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hard bop

subgenre of jazz that is an extension of bebop (or "bop") music
Intangible music_genre Q181010
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hard bop

Summary

hard bop is a music genre[1]. It draws 1,198 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #212 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • hard bop's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • hard bop's instance of is recorded as musical scene[4].
  • hard bop is a type of bebop[5].
  • hard bop's Commons category is recorded as Hard bop[6].
  • hard bop's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • January 1, 1955 marks the founding of hard bop[8].
  • hard bop's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hard bop[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include music genre[3] and musical scene[4]. hard bop is a type of bebop[5].

Origins

January 1, 1955 marks the founding of hard bop[8].

Why It Matters

hard bop draws 1,198 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #212 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Country of origin → United States
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