Great idea for a thread, thanks Vesuvius.
What do you all understand by the term 'hard bop'? How does it differ from 'bebop'?
I pick up more variety in the later hard bop, ie use of earlier styles, plus elements like Latin, but I have to say I'm a bit vague as to the distinctions between the two.
What do you all understand by the term 'hard bop'? How does it differ from 'bebop'?
I pick up more variety in the later hard bop, ie use of earlier styles, plus elements like Latin, but I have to say I'm a bit vague as to the distinctions between the two.