About Hard bop
Hard bop is a music genre that emerged in United States in the 1950s. It is usually classed as a form of bebop.
Well-known performers associated with it include Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson and Charles Mingus.
Hard bop has given rise to 1 subgenre on this site, such as Neo-bop jazz.
From Wikipedia
Hard bop is a subgenre of jazz that is an extension of bebop. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s to describe a new current within jazz that incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in saxophone and piano playing.
David H. Rosenthal contends in his book Hard Bop that the genre is, to a large degree, the natural creation of a generation of African-American musicians who grew up at a time when bebop and rhythm and blues were the dominant forms of black American music. Prominent hard bop musicians included Horace Silver, Clifford Brown, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Sonny Clark, Thelonious Monk, Lee Morgan, Wes Montgomery, and Pat Martino.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Hard bop.
Key artists
- Miles Davis
- John Coltrane
- Thelonious Monk
- Herbie Hancock
- Oscar Peterson
- Charles Mingus
- Dexter Gordon
- Sun Ra
- Pat Metheny
- Cannonball Adderley
Related genres
Frequently asked questions
What is Hard bop?
Hard bop is a music genre that emerged in United States in the 1950s. It is usually classed as a form of bebop.
Where and when did Hard bop originate?
Hard bop originated in United States in the 1950s.
Who are famous Hard bop artists?
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson and Charles Mingus.