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Hard Bop (album)

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Released
  
1957

Artist
  
The Jazz Messengers

Producer
  
Alan Douglas

Genre
  
Jazz

Hard Bop (1956)
  
Drum Suite (1956-57)

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Recorded
  
December 12 & 13, 1956 Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City

Similar
  
The Jazz Messengers albums, Jazz albums

Hard Bop is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1956 and originally released on the Columbia label. It was an EP performed by the Jazz Messengers and usually recorded in CBS Street Studio.

Contents

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "An excellent hard bop set".

Track listing

  1. "Cranky Spanky" (Bill Hardman) - 4:45
  2. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 8:50
  3. "My Heart Stood Still" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:33
  4. "Little Melonae" (Jackie McLean) - 8:20
  5. "Stanley's Stiff Chicken" (Hardman, McLean) - 9:25

Personnel

  • Art Blakey - drums
  • Bill Hardman - trumpet
  • Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
  • Sam Dockery - piano
  • Spanky DeBrest - bass

    • Songs

    1Cranky Spanky4:48
    2Stella by Starlight8:58
    3My Heart Stood Still5:42

    References

    Hard Bop (album) Wikipedia
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