Every time I dive into my fairly large Dizzy collection, I want to move. Yeah I'm definitely cerebrally stimulated, but I'm also emotionally stirred and my body gets into it. Sure, it might not lend itself to a particular easily established set of dance steps, but I always found it ironic that Dizzy was simultaneously criticized for co-founding an "undanceable" jazz while also being shorted for being too much of a dancer for serious jazz heads lol.

I know very very very little theory, I'm familiar with a wide range of jazz, and Dizzy Gillespie is my favorite jazz artist period. Bebop or otherwise.

Bebop is cerebral but its not like only theory experts can enjoy it. Its also packed with flavor, at least when it comes to Diz or Sandoval. Charlie Parker might be a bit more "strictly for the sport". I still truthfully find his music more "impressive" than rewarding, tho I'm sure plenty Bird afficianados would object. To me, Diz represents the perfect marriage of Brain & Booty.

For a bebop novice, Dizzy might be the better starting point (over Bird) from which an appreciation of Bird and bebop in general can spring. That's not because Dizzy is less sophisticated (I'm sure ppl would debate both sides of that), but if you're like me you can have more immediate dose of pleasure while organically growing a deeper familiarity with the mechanisms of bebop. I don't have the theory vocab to talk about it the way others in here do, but I'm pretty sure my ear&mind is noticing and picking up on many of the same principles they describe and that comes with familiarity, which comes from really enjoying it enough to listen a lot.