(1) Chet's was an economical, West Coast jazz style, unlike the hard bop of the East Coast which was much harder, faster and higher.(2) Bargain hunters were able to shop and bop until they dropped as the sweet sound of a 100-voice choir singing a cappella filled The Lowry Designer Outlet at Salford Quays.(3) Instead he held out his fist, letting his friend bop his fist onto it.(4) Throughout, Metheny's guitar (often fitted with a strangely saxophone-like sound) battles it out with Ornette's alto in an edgy exchange of riffs, tumbling bop phrases and squeals.(5) Intially I assumed that it was deliberately harmful, but the more I think about it, perhaps it's intended more as the bop on the head from your zen master.(6) This collection dates from 1958, a period when hard bop & soul jazz were dominant in the contemporary jazz arena, and the roots of such music (the blues and gospel) are evident here.(7) But his self-appointed mission to restore to jazz a cultural-political clout it had in the first bop era and in the free-jazz of the 1960s makes him something considerably bigger.(8) His tone tended to be hard and harsh and lacked the varied coloration of the bop innovator Charlie Parker.(9) While Mazurek's early recordings showcased his ability as a player of straight bop inflected jazz, since then his concern seems to have been to strip away the extraneous.(10) As the Vandermark reference suggests, what makes this band a joy to listen to is that they are part of that fraction of the jazz world that is not afraid to combine the energies unleashed by both bop and free jazz in a joyous mix.(11) I warned him I'd bop him on the nose if he tried it(12) But even when Chenaux is plucking out his excellent tension, the rest of the band generally keeps it cool and hip on the bop tip.(13) The chameleonic Ribot shines in this setting with his unsurprisingly individual take on the bop guitar tradition.(14) His newest project, Ronnie Artur and his Orkestrio, is a faux bop , finger-snapping version of white jazz cool and spoken word collaboration.(15) Everyone, including the characters, are better served by the hard bop than this bluesy, shapeless jazz, with its rare but painful false notes.(16) nightlife is good, whether you're looking for a drink or a bop in the disco
