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Hard bop is a subgenre of jazz that is an extension of bebop (or "bop") music. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s [1] to describe a new current within jazz which incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in saxophone and piano playing.
Hard bop is a subgenre of jazz that is an extension of bebop (or "bop") music. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s [1] to describe a new current within jazz that incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in saxophone and piano playing.
S. Scenery (Ryo Fukui album) Second Genesis (album) The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan album) Slow Drag (album) So in Love (Andrew Hill album) Solo-Duo; Sonic Boom (Lee Morgan album)
Sonny Stitt (born Edward Hammond Boatner Jr.; February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his era, recording over 100 albums.
Jazz Message #2 (also released as Hard Bop and The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley Volume 2) is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Savoy label in 1957. It was recorded on July 23 & November 7, 1956 and features performances by Mobley, Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Hank Jones, Doug Watkins Barry Harris, Kenny Clarke and Art Taylor.
"Oleo" is a hard bop composition by Sonny Rollins, written in 1954. It has become a jazz standard, [2] and has been performed by numerous jazz artists such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans.
Hard Bop is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1956 and originally released on the Columbia label. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was performed by the Jazz Messengers and recorded in CBS Street Studio.
"The Preacher" was released as a single along with "Doodlin' "; the pairing "might be the first example of a jazz hit single going on to boost sales of its source album – or, as here, albums". [6] It was Silver's first hit. [7] The track helped trigger interest in hard bop among other musicians. [8]