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Best hard bop albums of the 1980s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best hard bop album of the 1980s is Quartet by Herbie Hancock, rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener.

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  1. Quartet cover№ 1QuartetHerbie Hancock · 19821 rating
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  1. 2Night Dreamer coverNight DreamerWayne Shorter · 1987
  2. 3Atlantis coverAtlantisWayne Shorter · 1985
  3. 4Nigeria coverNigeriaGrant Green · 1981
  4. 5Joy Ryder coverJoy RyderWayne Shorter · 1988
  5. 6Odyssey of Iska coverOdyssey of IskaWayne Shorter · 1987
  6. 7Black Water coverBlack WaterJoe Zawinul · 1989
  7. 8Jim Hall's Three coverJim Hall's ThreeJim Hall · 1986
  8. 9Rollin’ coverRollin’Freddie Hubbard · 1982
  9. 10The Griffith Park Collection 2: In Concert coverThe Griffith Park Collection 2: In ConcertFreddie Hubbard · 1983
  10. 11A Little Night Music coverA Little Night MusicFreddie Hubbard · 1983
  11. 12Golden Moments coverGolden MomentsBill Evans · 1982
  12. 13The Best of Horace Silver, Vol. 2 coverThe Best of Horace Silver, Vol. 2Horace Silver · 1989
  13. 14Carnaval coverCarnavalTony Williams · 1983
  14. 15Etudes coverEtudesTony Williams · 1983
  15. 16Play or Die coverPlay or DieTony Williams · 1980
  16. 17Angel Street coverAngel StreetTony Williams · 1988
  17. 18Foreign Intrigue coverForeign IntrigueTony Williams · 1985
  18. 19Chet Baker & Wolfgang Lackerschmid coverChet Baker & Wolfgang LackerschmidTony Williams · 1980
  19. 20Civilization coverCivilizationTony Williams · 1987
  20. 21The Adventurer coverThe AdventurerClifford Jordan · 1980
  21. 22Four Play coverFour PlayClifford Jordan · 1986
  22. 23Royal Ballads coverRoyal BalladsClifford Jordan · 1986
  23. 24Live at Opus 1 coverLive at Opus 1Clifford Jordan · 1988
  24. 25Mingus In Europe Volume I coverMingus In Europe Volume IClifford Jordan · 1981
  25. 26Half NoteClifford Jordan · 1985
  26. 27Dr. ChicagoClifford Jordan · 1985
  27. 28Two Tenor WinnerClifford Jordan · 1985
  28. 29Hyde Park After Dark coverHyde Park After DarkClifford Jordan · 1983
  29. 30Lay It on the Line coverLay It on the LineStix Hooper · 1989
  30. 31Music For Two Pianos coverMusic For Two PianosJoe Zawinul · 1988
  31. 32Dialects coverDialectsJoe Zawinul · 1986
  32. 33The Reentry coverThe Reentry“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1988
  33. 34Kisses coverKisses“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1980
  34. 35Lift Every Voice and Sing coverLift Every Voice and Sing“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1983
  35. 36Having a Good Time coverHaving a Good Time“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1982
  36. 37Live It Up coverLive It Up“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1984
  37. 38West Side Story coverWest Side StoryShelly Manne · 1983
  38. 39Tha's Delights coverTha's DelightsShelly Manne · 1985
  39. 40Aurex Jazz Festival '80 - Gentlemen of Swing coverAurex Jazz Festival '80 - Gentlemen of SwingShelly Manne · 1980
  40. 41Shelly Manne Double Piano Jazz Quartet in Concert at Carmelo's Vol. 2 coverShelly Manne Double Piano Jazz Quartet in Concert at Carmelo's Vol. 2Shelly Manne · 1985
  41. 42Shades of Dring coverShades of DringShelly Manne · 1981
  42. 43The Best Of Horace Silver coverThe Best Of Horace SilverHorace Silver · 1988
  43. 44Super Nova coverSuper NovaWayne Shorter · 1988
  44. 45Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 coverLes Liaisons Dangereuses 1960Art Blakey · 1988
  45. 46The Best Of Wayne Shorter coverThe Best Of Wayne ShorterWayne Shorter · 1988
  46. 47The Best Of Art Blakey coverThe Best Of Art BlakeyArt Blakey · 1989
  47. 48Ugetsu coverUgetsuArt Blakey · 1989
  48. 49Feel the Wind coverFeel the WindArt Blakey · 1989

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