http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=84&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Bop Artists on Rhapsody OnlineBopen720Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:16:57 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=84&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5815&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bop Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:05:34 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5815 art.5815 Miles Davis art.5815 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5815&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5815&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Birth of the Cool. Due to drug addiction, a fallow period ensued in the early '50s, but Davis returned to the fore with renewed vigor and a new quintet in 1954. The Miles Davis Quintet, including John Coltrane on tenor sax, set new standards for what jazz could represent, achieving a popularity previously thought unattainable in the eclectic realm of jazz. Further milestones lay ahead for Davis -- his groundbreaking orchestral work with his musical soul mate Gil Evans, the recording of the most popular jazz album ever (Kind of Blue), further endeavors with another pivotal quintet in the '60s and finally, the fathering of the Free Improvisation and Funk-tinged riffs and grooves of the Fusion age with Bitches Brew. Through it all, Davis was the consummate professional and master innovator, never pausing to look back while constantly building upon his notoriously irrepressible momentum. - Noah Enelow]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5871&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:42 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5871 art.5871 Stan Getz art.5871 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5871&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5871&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6084&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Piano Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:09 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6084 art.6084 Herbie Hancock art.6084 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6084&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6084&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Maiden Voyage without seeming to break a sweat). He joined Eric Dolphy and Miles Davis, released groundbreaking soundtrack work like Blow Up, established the Electro-Funk template with Head Hunters, and won an Academy Award for his work on Round Midnight. Today, Hancock continues to look to the future while celebrating music from several centuries and cultures. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5792&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:05 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5792 art.5792 Chet Baker art.5792 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5792&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5792&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5912&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:05:36 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5912 art.5912 John Coltrane art.5912 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5912&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5912&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Giant Steps. Coltrane's warp-speed sonic attack on this album was called by the critics but his playing kept evolving. In '61, he solidified the lineup of a new quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones. Their playing was largely modal, based on the approach Coltrane had learned with Miles Davis. In the years that followed, the group began pushing towards total freedom. At the same time, Coltrane began to tackle more spiritual themes, which one can hear on the two suites A Love Supreme and Meditations. By his untimely death in 1967, Coltrane had moved entirely into free-form improvisation; yet even in his most chaotic playing one senses a higher purpose. John Coltrane was both a deeply spiritual person and a relentless stylistic innovator, who demolished the boundaries of jazz in search of transcendence. - Noah Enelow]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69249&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Piano Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:05 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.69249 art.69249 Oscar Peterson art.69249 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69249&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69249&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61715&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Piano Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:03 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61715 art.61715 Bill Evans art.61715 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61715&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61715&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Kind of Blue album. He preferred to work with his own trio (his piano/bass/drums recordings are among the most influential in modern jazz), but he also recorded stellar albums with Jim Hall, Stan Getz, and Tony Bennett. On his own, he multi-tracked Conversations with Myself, yet another milestone. Despite his scholarly image, Evans was plagued with drug addiction for the majority of his adult life. His "NYC's No Lark" depicts some of the pain he experienced he saw and should keep everyone hooked exclusively on Bill Evans' music. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3516&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop-Jazz Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:20:21 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3516 art.3516 Grover Washington, Jr. art.3516 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3516&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3516&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Mister Magic features a bearded Washington rocketing from a pool, emerging like the lofty lines he blew, covered in a lush coating of keyboard and strings. "Just the Two of Us" with Bill Withers solidified his status as a major star -- and recently brought Washington back to attention with a series of sampled remakes. In Philadelphia he's bigger than Ben Franklin, and his soaring notes have been missed since his death in 1999. - Jessy Terry]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61498&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:31:00 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61498 art.61498 Wynton Marsalis art.61498 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61498&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61498&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37874&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:50 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.37874 art.37874 Bill Frisell art.37874 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37874&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37874&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60154&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:13:58 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.60154 art.60154 Beegie Adair art.60154 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60154&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60154&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39956&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:20:15 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.39956 art.39956 Keith Jarrett art.39956 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39956&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39956&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Live/Evil (1970) and other recordings opposite Chick Corea. After swearing off the electric piano and organ, Jarrett proceeded to set the jazz world on its ear with his melodically masterful straight-ahead jazz dates and solo performances. In the legendary The Koln Concert (1975), he set the stage for a new breed of jazz that organically developed outside the realm of Bop -- though unfortunately a great number of new age pianists have butchered Jarrett's entrancing, rhythmic style. These days he tours sporadically, performing both classical and jazz music when not suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome. - Noah Enelow]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5901&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bop Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:05:32 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5901 art.5901 Thelonious Monk art.5901 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5901&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5901&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Monk's Music, he placed the passionate Post Bop explorations of John Coltrane alongside the gruff proto-Swing of Coleman Hawkins. A genius of modern music, indeed. - Noah Enelow]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6390&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bop Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:05 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6390 art.6390 Wes Montgomery art.6390 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6390&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6390&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5828&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bop Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:04 