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Hard Bop
Studio album by
The Jazz Messengers
ReleasedOctober 1957 [1]
RecordedDecember 12–13, 1956
Studio Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Columbia
CL 1040
Producer Alan Douglas
The Jazz Messengers chronology
Originally
(1956) 		Hard Bop
(1957) 		Drum Suite
(1956-57)

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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide [5]

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

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Billboard". October 28, 1957.
  2. ^ Art Blakey discography accessed June 4, 2013
  3. ^ Art Blakey chronology accessed June 4, 2013
  4. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 4, 2013
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  26. ISBN  0-394-72643-X.
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