Hard Bop (album)


Hard Bop is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1956 and originally released on the Columbia label.
It was performed by the Jazz Messengers and recorded in CBS Street Studio.

Reception

awarded the album 4 stars calling it "an excellent hard bop set".

Track listing

  1. "Cranky Spanky" - 4:45
  2. "Stella by Starlight" - 8:50
  3. "My Heart Stood Still" - 5:33
  4. "Little Melonae" - 8:20
  5. "Stanley's Stiff Chicken" - 9:25

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