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Takin' Off
Herbie Hancock · 1962
Best bebop Albums to Start With
bebop Artists
Paul Chambers
jazz
Charles Earland
jazz
Geri Allen
jazz
Andrew Hill
avant-garde jazz, hard bop
Cheryl Bentyne
jazz, vocal jazz
Cannonball Adderley
hard bop, jazz
Janis Siegel
jazz, vocal jazz
Ricky Ford
jazz
J. J. Johnson
hard bop, jazz
Kahil El'Zabar
free jazz, jazz
Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
jazz
Hampton Hawes
jazz
Shirley Scott
jazz
Ted Curson
avant-garde jazz, hard bop
Vincent Herring
jazz
Larry Willis
Afro-Cuban jazz, jazz
About bebop
What is bebop?
style of jazz
Where should I start with bebop?
Start with "Takin' Off" by Herbie Hancock. It captures what makes bebop worth exploring.
What are the best bebop albums?
The bebop albums worth hearing first: "Takin' Off" by Herbie Hancock, "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis, "The Imagine Project" by Herbie Hancock, "Butterfly" by Herbie Hancock and "Filles de Kilimanjaro" by Miles Davis.
How many bebop artists are there?
northsound.fm covers 106 bebop artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.
