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Browse Dork's album & ep review coverage for Hard Bop, plus artists and albums connected to the genre.

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D&D All-Stars

D&D All-Stars

2,841,693 followers

The Mile

The Mile

2,841,693 followers

Thee Earls

Thee Earls

2,839,387 followers

Coldrune

Coldrune

1,905,388 followers

John Coltrane

John Coltrane

1,901,097 followers

Hancox

Hancox

828,400 followers

Herbie Alpert And His Sextet

Herbie Alpert And His Sextet

828,400 followers

Herbie Coleman

Herbie Coleman

828,400 followers

Kenny Everett (3)

Kenny Everett (3)

819,377 followers

Evans Quartet

Evans Quartet

818,701 followers

Minus (2)

Minus (2)

531,007 followers

Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus

530,054 followers

Bill Evans Trio

Bill Evans Trio

331,178 followers

Blakey & The Jazz

Blakey & The Jazz

275,113 followers

Julian Glad

Julian Glad

255,736 followers

Adder (9)

Adder (9)

255,736 followers

John Coltrane Quartet

John Coltrane Quartet

252,437 followers

The Hard Quartet

The Hard Quartet

243,384 followers

Oscar Peterson Trio

Oscar Peterson Trio

233,383 followers

Yusef Lateef

Yusef Lateef

177,622 followers

Donald Byrd

Donald Byrd

161,337 followers

Dark Star Orchestra

Dark Star Orchestra

156,431 followers

Jo Sandas

Jo Sandas

146,470 followers

Art Blakey

Art Blakey

141,977 followers

Errol Norstedt

Errol Norstedt

139,368 followers

Cool American

Cool American

109,501 followers

Kenny Charles (4)

Kenny Charles (4)

106,962 followers

The Maxx (7)

The Maxx (7)

104,967 followers

The Maxxx

The Maxxx

104,967 followers

Eric Dolphy

Eric Dolphy

99,756 followers

Albums to Explore

The Hard Quartet

The Hard Quartet

The Hard Quartet

2024

Live At The Half Note (Live At The Half Note, New York, 1963)

Live At The Half Note (Live At The Half Note, New York, 1963)

John Coltrane Quartet

2024

Live At The Village Vanguard

Live At The Village Vanguard

John Coltrane Quartet

2007

The Very Best of John Coltrane

The Very Best of John Coltrane

John Coltrane

2000

Eastern Sounds

Eastern Sounds

Yusef Lateef

1991

I'm Always Dancin' to the Music

I'm Always Dancin' to the Music

Benny Golson

1978

Places And Spaces

Places And Spaces

Donald Byrd

1975

Antiquity

Antiquity

Jackie McLean

1975

The John Coltrane Quartet Plays

The John Coltrane Quartet Plays

John Coltrane Quartet

1965

Crescent

John Coltrane Quartet

1964

Coltrane (Expanded Edition)

Coltrane (Expanded Edition)

John Coltrane Quartet

1962

Coltrane

John Coltrane Quartet

1962

Moon Beams

Moon Beams

Bill Evans Trio

1962

Coltrane (Expanded Edition)

Coltrane (Expanded Edition)

John Coltrane Quartet

1962

Eastern Sounds

Eastern Sounds

Yusef Lateef

1961

Junior

Junior

Junior Mance

1959

A New Perspective (Remastered / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

A New Perspective (Remastered / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Donald Byrd

Chico Hamilton Quintet

Chico Hamilton Quintet

Chico Hamilton Quintet

Street Lady

Street Lady

Donald Byrd

Anthology

Anthology

Donald Byrd