title= "Yardbird Suite" Excerpt from a [[saxophone]] solo by [[Charlie Parker]]. The fast, complex rhythms and [[substitute chord]]s of [[bebop]] exhibited were of pivotal importance to the formation of Jazz music.
title= "Mr. P.C." This hard blues by [[John Coltrane]] is an example of [[hard bop]], a post-bebop style which is informed by [[gospel music]], [[blues]] and [[work song]]s.
title= "Birds of Fire", description= This 1973 piece by the [[Mahavishnu Orchestra]] merges jazz improvisation and rock instrumentation into [[jazz fusion]]
title= "The Jazzstep", description = This 2000 track by [[Courtney Pine]] shows how [[electronica]] and [[hip hop music|hip hop]] influences can be incorporated into modern jazz.
