<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[:&gt;)azZClefs#]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jazzatelier.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Heervee]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jazzatelier.com/author/rvel/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[100 Best Hardbop&nbsp;Recordings]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">A collection of  what is known to be the best Hardbop recordings:</p>
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<ul>
<li>Wardell Gray &#8211; Los Angeles All-Stars &#8211; Jan. 21, 1952 Prestige2</li>
<li>J.J. Johnson &#8211; The Eminent J.J., Vol. 1 &#8211; June 22, 1953 Blue Note3</li>
<li>Miles Davis Walkin&#8217; &#8211; April 29, 1954 Prestige4</li>
<li>Elmo Hope &#8211; Elmo Hope Quintet &#8211; May 9, 1954 Blue Note5</li>
<li>Art Farmer &#8211; When Farmer Met Gryce &#8211; May 19, 1954 Prestige6</li>
<li>Sonny Rollins &#8211; Movin&#8217; Out Aug. &#8211; 18, 1954 Prestige7</li>
<li>Horace Silver &#8211; The Jazz Messengers &#8211; Dec. 13, 1954 Blue Note8</li>
<li>Clifford Brown &#8211; Study In Brown &#8211; Feb. 23, 1955 EmArcy9</li>
<li>Kenny Dorham &#8211; The Jazz Prophets &#8211; April 4, 1956 Chess10</li>
<li>Art Blakey &#8211; The Jazz Messengers &#8211; April 6, 1956 Columbia11</li>
<li>Johnny Griffin &#8211; Introducing Johnny Griffin &#8211; April 17, 1956 Blue Note12</li>
<li>Max Roach &#8211; Max Roach Plus Four &#8211; Sept. 17, 1956 EmArcy13</li>
<li>The Lighthouse All-Stars &#8211; Music For Lighthouse keeping &#8211; Oct. 2, 1956 Contemporary14</li>
<li>J.R. Monterose &#8211; J.R. Monterose &#8211; Oct. 21, 1956 Blue Note15</li>
<li>Clifford Jordan &#8211; Blowing In From Chicago &#8211; March 3, 1957 Blue Note16</li>
<li>Clark Terry &#8211; Serenayde To A Bus Seat &#8211; April 1, 1957 Riverside17</li>
<li>Ray Bryant &#8211; Ray Bryant Trio &#8211; April 5, 1957 Prestige18</li>
<li>John Coltrane &#8211; Blue Train &#8211; Sept. 15, 1957 Blue Note19</li>
<li>Lee Morgan &#8211; The Cooker &#8211; Sept. 29, 1957 Blue Note20</li>
<li>Ornette Coleman &#8211; Something Else &#8211; Feb. 10, 1958 Contemporary21</li>
<li>Jimmy Smith &#8211; The Sermon &#8211; Feb. 25, 1958 Blue Note22</li>
<li>Cannonball Adderley &#8211; Portrait of Cannonball &#8211; July 1, 1958 Riverside23</li>
<li>Lou Donaldson -The Blues Walk &#8211; July 28, 1958 Blue Note24</li>
<li>Thelonious Monk &#8211; Misterioso &#8211; Aug. 1, 1958 Riverside25</li>
<li>Dizzy Reece &#8211; Blues In Trinity &#8211; Aug. 24, 1958 Blue Note26</li>
<li>Jerome Richardson &#8211; Midnight Oil &#8211; Oct. 10, 1958 Prestige27</li>
<li>Art Blakey &#8211; Moanin&#8217; &#8211; Oct. 30, 1958 Blue Note28</li>
<li>Frank Rosolino &#8211; Free For All &#8211; Dec. 22, 1958 Specialty29</li>
<li>Horace Silver &#8211; Finger Poppin&#8217; &#8211; Jan. 31, 1959 Blue Note30</li>
