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Doesn't this conflict between Swing and Bebop musicians show a common narrow-minded error of music fans?
To draw circles around what they like and think that other forms of music are somehow bad music or improper music.
"These divergences from the jazz mainstream of the time [The Development of Bebop Jazz] initially met with a divided, sometimes hostile response among fans and fellow musicians, especially established swing players, who bristled at the new harmonic sounds. To hostile critics, bebop seemed to be filled with "racing, nervous phrases".[50] Despite the initial friction, by the 1950s bebop had become an accepted part of the jazz vocabulary. The most influential bebop musicians included saxophonist Charlie Parker, pianists Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Clifford Brown, and drummer Max Roach." (Source: Wikipedia 'Jazz' article).
Not all swing artists had a distaste for Bebop.
Benny Goodman experimented with Bebop in the late 40's with his Sextet. The song "Slipped Disc" was considered one of the first mainstream Bebop tunes:
http://www.amazon.com/Slipped-Disc/dp/B000QOE2QI/ref=sr_1_31?ie=UTF8&qid=1273170790&sr=1-31
Lester Young (saxophonist for Count Basie Orchestra) who experimented with the field, is another example that comes to mind.
The difference between the jazz styles really stems from the intended audiences. Bebop is meant to be listened to, Swing Jazz is meant to be danced to. This where the divide occurs, and it really only has to do with taste.
For example, compare fans of the Beatles, Led Zeplin, Bon Jovi, and Metalica. All of these artists play a form of rock, but obviously there is a difference in musical taste between their respective audiences.
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