Hard bop is a subgenre of jazz that is an extension of bebop (or "bop") music. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s to describe a new current within jazz which incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in saxophone and piano playing. read more
Hard Bop was at the forefront of jazz and went through its most concentrated growth and development from 1951 – 1958 1. 1. Hard bop was, in part, a reaction to cool jazz. read more