<li>Art Blakey &#8211; At The Jazz Corner of the World &#8211; April 15, 1959 Blue Note31</li>
<li>John Coltrane &#8211; Giant Steps &#8211; May 4, 1959 Atlantic32</li>
<li>Charles Mingus &#8211; Mingus Ah Um &#8211; May 5, 1959 Columbia33</li>
<li>Curtis Fuller &#8211; Blues-ette &#8211; May 21, 1959 Savoy34</li>
<li>Donald Byrd &#8211; Byrd In Hand &#8211; May 31, 1959 Blue Note35</li>
<li>Harold Land &#8211; The Fox &#8211; Aug. 1, 1959 Contemporary36</li>
<li>Walter Davis, Jr. &#8211; Davis Cup &#8211; Aug. 2, 1959 Blue Note37</li>
<li>Benny Golson &#8211; Groovin&#8217; With Golson &#8211; Aug. 28, 1959 Prestige38</li>
<li>Jimmy Heath &#8211; The Thumper   &#8211; Sept. 1, 1959 Riverside39</li>
<li>Bobby Timmons &#8211; This Here is Bobby Timmons &#8211; -Jan. 13, 1960 Riverside40</li>
<li>The Jazztet &#8211; Meet The Jazztet &#8211; Feb. 6, 1960 Chess41</li>
<li>Hank Mobley &#8211; Soul Station &#8211; Feb. 7, 1960 Blue Note42</li>
<li>Art Blakey &#8211; The Big Beat &#8211; March 6, 1960 Blue Note43</li>
<li>Barry Harris &#8211; At The Jazz Workshop &#8211; May 15, 1960 Riverside44</li>
<li>Freddie Redd   &#8211; The Connection &#8211; June 13, 1960 Felsted45</li>
<li>Tina Brooks &#8211; True Blue &#8211; June 25, 1960 Blue Note46</li>
<li>Teddy Edwards &#8211; Teddy&#8217;s Ready &#8211; Aug. 17, 1960 Contemporary47</li>
<li>Jackie McLean &#8211; Jackie&#8217;s Bag &#8211; Sept. 1, 1960 Blue Note48</li>
<li>Booker Ervin &#8211; Cookin’ &#8211; Nov. 26, 1960 Savoy49</li>
<li>Kenny Drew &#8211; Undercurrent   -Dec. 11, 1960 Blue Note50</li>
<li>Stanley Turrentine &#8211; The Blue Hour &#8211; Dec. 16, 1960 Blue Note51</li>
<li>Freddie Hubbard &#8211; Hub Cap &#8211; April 9, 1961 Blue Note52</li>
<li>The Jazz Crusaders &#8211; Best of the Jazz Crusaders &#8211; May 1, 1961 Pacific Jazz53</li>
<li>Dexter Gordon &#8211; Doin&#8217; Allright &#8211; May 6, 1961 Blue Note54</li>
<li>Horace Silver &#8211; Doin’ The Thing &#8211; May 20, 1961 Blue Note55</li>
<li>Gene Ammons &#8211; Boss Tenors &#8211; Aug. 27, 1961 Verve56</li>
<li>Sonny Clark &#8211; Leapin&#8217; &amp; Lopin’ &#8211; Nov. 13,   Note57</li>
<li>Don Byas &#8211; Tribute To Cannonball &#8211; Dec. 15, 1961 Columbia58</li>
<li>Herbie Hancock &#8211; Takin&#8217; Off &#8211; May 28, 1962 Blue Note59</li>
<li>Wes Montgomery &#8211; Full House &#8211; June 25, 1962 Riverside60</li>
<li>Blue Mitchell &#8211; The Cup Bearers &#8211; Aug. 28, 1962 Riverside61</li>
<li>Kenny Burrell &#8211; Midnight Blue &#8211; Jan. 7, 196 3Blue Note62</li>
<li>Joe Henderson &#8211; Page One &#8211; June 3, 1963 Blue Note63</li>
<li>Lee Morgan &#8211; The Sidewinder &#8211; Dec. 21, 1963 Blue Note64</li>
<li>Grant Green &#8211; Solid &#8211; June 12, 1964 Blue Note65</li>
<li>Wayne Shorter   &#8211; Speak No Evil &#8211; Dec. 24, 1964 Blue Note66</li>
<li>Hank Mobley &#8211; Dippin’ &#8211; June 18, 1965 Blue Note67</li>
