Hard bop is a subgenre of jazz that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s. It is characterized by its fast tempo, complex chord progressions, and improvisational style. Hard bop musicians often incorporated elements of blues and gospel music into their compositions. The genre was known for its energetic and intense performances, with a focus on virtuosic solos. Hard bop was popularized by a number of influential jazz musicians, including those mentioned above.
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Popular hard bop Songs
Top New hard bop Songs of 2024
Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve
1990
Somethin' Else (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
1958
The Sentinel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1977
Planet Jazz - Jazz Budget Series
1997
Incredible Jazz Guitar
2000
Nights Of Ballads & Blues
1963
Ballads (Deluxe Edition - Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)
1963
The Complete 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia (Live)
2002
Moanin' (Expanded Edition)
1959
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List of hard bop artists
Here is a list of hard bop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the hard bop genre. You can find out what hard bop genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
42
102118
2
54
206487
3
48
458030
4
38
36070
5
42
171504
6
45
56202
7
41
88104
8
53
36313
9
48
129710
10
43
115230
11
57
205963
12
40
49380
13
42
125688
14
45
128141
15
32
18995
16
29
20300
17
41
38292
18
31
50423
19
26
83010
20
46
118009
21
46
38771
22
51
57870
23
48
90560
24
47
133694
25
46
142374
26
43
108617
27
41
21567
28
43
79245
29
42
218560
30
43
13712
31
31
18505
32
33
39334
33
34
12191
34
47
130158
35
37
25634
36
45
53112
37
62
2505023
38
39
59355
39
42
65169
40
38
48558
41
34
39377
42
45
156241
43
30
23455
44
35
21460
45
43
26527
46
35
15882
47
26
12709
48
46
15369
49
42
54375
50
45
4472
51
39
20378
52
40
6113
53
40
18279
54
51
268083
55
33
7373
56
29
5787
57
36
7931
58
25
10457
59
23
4880
60
18
7252
61
17
15402
62
45
9130
63
31
16839
64
25
11468
65
27
15586
66
43
35388
67
24
15378
68
33
8574
69
45
5512
70
29
12302
71
36
21671
72
33
13875
73
34
22877
74
24
8711
75
37
4507
76
30
4776
77
19
7362
78
26
12454
79
17
7274
80
22
11333
81
20
7937
82
32
2132
83
29
2159
84
26
3182
85
6
0
86
17
4862
87
25
6755
88
23
2595
89
23
2716
90
21
3108
91
20
4532
92
20
1027
93
17
2166
94
13
1077
95
12
1467
96
9
392
97
9
741
98
8
1358
99
6
531
100
5
378
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