Best Hard Bop Jazz Albums - April 2024

Kind Of Blue

• ASIN: B000002ADT
• UPC: 074646493526
• ASIN: B000002ADT
• Brand: Miles Davis
• Manufacturer: Columbia / Legacy

30 Days of Jazz: A Guided List (Music Guides Book 1)

Want to get into Jazz? Have you been a fan of Jazz for years and need a refresher? 30 Days of Jazz is a guided list created to give a album-a-day exploration into the musical genre of Jazz. The guide starts off with some of the most essential Jazz albums, than goes into different styles and sub-genres as the list progresses. Each day you will get a brief description of the album letting you know what you are in for, and a few suggestions of similar albums. Starts with Miles Davis's 1959 album Kind of Blue and ends in 2014.

• ASIN: B00SCWMM0E
• ASIN: B00SCWMM0E

Classic Albums Collection 1957-1963

Having appeared on over 100 albums as either leader or sideman, across a career spanning four decades, Sonny Stitt remains one of the best-documented musicians in all of jazz history. A master of the saxophone - primarily alto and tenor - Stitt s tireless dedication to recording, touring and the jazz genre in general was renowned, earning him the moniker lone wolf from acclaimed jazz critic Dan Morgenstern. With a plethora of classic records under both his own name and alongside other greats - including Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey and Gene Ammons - Stitt carved out a legacy as one of the forem... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01N98TN0S
• UPC: 823564689524
• ASIN: B01N98TN0S
• Brand: Enlightenment
• Manufacturer: Enlightenment

The History of Jazz

Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic--acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world. Now Gioia brings his magnificent work completely up-to-date, drawing on the latest research and revisiting virtually every aspect of the music, past and present.Gioia tells the story of jazz as it had never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolved. Here are the giants of jazz and the great moments of jazz history--Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington at the Cot... [Read More]

• ASIN: B004Y4UT5Y
• ASIN: B004Y4UT5Y
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

Complete Albums Collection: 1956-1964

• ASIN: B0124KY5RC
• UPC: 823564659626
• ASIN: B0124KY5RC
• Manufacturer: Chrome Dreams

Time Out

• ASIN: B000002AGN
• UPC: 884490662081
• ASIN: B000002AGN
• Brand: BRUBECK,DAVE
• Manufacturer: Columbia / Legacy

The Best of Sade

• ASIN: B00005AWMF
• UPC: 696998528727
• ASIN: B00005AWMF
• Brand: Sony
• Manufacturer: Legacy

7 Classic Albums

EU-only four CD set containing seven albums from the Jazz legend. Includes the albums Dial M for Sonny, Sonny's Grid, Sonny Clarke Trio, Cool Struttin', My Conception, Leapin' And Lopin' and Sonny Clarke Trio Vol. 2. Real Gone Jazz.

• ASIN: B009OR06UE
• ASIN: B009OR06UE
• Brand: Real Gone Jazz
• Manufacturer: Real Gone Jazz

Kenny Wheeler - Complete Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note

The legendary jazz recordings made by Black Saint/Soul Note make a welcome return to the active catalog with this series of specially-priced boxed sets that highlight some of the label's finest artists. Kenny Wheeler - The Complete Remastered Recordings features five discs in slipcases with original album artwork housed in a clamshell box. Included are Wheeler's Futter by Butterfly, Welcome, All the More, Tales and Guest.

• ASIN: B011A9S8US
• ASIN: B011A9S8US
• Brand: CD
• Manufacturer: BLACK SAINT / SOUL NOTE

8 Classic Albums

Remastered four-CD set features eight albums; Milt Jackson Quartet Plenty Plenty Soul Jacksonville Soul Brothers Bean Bags Bags Opus Bags and Trane Sould Meeting.

• ASIN: B009OR077G
• UPC: 792361160966
• ASIN: B009OR077G
• Manufacturer: Real Gone Jazz

Perfection

This much anticipated recording debut of the new jazz supergroup- David Murray, Geri Allen & Terri Lyne Carrington Power Trio- is dedicated to Ornette Coleman, who passed just days before the recording. The album features (and is named after) Coleman's never before recorded composition, Perfection.

