hard bop
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Hard bop is a style of jazz that evolved from bebop in the 1950s, characterized by a stronger blues and gospel influence, soulful melodies, and driving rhythms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hard bop canonical | 5 |
| hard bop movement | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz subgenre
ⓘ
music genre ⓘ |
| associatedLabel |
Blue Note Records
ⓘ
Prestige Records ⓘ Riverside Records ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
1950s
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| derivativeGenre |
post-bop
ⓘ
soul jazz ⓘ |
| developedFrom | bebop ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex improvisation
ⓘ
driving rhythms ⓘ emphasis on groove ⓘ gospel-influenced harmonies ⓘ small combo format ⓘ soulful melodies ⓘ strong blues influence ⓘ use of minor keys ⓘ use of modal harmony ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
contemporary jazz
ⓘ
modern jazz ⓘ neo-bop ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Art Blakey
ⓘ
Cannonball Adderley ⓘ Clifford Brown ⓘ Freddie Hubbard ⓘ Horace Silver ⓘ John Coltrane ⓘ Lee Morgan ⓘ Max Roach ⓘ Miles Davis ⓘ Sonny Rollins ⓘ Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers ⓘ
surface form:
The Jazz Messengers
|
| notableRecording |
Blue Train
ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Train (John Coltrane album)
Hard Bop (Art Blakey album) ⓘ Moanin' ⓘ
surface form:
Moanin' (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers album)
Saxophone Colossus ⓘ
surface form:
Saxophone Colossus (Sonny Rollins album)
Song for My Father ⓘ
surface form:
Song for My Father (Horace Silver album)
|
| peakPopularity |
1960s
ⓘ
mid-1950s ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
bebop
ⓘ
blues ⓘ gospel music ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble |
double bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ sometimes guitar ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
hard bop movement