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Jazz 101 Style
Hard Bop
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Hard bop is a label meant to describe the intense, soulful, and
hard-driving derivatives of bop music that flourished in the 1950s and 1960s.
Interestingly, the term was more readily embraced by writers and record
companies than by the musicians who created the music (who tended to think of
their efforts simply as bop). Hard bop music is characterized by louder and more
interactive drumming, lighter and more flexible piano accompaniment, and original
compositions that are less likely to draw on the chord sequences of popular standards than
the work of the early boppers. Most of the prominent hard bop players were black, and
they infused the music with a funkier, soulful approach and gospel overtones. Among
the most celebrated hard boppers are Horace Silver; Art Blakey, and Cannonball
Adderley, although many diverse artists not specifically associated with hard bop, such as
Miles Davis, Art Farmer, and Sonny Rollins, also made significant contributions
to the genre.
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Traditional
