Although some history books claim that hard bop arose as a reaction to the softer sounds featured in cool jazz, it was actually an extension of bop that largely ignored West Coast jazz. The main differences between hard bop and bop are that the melodies tend to be simpler and often more "soulful," the rhythm section is usually looser with the bassist not as tightly confined to playing four-beats-to-the-bar as in bop, a gospel influence is felt in some of the music and quite often the saxophonists and pianists sound as if they were quite familiar with early rhythm and blues. Since the prime time period of hard bop (1955-70) was a decade later than bop, these differences were a logical evoluti ...
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An upbeat, bouncy blues tune based on a catchy melodic riff. The arrangement features the saxophone and piano in a swinging rhythmic setting. Toe-tapping and energetic, it could be used to accompany scenes ranging from city life, the good old days, or moments involving traveling or dancing. Instrumental, Jazz, Hard Bop
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Hard Bop
