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Best hard bop albums of the 1990s

The top 50 hard bop albums of the 1990s on Riffiter, ranked by popularity. Community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. Native Dancer cover№ 1Native DancerWayne Shorter · 1990
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  1. 2The New Standard coverThe New StandardHerbie Hancock · 1996
  2. 3The Soothsayer coverThe SoothsayerWayne Shorter · 1990
  3. 4Etcetera coverEtceteraWayne Shorter · 1995
  4. 5LIFETIME: THE COLLECTION coverLIFETIME: THE COLLECTIONTony Williams · 1993
  5. 6Matador coverMatadorGrant Green · 1990
  6. 7Lost Tribes coverLost TribesJoe Zawinul · 1992
  7. 8The Hardbop Grandpop coverThe Hardbop GrandpopHorace Silver · 1996
  8. 9Moto Grosso Feio coverMoto Grosso FeioWayne Shorter · 1993
  9. 10Jazz... Has... A Sense of Humor coverJazz... Has... A Sense of HumorHorace Silver · 1999
  10. 11Spectrum: The Anthology coverSpectrum: The AnthologyTony Williams · 1997
  11. 12From the Heart coverFrom the HeartTony Williams · 1997
  12. 13A Prescription for the Blues coverA Prescription for the BluesHorace Silver · 1997
  13. 14Kaplan Plays Dring coverKaplan Plays DringShelly Manne · 1996
  14. 15Pencil Packin' Papa coverPencil Packin' PapaHorace Silver · 1994
  15. 16Hard Bop Grandpop coverHard Bop GrandpopHorace Silver · 1996
  16. 17Crazy Saints (Digital Only) coverCrazy Saints (Digital Only)Joe Zawinul · 1993
  17. 18Wilderness coverWildernessTony Williams · 1996
  18. 19Twenty One coverTwenty OneTony Williams · 1994
  19. 20Ultimate Tony Williams coverUltimate Tony WilliamsTony Williams · 1999
  20. 21Tokyo Live coverTokyo LiveTony Williams · 1993
  21. 22Native Heart coverNative HeartTony Williams · 1990
  22. 23The Story of Neptune coverThe Story of NeptuneTony Williams · 1992
  23. 24The Jiggs Up coverThe Jiggs UpJohn Clayton · 1990
  24. 25Blue Head coverBlue HeadClifford Jordan · 1990
  25. 26Down Through the Years: Live at Condon's New YorkClifford Jordan · 1991
  26. 27Masters From Different Worlds coverMasters From Different WorldsClifford Jordan · 1994
  27. 28Reggae Au Go Jazz coverReggae Au Go JazzClifford Jordan · 1998
  28. 29Play What You Feel coverPlay What You FeelClifford Jordan · 1997
  29. 30The Mellow Side of Clifford Jordan coverThe Mellow Side of Clifford JordanClifford Jordan · 1997
  30. 31I Don't Care Who Knows It coverI Don't Care Who Knows ItDuke Pearson · 1996
  31. 32Bags GrooveDuke Pearson · 1991
  32. 33The Rise & Fall of the Third Stream / Money in the Pocket coverThe Rise & Fall of the Third Stream / Money in the PocketJoe Zawinul · 1994
  33. 34My People coverMy PeopleJoe Zawinul · 1996
  34. 35Stories of the Danube coverStories of the DanubeJoe Zawinul · 1996
  35. 36Roots And Herbs coverRoots And HerbsArt Blakey · 1999
  36. 37Boss of the B-3 coverBoss of the B-3“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1993
  37. 38Crash! coverCrash!“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1994
  38. 39Legends of Acid Jazz coverLegends of Acid Jazz“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1997
  39. 40It's About Time coverIt's About Time“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1996
  40. 41Write On, Capt’n coverWrite On, Capt’n“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1993
  41. 42Bronx Tale coverBronx Tale“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1994
  42. 43A Change Is Gonna Come / Double Barrelled Soul coverA Change Is Gonna Come / Double Barrelled Soul“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1999
  43. 44That's the Way I Feel About It coverThat's the Way I Feel About It“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1997
  44. 45Another Real Good'Un coverAnother Real Good'Un“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1999
  45. 46Color Me Blue coverColor Me Blue“Brother” Jack McDuff · 1992
  46. 47Shelley Manne & His Friends, Volume 1 coverShelley Manne & His Friends, Volume 1Shelly Manne · 1992
  47. 48'Perk Up' cover'Perk Up'Shelly Manne · 1995
  48. 49Bells Are RingingShelly Manne · 1996
  49. 50The Jody Grind coverThe Jody GrindHorace Silver · 1991

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