Meaning Of The Word Hard bop

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hard bop in American English
a style of jazz, esp. in its development from about 1954 to 1967, that further refined bop while introducing more melodies and harmonies based on blues and gospel influences
noun: an aggressive, driving, hot style of modern jazz developed by East Coast musicians in the late 1950s as a rejection of the more relaxed, cool style of West Coast jazz

hard bop in British English
noun: a form of jazz originating in the late 1950s that is rhythmically less complex than bop

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