Talk:Cubop

Misleading/should be merged with Afro-Cuban Jazz?

The term Cubop poses some problems. The first is that the common perception is that it is synonymous with Latin jazz, which is a false assumption. Latin jazz is a banner genre for many sub-genres, and cubop is just a fancy way of saying Afro-Cuban jazz. Afro-Cuban jazz has often been called simply Latin jazz, but this does not take into account the unique sounds of jazz improvisation combined with African and Cuban rhythms. Cubop should ultimately be deleted or made a redirect to Afro-Cuban jazz; that or made a sub-genre of Afro-Cuban jazz, for it snapshots a specific meeting of bebop and Afro-Cuban senses of rhythm that actually is unique; though it is ultimately Afro-Cuban jazz. (Mind meal 06:26, 5 July 2007 (UTC))

Changes I've Made

Okay, the first and most needed changes were removing the bit that said Dizzy Gillespie was Cuban and removing the language things that linked to "Hard Bop" in various other languages, which is not any type of Latin Jazz at all. After cruising the web for a bit, it seems most Jazz musicians regard "Cubop" as just a marketing term for Afro-Cuban Jazz, but I also found a couple ensembles that called themselves Cubop ensembles that honestly did play a style that sounded "more Bebop-y" than what first comes to mind when one thinks of Afro-Cuban Jazz. This article may be unnecessary.

Merged to Afro-Cuban jazz

Agreed, and actioned. The term Cubop was the earliest name for Afro-Cuban jazz, and was not a distinct style. SilkTork *^{Tea time} 14:01, 17 June 2011 (UTC)