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The 16 pages that link to Hard bop, each with the reason it gives.

• Jazz fusionCompared with: Its acoustic small-group conventions provide a useful contrast with fusion’s electric instrumentation.

• Modal jazzCompared with: Hard bop often retains stronger chord movement and blues forms than modal jazz.

• Smooth jazzCompared with: Its forceful rhythms and blues emphasis contrast with smooth jazz’s subdued presentation.

• Gerry MulliganCompared with: Its heavier groove and blues-centered intensity contrast with Mulligan’s lighter, more contrapuntal cool-jazz settings.