Jazz: Hard Bop

Listen to the newest Hard Bop music and sounds.

Hard bop is a style of jazz that is an extension of bebop. It got its name in the mid-'50s, when East Coast musicians began combining elements from R&B, gospel, and blues, especially in saxophone and piano parts.

Listen to all tracks and mixes. You have the choice: Smooth Jazz, Nu-Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Soul, Lounge, Jazz, Radioshow, Funk, Downtempo, Chillout, Instrumental, Jazz-funk, Swing, Latin, Jazz Fusion Instrumental, Electro Swing, Chill, Latin Jazz, Soulful Jazz are the most common styles where artists uploaded their music and sounds.

Other artists of this genre are Horace Silver, Dexter Gordon, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Art Blakey, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Blue Mitchell, Johnny Griffin, Sonny Clark, Kenny Dorham, Jackie McLean, Booker Ervin, Clifford Brown.