Hard Bop (album)

1957 studio album by The Jazz Messengers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hard Bop is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1956 and originally released on the Columbia label.[2][3] It was performed by the Jazz Messengers and recorded in CBS Street Studio.

ReleasedOctober 1957[1]
RecordedDecember 12–13, 1956
StudioColumbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
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Hard Bop
Studio album by
The Jazz Messengers
ReleasedOctober 1957[1]
RecordedDecember 12–13, 1956
StudioColumbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelColumbia
CL 1040
ProducerAlan Douglas
The Jazz Messengers chronology
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(1956)		 Hard Bop
(1957)		 Drum Suite
(1956-57)
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Reception

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Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[4]
DiscStarStarStarStarHalf star[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStarStarStar[6]
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "an excellent hard bop set".[4]

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

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