hard bop

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrd bop]
- /hɑrd bɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrd bop]
- /hɑrd bɒp/

Definitions of hard bop words

noun hard bop 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. Compare bop1 , cool jazz, modern jazz, progressive jazz. 1
noun hard bop a form of jazz originating in the late 1950s that is rhythmically less complex than bop 0
noun hard bop 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 0
noun hard bop A subgenre of jazz music that extends bebop with influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues. 0

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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