Hard Bop (album)

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Hard Bop
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
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. ISBN 0-394-72643-X
    .
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