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Hard bop releases, week 37

· 6 releases

This week in hard bop, new music from Josh Johnson arrives with the release of Animative, while long-lost recordings by John Coltrane surface on the centenary of his birth. Collaborative efforts featuring Oscar Peterson, Terri Lyne Carrington, Greg Abate, and Scott Sadlon highlight ongoing tributes to the genre’s legacy. Additional archival material includes performances by Thelonious Monk, Barry Harris, Don Patterson, and Sonny Stitt, alongside newly issued works from Ali Ryerson and Houston Person. Celebrations mark the birthdays of Dave Liebman and Peter Bernstein, as well as the centenary of Horace Silver’s birth.

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