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
Curtis Amy
jazz
Valery Ponomarev
jazz, neo-bop jazz
Sonny Red
David Kikoski
jazz
Larry Klein
jazz
Ramón Valle
jazz
Aleksey Kozlov
jazz, jazz fusion
Don Grusin
jazz
Percy Heath
jazz
Ray Draper
Robin Kenyatta
jazz
Alan Barnes
jazz
David Schnitter
jazz
Jean Toussaint
jazz
Johnny O'Neal
jazz
Connie Kay
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.
