Jazz writers aren't in complete agreement about the first hard-bop recording. Many point to Miles Davis' Walkin', recorded in April 1954. Others choose recordings from slightly later. I'd have to say that the first hard-bop date—where the trumpet and saxophone operate in unison with an r&b feel, backed by big steady, swinging beat—would have to be a Blu…
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