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Description of Post Bop

 
Post Bop refers to a diverse set of jazz innovations which expanded the harmonic and rhythmic language of Bebop and Hard Bop while retaining the swinging pulse and basic small-combo format. In the early 1960s, great changes in jazz took place. Pianist Bill Evans's inventive trio crafted an impressionistic approach to swing which made the trio appear almost telepathic. John Coltrane's famed quartet built towering edifices of harmonic invention over two-chord vamps and classic Bop chord changes. Miles Davis formed a new quintet which combined the rhythmic ideas from Evans with the influences of Free Jazz. In the 1970s, saxophonist Joe Henderson and trumpeter Woody Shaw created innovative music which bridged Hard Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz. Post Bop continues to develop today, with the work of such luminaries as Kenny Garrett, Mulgrew Miller, Wallace Roney, Bill Stewart, Geri Allen, and many other modern masters.
 

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Post Bop Key Artists

 
Art Pepper

This troubled Cool Jazz
saxophone force of the
1950s reemerged as a
blistering Post Bop maverick
in the 1970s. Pepper's biti...

Bill Evans

Evans' lyrical, distilled,
often boldly impressionistic
piano playing is as popular
today as during his lifetime.
Evans played a key role in...

Bobby Hutcherson

This vibraphonist has played
with lyrical beauty and
passion since the 1960s. A
Post Bop giant on the level
of McCoy Tyner, Hutcher...

Brad Mehldau

Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau is
revered for his finely-toned
chops and exceptional
ballad work. While a junior
in high school, Mehldau w...

Branford Marsalis

The saxophone-playing
member of the Marsalis jazz
dynasty is justly praised for
his passionate Post Bop
abilities. The tart, often bi...

Charles Mingus

A free-thinking bassist and
masterful composer, Mingus
amassed a body of work
that was as deep as it was
(often) playful. Mingus co...

Charlie Haden

This amazingly gifted jazz
bassist helped spearhead
avant garde free jazz and
now carries the torch for
mainstream bop.

Herbie Hancock

One of the few geniuses of
modern jazz, Hancock has
had a hand in avant-garde
Post Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz
Funk and more. Hancock...

Joe Lovano

Steeped in Swing, Bop and
Avant-Garde, this tenor sax
musician finally reached
international stardom in
middle age.

John Coltrane

A gentle revolutionary,
Coltrane's alternately
blistering & blissful sax still
astounds. Coltrane became
a star sideman playing wit...

Joshua Redman

A technical saxophone
marvel, the young Redman
is constantly expanding his
musical vocabulary.

Kenny Garrett

A protege of Miles Davis, this
alto saxophonist is a
Post-Bop heavyweight who
takes straight-ahead jazz to
new levels. Not to be con...

McCoy Tyner

One of the jazz world's
pre-eminent pianists, Tyner
was part of Coltrane's
classic quartet and has a
huge catalog of work.

Miles Davis

Miles Davis helped define
five decades of jazz and
became a superstar in the
process. Davis dropped out
of Juilliard to play jazz. Mi...

Ron Carter

With the exception of
Charles Mingus, Ron Carter
is arguably the best-known
bass player in the world of
jazz.

Russell Malone

Malone brings fresh,
modern ideas to the Wes
Montgomery/George
Benson jazz guitar tradition.
This jazz guitarist is funky...

Wayne Shorter

Once a young sax wiz with
both Miles Davis and
Weather Report, Shorter
still jumps from Post Bop to
Funk and back. Shorter f...

Woody Shaw

A wondrous Hard Bop
trumpeter, Shaw's style can
flirt between lyrical ballads
to experimental
barnstormers and back ag...

Wynton Marsalis

The keeper of the torch for
modern acoustic jazz,
Marsalis is a recording
virtuoso, esteemed
composer and ardent edu...

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