Following on from Giant Steps; comes the second instalment in Kenny Mathiesons series of jazz histories. Cookin examines the birth and development of two of the key jazz styles of the post-war era; hard bop and its related offshoot; soul jazz. Hard bop was the most exciting jazz style of its day; and remains at the core of the modern jazz mainstream even now. It drew on the twin poles of bebop and the blues for its foundation; spiced up with gospel; Latin and rhythm and blues influences. The book looks at the founding fathers of the form; Art Blakey and Horace Silver; and goes on to trace the music through its peak decade.
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