A style of jazz, esp. in its development from about 1954 to 1967, that further refined bop while introducing more melodies and harmonies based on blues and gospel influences.
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Hard-bop Sentence Examples
At this time she was playing hard bop and soul jazz similar to the music of Horace Silver.
This music is roll up your sleeves, in your face, hard bop blowing at its best.
Like most terms applied to jazz music, hard bop does not define a precisely delineated genre.