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Best hard bop albums of the 1970s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best hard bop album of the 1970s is Red Clay by Freddie Hubbard, rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener.

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  1. Red Clay cover№ 1Red ClayFreddie Hubbard · 19701 rating
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  1. 2The Piano coverThe PianoHerbie Hancock · 1979
  2. 3Solid coverSolidGrant Green · 1979
  3. 4Mingus at Antibes coverMingus at AntibesCharles Mingus · 1976
  4. 5The Main Attraction coverThe Main AttractionGrant Green · 1976
  5. 6The Love Connection coverThe Love ConnectionFreddie Hubbard · 1979
  6. 7Total Response: The United States Of Mind Phase 2 coverTotal Response: The United States Of Mind Phase 2Horace Silver · 1971
  7. 8The Enja Heritage Collection: Now Hear This coverThe Enja Heritage Collection: Now Hear ThisTony Williams · 1977
  8. 9Silver 'n Brass coverSilver 'n BrassHorace Silver · 1975
  9. 10Twins coverTwinsOrnette Coleman · 1971
  10. 11Birth And Rebirth coverBirth And RebirthMax Roach · 1978
  11. 12Alive In London (Live) coverAlive In London (Live)Shelly Manne · 1970
  12. 13イージー・トゥ・ラヴ (2022 Remastered) coverイージー・トゥ・ラヴ (2022 Remastered)Shelly Manne · 1979
  13. 14In Pursuit of the 27th Man (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered] coverIn Pursuit of the 27th Man (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered]Horace Silver · 1972
  14. 15Emphasized coverEmphasizedWayne Henderson · 1979
  15. 16My Kind of Jazz coverMy Kind of JazzRay Charles · 1970
  16. 17The Joy of Flying coverThe Joy of FlyingTony Williams · 1979
  17. 18Clifford Jordan in the World coverClifford Jordan in the WorldClifford Jordan · 1972
  18. 19The Highest Mountain coverThe Highest MountainClifford Jordan · 1976
  19. 20Night of the Mark VII coverNight of the Mark VIIClifford Jordan · 1975
  20. 21Hello, Hank JonesClifford Jordan · 1978
  21. 22On Stage, Vol. 1 coverOn Stage, Vol. 1Clifford Jordan · 1977
  22. 23Firm Roots coverFirm RootsClifford Jordan · 1975
  23. 24Inward Fire coverInward FireClifford Jordan · 1978
  24. 25Remembering Me-MeClifford Jordan · 1977
  25. 26Soul Fountain coverSoul FountainClifford Jordan · 1970
  26. 27Dedication! coverDedication!Duke Pearson · 1970
  27. 28It Could Only Happen With You coverIt Could Only Happen With YouDuke Pearson · 1974
  28. 29The World Within coverThe World WithinStix Hooper · 1979
  29. 30Zawinul coverZawinulJoe Zawinul · 1971
  30. 31Concerto Retitled coverConcerto RetitledJoe Zawinul · 1976
  31. 32The Poll Winners: Straight Ahead coverThe Poll Winners: Straight AheadShelly Manne · 1976
  32. 33The Heatin’ System coverThe Heatin’ System“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1972
  33. 34The Fourth Dimension coverThe Fourth Dimension“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1974
  34. 35Magnetic Feel coverMagnetic Feel“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1975
  35. 36Check This Out coverCheck This Out“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1972
  36. 37Who Knows What Tomorrow’s Gonna Bring? coverWho Knows What Tomorrow’s Gonna Bring?“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1971
  37. 38Sophisticated Funk coverSophisticated Funk“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1976
  38. 39Moon Rappin' coverMoon Rappin'“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1970
  39. 40To Seek a New Home coverTo Seek a New Home“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1970
  40. 41On With It! coverOn With It!“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1971
  41. 42The Drum Sessions coverThe Drum SessionsShelly Manne · 1975
  42. 43The Three coverThe ThreeShelly Manne · 1976
  43. 44EssenceShelly Manne · 1977
  44. 45Mannekind coverMannekindShelly Manne · 1972
  45. 46Alive in London coverAlive in LondonShelly Manne · 1971
  46. 47Child's Dance coverChild's DanceArt Blakey · 1972
  47. 48Live Messengers coverLive MessengersArt Blakey · 1978
  48. 49Percussion Discussion coverPercussion DiscussionArt Blakey · 1976
  49. 50Blue Bird coverBlue BirdCharles Mingus · 1971

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