“Lee Morgan was the only young cat that scared me when he played. He had so much fire and natural feeling. I had more technique, but he had that feeling.”
—Freddie Hubbard
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HARD BOP: THE 10 ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
Jazzwise Magazine writes: Hard bop emerged in the 1950s, spearheaded by the likes of Horace Silver, Clifford Brown, Art Blakey, Jackie McLean and Sonny Rollins, who between them made some outstanding albums that still resonate loudly today.
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Sandy Brown Jazz is Loving Leo & 'Move'!
Howard Lawes writes, “Whether Move is hard bop, bebop or some other kind of bop is really immaterial, this is just great modern jazz that establishes Leo Richardson as a jazz musician of the highest order and is a fitting tribute to the great musicians that have been his inspiration.”
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‘Cool Struttin’’: Sonny Clark’s Giant Leap Towards Hard Bop Hipness
An archetypal example of hard bop, Sonny Clark’s 1958 album Cool Struttin’ is one of many classic jazz albums to be found in Blue Note’s influential 1500 series.
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