Music, much like language, never stays in one place too long; it continuously changes and develops. When bebop came onto the jazz scene, for example, it didn't take long for this evolutionary process ...

Bebop, the jazz style, might’ve existed for decades before Cowboy Bebop the show, but let’s be real: In the universe of Shinichirō Watanabe’s iconic 1998 anime, one does not exist without the other.

This article was first published on All About Jazz on January 1998. When trying to investigate jazz, all the classifications and categories can be a bit confusing. What do they mean when they say ...