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Hard Bop
- Genre family
- Jazz
- 2000s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Hard Bop
Hard Bop is a branch of the Jazz family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Hard Bop is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Hank Mobley, The Dave Brubeck Quartet and Ed Thigpen.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreJazz
Current genreHard Bop
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2000s · North America · Hard Bop
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2000s starting recordings
01Breathe (2 AM)2005 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 02Angel2007 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 03The Joker2007 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 04Psychedelic Sally2004 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 05Take the “A” Train2007 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 06Shim Wha2004 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 07Iberia2004 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 08Harper2006 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 09Struttin' With Some Barbecue2006 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 10I Should Care2008 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
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