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Hard Bop

Hard Bop is a genre. Hard Bop grew out of Bebop. Its influence carried into soul jazz, Post-Bop, jazz-funk and Modal Jazz, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 5 connections around Hard Bop. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Hard Bop came from and where it led.

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Hard BopBebopsoul jazzPost-Bopjazz-funkModal Jazz

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Hard Bop connections

Hard Bop grew out of Bebop, went on to shape soul jazz, Post-Bop, jazz-funk and Modal Jazz. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Hard Bop

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Hard Bop.

What Hard Bop shaped

Legacy4

Where the influence of Hard Bop travelled next.

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