Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry - Episode 9 - Hard Bop

Hard bop jazz in the second half the 1950's and early 1960's.

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Photo: Art Blakey, 1960

• The Jazz Messengers - Nica's Dream (1956) @ 1:02
• The Jazz Messengers - A Night in Tunisia (1961) @ 13:29
• Horace Silver Quintette - Senor Blues (1956) @ 25:46
• Horace Silver Quintette - Song for My Father (1965) @ 33:01
• Donald Byrd - Soulful Kiddie (1961) @ 41:02
• Donald Byrd - Pure D Funk (1961) @ 50:58
• Sonny Stitt - Morning After Blues (1960) @ 57:45
• Sonny Stitt - Norman's Blues (1957) @ 1:00:50
• John Coltrane - Blue Train (1957) @ 1:04:26
• John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960) @ 1:15:23
• Cannonball Adderly - Something Else (1958) @ 1:20:54
• Cannonball Adderly - Autumn Leaves (1958) @ 1:29:02
• Sonny Rollins - Blue 7 (1955) @ 1:40:48
• Sonny Rollins - I'm An Old Cow Hand (1958) @ 1:52:52