Notable musicians identified with bebop:
Cannonball Adderley, alto sax
Chet Baker, trumpet
Art Blakey, drums
Clifford Brown, trumpet
Ray Brown, bass
Kenny Burrell, guitar
Don Byas, tenor sax
Paul Chambers, bass
Charlie Christian, guitar
Kenny Clarke, drums
John Coltrane, tenor sax
Tadd Dameron, piano
Miles Davis, trumpet
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet
Billy Eckstine, singer & bandleader
Herb Ellis, guitar
Ella Fitzgerald, voice
Barney Kessel, guitar
Carl Fontana, trombone
Curtis Fuller, trombone
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet
Walter Davis, Jr., piano
Dexter Gordon, tenor sax
Wardell Gray, saxophone
Al Haig, piano
Sadik Hakim, piano
Barry Harris, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Milt Jackson, vibes
J. J. Johnson, trombone
Duke Jordan, piano
Lee Konitz, alto sax
Stan Levey, drums
Lou Levy, piano
John Lewis, piano
Dodo Marmarosa, piano
Frank Marocco, accordion
Pat Martino, guitar
Howard McGhee, trumpet
Charles McPherson, alto sax
Charles Mingus, bass and piano
Blue Mitchell, trumpet
Thelonious Monk, piano
Wes Montgomery, guitar
Fats Navarro, trumpet
Charlie Parker, tenor and alto sax
Art Pepper, alto sax
Joe Pass, guitar
Oscar Pettiford, bass
Tommy Potter, bass
Bud Powell, piano
Jimmy Raney, guitar
Max Roach, drums
Red Rodney, trumpet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax
Frank Rosolino, trombone
Horace Silver, piano
Ronnie Singer, guitar
Sonny Stitt, tenor and alto sax
Lucky Thompson, tenor sax
Lennie Tristano, piano
Sarah Vaughan, voice
George Wallington, piano
Chuck Wayne, guitar
Mort Weiss, clarinet