• ASIN: B01C9PIHRG
• UPC: 181212001938
• ASIN: B01C9PIHRG
• Manufacturer: MOTEMA MUSIC, LLC

Tapestry

• ASIN: B00000J2PH
• UPC: 074646585023
• ASIN: B00000J2PH
• Brand: ShopTV
• Size: king
• Manufacturer: Sony Legacy

Complete Albums Collection 1955-1958

One of the defining players of the 1950s and 1960s hard bop era, Julian Edwin Cannonball Adderley remains one of the most respected and fondly-remembered saxophonists in all of jazz. With a sound that was uniquely his own and a repertoire that saw him support - and in turn be supported by - some of the greatest musicians and groups to emerge during the period, Adderley is the stuff of legend. A huge fan of the playing of Charlie Parker and a fierce defender of the entire genre, Adderley s talents rank highly alongside the likes of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, and his catalogue of work as a b... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01ETP7B08
• UPC: 823564678320
• ASIN: B01ETP7B08
• Brand: Enlightenment
• Manufacturer: Enlightenment

Stop & Listen

Stop and Listen was the last session that organist Baby Face Willette made for Blue Note. He came in with guns blazing on Lou Donaldson's Here 'Tis, made his and Grant Green's debut recordings, and then this fiery trio album in May 1961. Willette was an earthy, exciting player and he, Green, and Ben Dixon would have become one of the premier organ trios in jazz had he stuck around. This great album includes three standards (one a bonus track), four originals, and Nat Adderley's "Work Song." The whole affair cooks from first tune to last. Remastered by original recording engineer Rudy Van Gelde... [Read More]

• ASIN: B001PCJFZI
• ASIN: B001PCJFZI
• Brand: EMI MKTG
• Manufacturer: Blue Note Records

Live in Paris

A Must Have Recording For Fans of Electric Blues, Chicago Style Electric Blues and of course the Great Luther Allison! A great performance recorded live in Paris, La Chapelle Des Lombards, in 1979. Luther was a master of Chicago style electric blues. Release Notes (CD Re-Release): ''After his first celebrated appearance in Europe on the Montreux Jazz Festival, Luther started touring Europe constantly, before he settled down in Paris. During his tour in 1979 a sold-out-show in Paris was recorded, and released on 2 LPs (Blue Silver/Pläne) as ''Live In Paris'' and ''Live''. ''Live In Paris'' doc... [Read More]

• ASIN: B000001N5V
• UPC: 723722398926
• ASIN: B000001N5V
• Brand: Platinum Entertainment
• Manufacturer: Buda Musique

Personnel: McCoy Tyner (piano); Gary Bartz (saxophone); Terence Blanchard (trumpet); Christian McBride (bass instrument); Lewis Nash (drums).Recording information: Avatar, New York, New York (11/18/2003 - 11/19/2003).ILLUMINATIONS finds McCoy Tyner, some 40 years after his best-known work (as a member of John Coltrane's legendary early-1960s quartet), still kicking. Tyner's energies as a session leader, composer, and ever-progressive musician haven't flagged since the mid-'60's, when the pianist started heading his own dates. On this 2004 album, as per usual, Tyner has surrounded himself with some of the finest personnel in jazz, including bassist Christian McBride, sax player Gary Bartz, and trumpeter Terence Blanchard.Tyner's music is appealing for its balance of familiar hard-bop vocabulary and intricately wrought structures--it is rhythmic and accessible, yet intellectually engaging. Tyner plays with great vigor, mixing virtuoso classical flourishes with bold chords and dazzlingly complex solos. His compositions here touch on avant-bebop ("The Chase"), Latin groove ("Angelina"), and smooth swing (the title track--on which all the musicians get a chance to stretch out). Blanchard's playing is especially notable, substantiating the melody lines in the chorus and blazing on the solos (as on "New Orleans Stomp," driven by a classic second-line beat). The high quality of music here--in conception and execution--should come as no surprise to long-time fans of Tyner or his sidemen.

