post-bop
Beyond bebop jazz
Post-bop is a style of jazz that emerged in the 1960s, building on bebop while incorporating elements from hard bop, modal jazz, and free jazz.
The term covers diverse approaches united by their departure from bebop's rigid conventions—more complex harmonies, freer rhythms, broader tonal palettes.
Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and McCoy Tyner are exemplary post-bop musicians.
The album blends post-bop improvisation with funk grooves.
Pertaining to form
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- fusionJoining into unity
- jazz-funkBrass improvisation meets soul
- soul-jazzGospel-influenced improvisational genre
Pertaining to form
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- progressionSequential forward movement
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- voicingExpressing aloud
substitution · tritone · reharmonization · chromaticism · dissonance · consonance · resolution · tension
Suspended recreational seat
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- pulseArterial blood throb
meter · tempo · cross-rhythm · displacement · rubato · pocket · shuffle · Afro-Cuban
Reed instrument, brass body
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
- flugelhornConical brass, soft tone
trombone · vibraphone · Rhodes · organ
Expressing deep emotion
- emotiveArousing strong feelings
- lyricalMusically expressive
- intenseExtreme in degree
- searchingLooking to find
introspective · spiritual · meditative · fiery · brooding · evocative · nuanced · dynamic
Single-performer pieces
- interplayReciprocal action between things
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- melodicMusically pleasing to hear
- motivicRelating to musical motifs
call-and-response · collective · freedom · exploration · development · phrasing · articulation
modal
Pertaining to form
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- fusionJoining into unity
- jazz-funkBrass improvisation meets soul
soul-jazz · mainstream · contemporary · progressive · experimental
modal
Pertaining to form
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- progressionSequential forward movement
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
voicing · substitution · tritone · reharmonization · chromaticism · dissonance · consonance · resolution · tension · release
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
pulse · meter · tempo · cross-rhythm · displacement · rubato · pocket · shuffle · Afro-Cuban · Latin
saxophone
Reed instrument, brass body
flugelhorn · trombone · vibraphone · Rhodes · organ
soulful
Expressing deep emotion
searching · introspective · spiritual · meditative · fiery · brooding · evocative · nuanced · dynamic · passionate
solos
Single-performer pieces
- interplayReciprocal action between things
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- melodicMusically pleasing to hear
motivic · call-and-response · collective · freedom · exploration · development · phrasing · articulation
Riverside
Place name by water
post-boptraditional jazz
Early American improvised music
Dixieland · New Orleans jazz · swing · trad jazz · ragtime