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5828 art.5828 Charlie Parker art.5828 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5828&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5828&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38501&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:53:34 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38501 art.38501 John Scofield art.38501 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38501&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38501&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37788&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Piano Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:30:58 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.37788 art.37788 Chick Corea art.37788 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37788&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37788&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4471&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Ethnic Fusion Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:48:01 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4471 art.4471 Paul Horn art.4471 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4471&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4471&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39679&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Piano Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:30:57 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.39679 art.39679 Ahmad Jamal art.39679 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39679&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39679&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6259&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:54:07 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6259 art.6259 Donald Byrd art.6259 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6259&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6259&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss A New Perspective made use of a Gospel choir; he would later enlist a pair of Afro-Brazilian percussionists for his 1970 album, Kofi. By 1974, he was right in the center of the Fusion pack, releasing the highly influential Jazz-Funk album Blackbyrd. This slick, studio-produced album sold over a million copies, and was influential in forming the genre known today as Acid Jazz. Finally, when jazz and hip-hop began to intermingle, Byrd was there as well, contributing solo work to Guru's initial Jazzmatazz project. - Noah Enelow]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5688&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Piano Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:42 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5688 art.5688 George Shearing art.5688 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5688&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5688&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Frasier TV show theme). His lyrical piano combined bop, Latin and classical touches with swing. Likewise, Shearing brought jazz chops to his highly successful series of "mood music" albums on Capitol. His shimmering keyboard work conjures up images of New York penthouses and the club he celebrated in his standard "Lullaby of Birdland." - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3691&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Jazz Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:26 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3691 art.3691 Grant Green art.3691 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3691&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3691&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6166&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bop Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:05 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6166 art.6166 Sonny Rollins art.6166 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6166&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6166&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61131&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Hard Bop Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:05:36 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61131 art.61131 Art Blakey art.61131 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61131&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61131&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62112&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:07 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62112 art.62112 Charles Mingus art.62112 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62112&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62112&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Blues and Roots, Mingus Ah Um, and Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus. He enlisted a big band and recorded a masterpiece of modern music, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady. He also toured Europe with a quintet, featuring the great Eric Dolphy. In 1977, after a short retirement and before his death, he recorded two more small combo albums, both entitled Changes. A virtuoso bassist and composer, Mingus irrevocably changed the face of jazz.]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60104&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bop Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:54:07 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.60104 art.60104 Kenny Burrell art.60104 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60104&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60104&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6194&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Organ Jazz Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:42 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6194 art.6194 Jimmy Smith art.6194 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6194&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6194&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6172&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bop Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:05:38 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6172 art.6172 Dizzy Gillespie art.6172 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6172&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6172&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6902&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:52 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6902 art.6902 Brad Mehldau art.6902 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6902&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6902&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6365&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Jazz Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:53:34 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6365 art.6365 Stanley Turrentine art.6365 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6365&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6365&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Sugar) were also well-received. Luckily, Turrentine's tenor saxophone has always retained its dignity no matter what the company, and he continued to record with the finest jazz musicians and vocalists until he died of a stroke in 2000. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6356&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bossa Nova Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:19:33 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6356 art.6356 Charlie Byrd art.6356 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6356&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6356&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Samba, was an instant smash, ultimately setting off the Bossa Nova craze in the U.S. Byrd's solo albums in the '60s often straddle the fence between jazz and easy listening, but his technique always dazzles. In the '80s, he recorded fine albums with his fellow classical-jazz guitarist, Laurindo Almeida. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.875&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz-Funk Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:55:48 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.875 art.875 Charlie Hunter art.875 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.875&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.875&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Natty Dread). A must-see live, Hunter's style keeps getting more and more diverse, while his albums get better and better. - Jessy Terry]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5883&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Hard Bop Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:05 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5883 art.5883 Cannonball Adderley art.5883 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5883&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5883&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Kind of Blue. Adderley's playing with the Davis quintet is pure, effortless, breezy Bebop -- a sweeter and lighter Charlie Parker. He conveys feelings of breathlessness, joy and wonder, all tinged with teasing flirtation. The Davis quintet also shows him stretching his lightning chops to their limit. By contrast, with his own group he delves deep into Blues and church music, giving birth to the style called Soul Jazz. In 1966, Adderley recorded his first and only pop hit, "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," which brought together jazz with R&B and gained a wider audience for his music. - Noah Enelow]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16341&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Piano Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:05 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.16341 art.16341 Marian McPartland art.16341 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16341&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16341&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Piano Jazz. A weekly delight, this show gives her the opportunity to talk and jam with the best jazz musicians and vocalists around. (The series is so good that many programs have since been released on CD.) She may be of British origin, but McPartland has long been an American treasure. