Bill Evans
Miles Smiles
Rosewood
George Russell

Jazz » Hard Bop » Post-Bop

It has become increasingly difficult to categorize modern jazz. A large segment of the music does not fit into any historical style; it is not as rock-oriented as fusion or as free as avant garde. Starting with the rise of Wynton Marsalis in 1979, a whole generation of younger players chose to play an updated variety of hard bop that was also influenced by the mid-'60s' Miles Davis Quintet and aspects of free jazz. Since this music (which often features complex chordal improvisation) has become the norm for jazz in the 1990s, the terms modern mainstream or Post-Bop are used for everything from Wallace Roney to John Scofield, and symbolize the eclectic scene as jazz enters its second century.

Post-Bop Artists Highlights

Bill Evans
Bill Evans
George Russell
George Russell
Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw
Elvin Jones
Elvin Jones
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill

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Post-Bop Album Highlights

Miles Smiles
Miles Davis Quintet / ...
Miles Smiles
Rosewood
Woody Shaw
Rosewood
Bright Moments
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Bright Moments
We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
Max Roach
We Insist! Max Roach's ...
Pithecanthropus Erectus
Charles Mingus
Pithecanthropus Erectus
The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965
Miles Davis
The Complete Live at the ...

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Post-Bop Song Highlights

Title/Composer Performer Stream
Out to Lunch Eric Dolphy
Maiden Voyage Herbie Hancock
Home David Binney
Isotope Joe Henderson
Judgment Andrew Hill
Three for the Festival Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Knowledge of Good and Evil Esperanza Spalding
Fuchsia Swing Song Sam Rivers
Rosewood Woody Shaw
Open Sesame Freddie Hubbard

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