop.

Following his discharge from the military in 1946 he played bebop with Dizzy Gillespie for two years.

In America he heard some of the greatest jazz players, especially Charlie Parker who played bebop.

Later he even played bebop in the fifties.

He was among the few white pianists to have played bebop with Charlie Parker.