Where to Start with hard bop
subgenre of jazz that is an extension of bebop (or "bop") music
101 artists
Start here
Takin' Off
Herbie Hancock · 1962
Best hard bop Albums to Start With
hard bop Artists
Kate Higgins
jazz
Roy Haynes
jazz
Wynton Kelly
jazz
John Lewis
jazz
T. S. Monk
jazz
Kenny Drew
jazz, post-bop
Oliver Nelson
bebop, jazz
Scott Colley
jazz
George Coleman
jazz, post-bop
Buster Williams
jazz, jazz fusion
Mary Lou Williams
classical music, free jazz
Duke Pearson
jazz
Bill Hardman
jazz
Sonny Clark
jazz
Al McKibbon
bebop, big band music
Jutta Hipp
cool jazz, jazz
About hard bop
What is hard bop?
subgenre of jazz that is an extension of bebop (or "bop") music
Where should I start with hard bop?
Start with "Takin' Off" by Herbie Hancock. It captures what makes hard bop worth exploring.
What are the best hard bop albums?
The hard bop albums worth hearing first: "Takin' Off" by Herbie Hancock, "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis, "A Love Supreme" by John Coltrane, "The Imagine Project" by Herbie Hancock and "Butterfly" by Herbie Hancock.
How many hard bop artists are there?
northsound.fm covers 101 hard bop artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.
