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Best hard bop albums

According to Riffiter listeners, the best hard bop album is Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, rated 4.4/5 by 4 listeners.

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  1. Time Out cover№ 1Time OutThe Dave Brubeck Quartet · 19594 ratings
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  1. 2Mingus Ah Um coverMingus Ah UmCharles Mingus · 19593 ratings
  2. 3Red Clay coverRed ClayFreddie Hubbard · 19702 ratings
  3. 4Giant Steps coverGiant StepsJohn Coltrane · 19592 ratings
  4. 5Maiden Voyage coverMaiden VoyageHerbie Hancock · 19651 rating
  5. 6Empyrean Isles coverEmpyrean IslesHerbie Hancock · 19641 rating
  6. 7Money Jungle coverMoney JungleDuke Ellington · 19621 rating
  7. 8Blue Train coverBlue TrainJohn Coltrane · 19571 rating
  8. 9Brilliant Corners coverBrilliant CornersThelonious Monk · 19571 rating
  9. 10Quartet coverQuartetHerbie Hancock · 19821 rating
  10. 11Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers coverHorace Silver and the Jazz MessengersHorace Silver · 19551 rating
  11. 12We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite coverWe Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now SuiteMax Roach · 20231 rating
  12. 13Talkin' About coverTalkin' AboutGrant Green · 19641 rating
  13. 14Eastern Sounds coverEastern SoundsYusef Lateef · 19611 rating
  14. 15Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers coverHorace Silver and the Jazz MessengersHorace Silver & The Jazz Messengers · 19551 rating
  15. 16Milestones coverMilestonesMiles Davis · 19581 rating
  16. 17Porgy and Bess coverPorgy and BessMiles Davis · 19581 rating
  17. 18'Round About Midnight cover'Round About MidnightMiles Davis · 19571 rating
  18. 19The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 coverThe Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6Miles Davis · 2018
  19. 20Saxophone Colossus coverSaxophone ColossusSonny Rollins · 1956
  20. 21Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album coverBoth Directions at Once: The Lost AlbumJohn Coltrane · 2018
  21. 22Blues & Roots coverBlues & RootsCharles Mingus · 1960
  22. 23Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane coverThelonious Monk with John ColtraneThelonious Monk · 1961
  23. 24Coltrane's Sound coverColtrane's SoundJohn Coltrane · 1964
  24. 25Takin' Off coverTakin' OffHerbie Hancock · 1962
  25. 26Juju coverJujuWayne Shorter · 1964
  26. 27Meditations coverMeditationsJohn Coltrane · 1966
  27. 28Miles Davis at Newport: 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4 coverMiles Davis at Newport: 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4Miles Davis · 2015
  28. 29Speak Like a Child coverSpeak Like a ChildHerbie Hancock · 1968
  29. 30Coltrane Plays the Blues coverColtrane Plays the BluesJohn Coltrane · 1962
  30. 31Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane coverKenny Burrell & John ColtraneJohn Coltrane · 1958
  31. 32The New Standard coverThe New StandardHerbie Hancock · 1996
  32. 33The Piano coverThe PianoHerbie Hancock · 1979
  33. 34The Clown coverThe ClownCharles Mingus · 1957
  34. 35Tequila coverTequilaWes Montgomery · 1966
  35. 36Oh Yeah coverOh YeahCharles Mingus · 1962
  36. 37Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus coverMingus Mingus Mingus Mingus MingusCharles Mingus · 1964
  37. 38My Point of View coverMy Point of ViewHerbie Hancock · 1963
  38. 39By Request: The Best Of Karrin Allyson coverBy Request: The Best Of Karrin AllysonKarrin Allyson · 2009
  39. 40Way Out West coverWay Out WestSonny Rollins · 1957
  40. 41Bahia coverBahiaJohn Coltrane · 1964
  41. 42The Soothsayer coverThe SoothsayerWayne Shorter · 1990
  42. 43Volume 3 coverVolume 3Lee Morgan · 1957
  43. 44Wynton Marsalis coverWynton MarsalisWynton Marsalis · 1981
  44. 45Royal Flush coverRoyal FlushDonald Byrd · 1961
  45. 46The Procrastinator coverThe ProcrastinatorLee Morgan · 1995
  46. 47Empathy coverEmpathyBill Evans · 1962
  47. 48LIFETIME: THE COLLECTION coverLIFETIME: THE COLLECTIONTony Williams · 1993
  48. 49The Essential Joe Zawinul coverThe Essential Joe ZawinulJoe Zawinul · 2014
  49. 50Live At Massey Hall - 1953 coverLive At Massey Hall - 1953Max Roach · 2011

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