<li>Lee Morgan &#8211; Cornbread &#8211; Sept. 18, 1965 Blue Note68</li>
<li>Horace Silver &#8211; Cape Verdean Blues &#8211; Oct. 1, 1965 Blue Note69</li>
<li>Larry Young &#8211; Unity &#8211; Nov. 10, 1965 Blue Note70</li>
<li>Joe Henderson &#8211; Mode For Joe &#8211; Jan. 27, 1966 Blue Note71</li>
<li>George Benson &#8211; George Benson Cookbook &#8211; Aug. 1, 1966 Columbia72</li>
<li>Sonny Criss &#8211; This Is Criss!  &#8211; Oct. 21, 1966 Prestige73</li>
<li>Lee Morgan &#8211; The Procrastinator &#8211; July 14, 1967 Blue Note74</li>
<li>Duke Pearson &#8211; The Right Touch &#8211; Sept. 13, 1967 Blue Note75</li>
<li>Lonnie Smith &#8211; Think!  -July 23, 1968 Blue Note76</li>
<li>Rusty Bryant &#8211; Rusty Bryant Returns &#8211; Feb. 17, 1969 Prestige77</li>
<li>Les McCann   &#8211;   Swiss Movement &#8211; June 22, 1969 Atlantic78</li>
<li>Houston Person &#8211; Goodness!  &#8211; Aug. 25, 1969 Prestige79</li>
<li>Louis Hayes &#8211; Ichi-Ban &#8211; May 5, 1976 Timeless80</li>
<li>Nick Brignola &#8211; L.A. Bound &#8211; Oct. 17, 1979 Night Life81</li>
<li>Art Blakey &#8211; Straight Ahead &#8211; June 1, 1981 Concord82</li>
<li>David &#8220;Fathead&#8221; Newman &#8211; Still Hard Times April 14, 1982 Muse83</li>
<li>Joanne Brackeen &#8211; Fi-Fi Goes To Heaven &#8211; Oct. 1, 1986 Concord84</li>
<li>Marvin &#8220;Smitty&#8221; Smith &#8211; Keeper Of The Drums &#8211; March 1, 1987 Concord85</li>
<li>Bobby Hutcherson &#8211; Cruisin&#8217; The &#8216;Bird &#8211; April 15, 1988 Landmark86</li>
<li>Ray Brown &#8211; Bam Bam Bam &#8211; Dec. 1, 1988 Concord87</li>
<li>Ricky Ford &#8211; Hard Groovin&#8217; &#8211; Feb. 24, 1989 Muse88</li>
<li>Erica Lindsay &#8211; Dreamer &#8211; March 3, 1989 Candid89</li>
<li>Roy Hargrove &#8211; Diamond In The Rough &#8211; Dec. 1, 1989 Novus90</li>
<li>Benny Green &#8211; Lineage &#8211; Jan. 30, 1990 Blue Note91</li>
<li>Ralph Moore &#8211; Furthermore- March 3, 1990 Landmark92</li>
<li>Ray Brown &#8211; Moore Makes Four &#8211; May 22, 1990 Concord93</li>
<li>Mike Smith &#8211; On A Cool Night &#8211; Jan. 1, 1991 Delmark94</li>
<li>T.S. Monk &#8211; Take One &#8211; Oct. 16, 1991 Blue Note95</li>
<li>Tom Scott &#8211; Born Again &#8211; March 1, 1992 GRP96</li>
<li>Travis Shook &#8211; Travis Shook &#8211; Jan. 1, 1993 Columbia97</li>
<li>Kenny Barron &#8211; Other Places &#8211; Feb. 1, 1993 Verve98</li>
<li>Jimmy Smith &#8211; Damn! &#8211; Jan. 24, 1995 Verve99</li>
<li>Horace Silver &#8211; The Hardbop Grandpop &#8211; Feb. 29, 1996 Impulse! 100</li>
<li>Jake Langley  &#8211; Doug&#8217;s Garage &#8211; Nov. 10, 1999 Radioland</li>
</ul>
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<p>A courtesy of Hardbop Homepage (<a href="http://hardbop.tripod.com/index.html">http://hardbop.tripod.com/index.html</a></p>
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