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36000&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Piano Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:46 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.36000 art.36000 Gene Harris art.36000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36000&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36000&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6419&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:54:01 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6419 art.6419 Freddie Hubbard art.6419 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6419&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6419&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss The Blues and the Abstract Truth. Following mid-'60s sessions with Art Blakey, John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock, Hubbard caught the Fusion bug, later adding Funk and soul to his mix. Hubbard ultimately returned to his straight Hard Bop roots in the 1980s. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61716&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Hard Bop Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:02 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61716 art.61716 Lee Morgan art.61716 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61716&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61716&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6742&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Non-Orchestral Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:52:28 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6742 art.6742 Mark Isham art.6742 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6742&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6742&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss and a first rate tunesmith (a rare combination -- refer to Gerry Mulligan and Horace Silver). During live performances, his tunes often depart wildly from their recorded versions, yet he never loses his West Coast cool. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6107&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Hard Bop Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:53:44 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6107 art.6107 Horace Silver art.6107 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6107&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6107&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Song For My Father is only one of his classics -- its joyous celebration of life and overall sensitive mood remain staples in Silver's work. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12826&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Fusion Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:16:11 -0700 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.12826 art.12826 Brian Bromberg art.12826 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12826&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12826&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61444&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bop Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:09 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61444 art.61444 Dexter Gordon art.61444 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61444&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61444&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Round Midnight. Consumed with illness at the time, his playing was in serious decline but still held flashes of its former brilliance. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6190&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bop Fri, 15 May 2009 11:39:55 -0700 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6190 art.6190 Joe Pass art.6190 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6190&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6190&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3251&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:12:50 -0700 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3251 art.3251 Charlie Haden art.3251 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3251&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3251&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Haunted Heart, was Haden's first mainstream hit and reintroduced him as a master of ballads and romantic material. He kept recording with Quartet West while cutting solo sets. In 2008, he recorded Friends & Family: Rambling Boy, a pitch-perfect look back at the folk music of his youth. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4342&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:54:01 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4342 art.4342 Wayne Shorter art.4342 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4342&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4342&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6199&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:17 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6199 art.6199 Art Pepper art.6199 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6199&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6199&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4171&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Fusion Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:56:11 -0700 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4171 art.4171 John McLaughlin art.4171 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4171&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4171&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bitches Brew. McLaughlin's versatility and stylistic mastery is unmatched; he's worn many hats through the years, helping to invent Fusion with his combination of jazz virtuosity and blistering rock 'n' roll aggression. His playing is layered and tasteful, floating from full speed improvisation to open-sounding chords and chameleon-like variations. He began as a session player in England, jamming with Clapton, Hendrix and Jimmy Page, and worked his way up to a brilliant Post Bop debut Extrapolation. McLaughlin moved on to join Tony Williams' Lifetime and Miles Davis' bands, before founding the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early '70s. Dissatisfied with the limitations of playing a single genre, McLaughlin joined tabla master Zakir Hussain to form Shakti, an innovative and exceptional combination of Indian classical music and jazz. His intense, fruitful collaborations are also numerous: over the years McLaughlin has recorded outstanding albums with Carlos Santana, Buddy Miles, Billy Cobham, Paco De Lucia and Al Dimeola, and many more. - Jessy Terry]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6462&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bebop Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:09 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6462 art.6462 Bud Powell art.6462 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6462&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6462&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13025&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Post Bop Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:58:26 -0700 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.13025 art.13025 Kurt Elling art.13025 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13025&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13025&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2169&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Crossover Jazz Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:13 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2169 art.2169 Maynard Ferguson art.2169 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2169&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2169&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6178&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bop Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:53 -0800 Top Bop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6178 art.6178 Herbie Mann art.6178 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6178&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6178&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fbop%2Fartist-chart.rss Memphis Underground may be his biggest album). In the ‘70s, he switched gears again and put out a series of Fusion and pop/reggae/Disco albums. When the hits finally stopped, Mann returned to mainstream jazz but continued to use his position to explore all avenues of world music until he passed away in 2004. - Nick Dedina]]>