| Hard Bop | ||||
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| Released | October 1957 [1] | |||
| Recorded | December 12–13, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia CL 1040 | |||
| Producer | Alan Douglas | |||
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Hard Bop is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1956 and originally released on the Columbia label. [2] [3] It was performed by the Jazz Messengers and recorded in CBS Street Studio.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Disc |  [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [6] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "an excellent hard bop set". [4]
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