Mccoy Tyner - Illuminations (SACD NEW)Label: TelarcFormat: SACDRelease Date: 22 Jun 2004No. of Discs: 1UPC: 089408359965Details1. Illuminations2. Angelina3. New Orleans Stomp4. Come Rain Or Come Shine5. Soulstice6. Blessings7. If I Should Lose You8. The Chase9.

• UPC: 3465201

Personnel: Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Hank Jones (piano); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Oscar Pettiford (bass); Jo Jones (drums).Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York, New York on March 12 & 15, 1957. Originally released on Riverside (233). Includes liner notes by Orrin Keepnews.Digitally remasterd by Joe Tarantino (1987, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).THE HAWK THAT FLIES HIGH is a swingin' small group session lead by Coleman Hawkins in 1957. This album features the then-young bebop musicians J.J. Johnson (trombone), Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Oscar Pettiford (bass), and the great Hank Jones (piano).The rhythm section plays with a quieter, calmer approach to the music best evidenced by the opening track "Chant." However, early hard-bop is heard on tracks such as "Juicy Fruit" and "Blue Lights." Refusing to be pigeon-holed, Hawkins returns to his swing roots with "Sanctity." This is one of Hawk's best efforts from to come out of the 1950s.

THE HAWK FLIES HIGH [CD] [1 DISC]

• UPC: 3447524

Personnel: Common Sense (vocals); Tony Orbach (saxophone); Lenny Underwood (keyboards); Kenny Aaronson (bass); Twilite Tone, Tarsha Jones (background vocals); Immenslope, Rayshel.Producers: Immenslope, The Beat Nuts, Twilite Tone.The first album by Chicago MC Common, CAN I BORROW A DOLLAR?, is widely accepted in hip-hop's underground as a classic. Raw cuts like "Blows to the Temple" demonstrate why, and give listeners a glimpse at a legend in the making.With CAN I BORROW A DOLLAR?, a younger, more careless Common was simply out to demonstrate his talents to a nation obsessed with New York and L.A. rap. The lo-fi beat structure of the album is reminiscent of the music of the early '90s, when heavy jazz and funk influences dominated East Coast hip-hop. Though the disc is layered with gritty beats and samples that now seem familiar, they seem vibrant when put into context with other material of the same era. The Beatnuts offer one of their early productions on "Heidi Hoe," a track that may shock listeners who are used to Common's more reflective, socially aware lyrics of today. While certainly not his best work, die-hard fans won't be disappointed.

Common - Can I Borrow A Dollar (CD NEW)Label: RelativityFormat: CD MODRelease Date: 06 Oct 1992No. of Discs: 1UPC: 088561108427Album Tracks1. A Penny For My Thoughts2. Charms Alarm3. Take It EZ4. Heidi Hoe5. Breaker 1/96.

• UPC: 3464472

Wes Montgomery ‎– Wes' Best Label: America Records 30 AM 6092 Vinyl LP Album

• UPC: 274288810590
• Category: Records
• Price: 16 GBP

CHARLES MINGUS 2CD Ken Burns Jazz RHINO Very Best Of Mingus Slipcase Hard Bop EX

• UPC: 162589168779
• Category: CDs
• Price: 9 USD

NEW SEALED! HORACE SILVER ~ The Best of Horace Silver, IMPORT

• UPC: 132998720885
• Category: CDs
• Price: 9 USD

SONNY FORTUNE - A Better Understanding 1995 Blue Note CDP 7243832799 2 0 Jazz CD

• UPC: 264593007076
• Category: CDs
• Price: 15 USD

Miles Davis CD Best of Miles Import CD Jazz Bop Fusion Modal Hard Post Bop

• UPC: 254370916146
• Category: CDs
• Price: 19 AUD

Herbie Hancock-The Best Of Herbie Hancock (The Blue Note Years) CD Album 1988

• UPC: 153847546821
• Category: CDs
• Price: 2 GBP