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This troubled Cool Jazz
saxophone force of the
1950s reemerged as a
blistering Post Bop maverick
in the 1970s. Pepper's biti...
Evans' lyrical, distilled,
often boldly impressionistic
piano playing is as popular
today as during his lifetime.
Evans played a key role in...
This vibraphonist has played
with lyrical beauty and
passion since the 1960s. A
Post Bop giant on the level
of McCoy Tyner, Hutcher...
Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau is
revered for his finely-toned
chops and exceptional
ballad work. While a junior
in high school, Mehldau w...
The saxophone-playing
member of the Marsalis jazz
dynasty is justly praised for
his passionate Post Bop
abilities. The tart, often bi...
A free-thinking bassist and
masterful composer, Mingus
amassed a body of work
that was as deep as it was
(often) playful. Mingus co...
This amazingly gifted jazz
bassist helped spearhead
avant garde free jazz and
now carries the torch for
mainstream bop.
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...
Steeped in Swing, Bop and
Avant-Garde, this tenor sax
musician finally reached
international stardom in
middle age.
A gentle revolutionary,
Coltrane's alternately
blistering & blissful sax still
astounds. Coltrane became
a star sideman playing wit...
A technical saxophone
marvel, the young Redman
is constantly expanding his
musical vocabulary.
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...
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 helped define
five decades of jazz and
became a superstar in the
process. Davis dropped out
of Juilliard to play jazz. Mi...
With the exception of
Charles Mingus, Ron Carter
is arguably the best-known
bass player in the world of
jazz.
Malone brings fresh,
modern ideas to the Wes
Montgomery/George
Benson jazz guitar tradition.
This jazz guitarist is funky...
Once a young sax wiz with
both Miles Davis and
Weather Report, Shorter
still jumps from Post Bop to
Funk and back. Shorter f...
A wondrous Hard Bop
trumpeter, Shaw's style can
flirt between lyrical ballads
to experimental
barnstormers and back ag...
The keeper of the torch for
modern acoustic jazz,
Marsalis is a recording
virtuoso, esteemed
composer and ardent edu...
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