Bebop was inspired by him later on, if i recall right. Yes I know it's beyond quite a lot of things, but I'm just stating what I learned from my teacher.
ETA: many consider him to be a genius when it comes to JAzz, however others may not think so, it depends on the person.
I cannot comment because I don't listen to much Jazz.
This message was edited 2/9/2007, 3:40 PM