Neo-Bop Essentials

Apple Music Jazz

By the ‘80s, jazz had reached a crisis point when some of the main figures in genres like hard-bop, third stream, and modal jazz had either died or gone experimental. Thus, the new blood of jazz—Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Joe Lovano, Kenny Garrett, and more—sought to take jazz back to its roots: traditional forms, hard-bop-influenced improvisation, and whip-smart interplay between ensemble members. At the same time, musicians like Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau looked to pop, jam, and prog music to help find a way forward.
Joshua Redman
Jazz Crimes
Joshua Redman
Elastic
Christian McBride
Too Close for Comfort
Christian McBride
Gettin' to It
Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau
Bachelor's III
Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau
Metheny Mehldau
Joe Lovano
Early Autumn
Joe Lovano
I'm All for You (Ballad Songbook)
Kenny Garrett Quintet, Mulgrew Miller, Tony Reedus, & Nat Reeves
Have You Met Miss Jones
Kenny Garrett Quintet , Mulgrew Miller , Tony Reedus , & Nat Reeves
Introducing Kenny Garrett
Branford Marsalis Quartet
Spartacus
Branford Marsalis Quartet
Crazy People Music
Art Blakey, Robin Eubanks, Benny Green, Philip Harper, Javon Jackson, & Peter Washington
Uranus
Art Blakey , Robin Eubanks , Benny Green , Philip Harper , Javon Jackson , & Peter Washington
Not Yet
Benny Green, Terence Blanchard, Javon Jackson, Peter Washington, & Tony Reedus
The Song Is You
Benny Green , Terence Blanchard , Javon Jackson , Peter Washington , & Tony Reedus
Prelude
Kenny Barron, Charlie Haden, & Roy Haynes
Take the Coltrane
Kenny Barron , Charlie Haden , & Roy Haynes
Wanton Spirit
Bobby Watson & Open Form Trio
Round Trip
Bobby Watson & Open Form Trio
Round Trip
David Kikoski, Jeff "Tain" Watts, & John Patitucci
Betrayal
David Kikoski , Jeff "Tain" Watts , & John Patitucci
Almost Twilight
Woody Shaw
If I Were A Bell
Woody Shaw
Imagination
Wynton Marsalis
Father Time
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Emily Remler
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Emily Remler
Retrospective, Volume One: "Standards"
Marcus Roberts Trio
Jitterbug Waltz
Marcus Roberts Trio
New Orleans Meets Harlem, Vol. 1
Darrell Grant Quintet, Scott Wendholt, Seamus Blake, Calvin Jones, & Brian Blade
The New Bop
Darrell Grant Quintet , Scott Wendholt , Seamus Blake , Calvin Jones , & Brian Blade
The New Bop
Harrison & Blanchard
Ninth Ward Strut
Harrison & Blanchard
Black Pearl
Brad Mehldau
I Fall In Love Too Easily
Brad Mehldau
The Art of the Trio, Vol. One
Kenny Garrett
Giant Steps
Kenny Garrett
Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane
Antonio Hart
Rock Candy (feat. Bobby Floyd, Yotam Silberstein & Steve Williams)
Antonio Hart
Blessings (feat. Bobby Floyd, Yotam Silberstein & Steve Williams)
Bobby Watson
Lemoncello
Bobby Watson
Horizon Reassembled
Joshua Redman & Wallace Roney
The Sidewinder
Joshua Redman & Wallace Roney
Warner Jams, Vol. 1
Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw
The Moontrane
Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw
The Eternal Triangle
Wynton Marsalis
Delfeayo's Dilemma
Wynton Marsalis
Black Codes (From the Underground)
Tim Hagans & Marcus Printup
Hub Cap
Tim Hagans & Marcus Printup
Hub Songs: The Music of Freddie Hubbard
Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, & Stephen Scott
Dexterity
Christian McBride , Roy Hargrove , & Stephen Scott
Parker's Mood
Tim Warfield Sextet, Stefon Harris, Terell Stafford, Cyrus Chestnut, Tarus Mateen, & Clarence Penn
Bye Bye Blackbird
Tim Warfield Sextet , Stefon Harris , Terell Stafford , Cyrus Chestnut , Tarus Mateen , & Clarence Penn
A Whisper In the Midnight
Russell Malone
Look Who's Here
Russell Malone
Look Who's Here
John Scofield
I'll Catch You
John Scofield
Works for Me
Kenny Barron Quartet, Ralph Moore, David Williams, & Lewis Nash
Invitation
Kenny Barron Quartet , Ralph Moore , David Williams , & Lewis Nash
Invitation
Branford Marsalis Quartet & Terence Blanchard
Mo' Better Blues
Branford Marsalis Quartet & Terence Blanchard
Mo' Better Blues (feat. Terence Blanchard)
Chris Potter
Just As I Am
Chris Potter
Traveling Mercies
James Carter
1944 Stomp
James Carter
The Real Quietstorm
Bill Frisell, Paul Motian, & Ron Carter
Worse and Worse
Bill Frisell , Paul Motian , & Ron Carter
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian
Roy Haynes Trio
Wail (feat. John Patitucci & Danilo Perez)
Roy Haynes Trio
The Roy Haynes Trio (feat. Danilo Perez & John Patitucci)
Don Braden Quintet, Tom Harell, Benny Green, Christian McBride, & Carl Allen
The Time Is Now
Don Braden Quintet , Tom Harell , Benny Green , Christian McBride , & Carl Allen
The Time Is Now
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Minor Blues
Kurt Rosenwinkel
The Next Step
Joshua Redman
Streams of Consciousness
Joshua Redman
Freedom In the Groove
Bobby Watson & Tailor Made
Ms. B.C.
Bobby Watson & Tailor Made
Live At "Someday" In Tokyo
John Scofield & Ray Drummond
Some Serious Steppin'
John Scofield & Ray Drummond
Continuum
Geoff Keezer
Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
Geoff Keezer
Waiting In the Wings
Tim Warfield, Nicholas Payton, Terell Stafford, Cyrus Chestnut, Tarus Mateen, & Clarence Penn
Constant J.
Tim Warfield , Nicholas Payton , Terell Stafford , Cyrus Chestnut , Tarus Mateen , & Clarence Penn
Gentle Warrior
Wynton Marsalis Septet
B. Son
Wynton Marsalis Septet
In This House, On This Morning
Billy Drummond Quintet, Steve Wilson, Steve Nelson, Renee Rosnes, & Ray Drummond
Native Colours
Billy Drummond Quintet , Steve Wilson , Steve Nelson , Renee Rosnes , & Ray Drummond
Native Colours
Gary Bartz Quintet
Its Easy to Remember
Gary Bartz Quintet
West 42nd Street
Branford Marsalis
Doxy
Branford Marsalis
Trio Jeepy
Mark Whitfield
Spring in Manhattan
Mark Whitfield
7th Ave. Stroll
Emily Remler
Joy Spring
Emily Remler
Retrospective, Volume One: "Standards"
Bobby Watson
Love Remains
Bobby Watson
Love Remains
Pat Metheny
When We Were Free
Pat Metheny
Day Trip
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