The Best Bebop Music on CD or Vinyl 2025

1. Sonny Rollins, Vol.1

Sonny Rollins, Vol.1

Sonny Rollins, Vol.1

2. The Blues And The Abstract Truth

The Blues And The Abstract Truth

The Blues And The Abstract Truth

3. Man-Child (CD) by Herbie Hancock

CD. Perhaps the funkiest album of Herbie Hancock's early- to mid-'70s jazz/funk/fusion era, Man-Child starts off with the unforgettable "Hang Up Your Hang Ups," and the beat just keeps coming until the album's end. "Sun Touch" and "Bubbles" are slower, but funky nonetheless. Hancock is the star on his arsenal of keyboards, but guitarist Wah Wah Watson's presence is what puts a new sheen on this recording, distinguishing it from its predecessors, Head Hunters and Thrust. Others among the all-star cast of soloists and accompanists include Wayne Shorter on soprano sax, Stevie Wonder on chromatic harmonica, and longtime Hancock cohort Bennie Maupin on an arsenal of woodwinds. ~ Jim Newsom, Rovi

Man-Child (CD) by Herbie Hancock

4. Workout (CD) by Hank Mobley

0077778408024. New condition. CD. This is one of the best-known Hank Mobley recordings, and for good reason. Although none of his four originals ("Workout," "Uh Huh," "Smokin'," "Greasin' Easy") caught on, the fine saxophonist is in top form. He jams on the four tunes, plus "The Best Things in Life Are Free," with an all-star quintet of young modernists -- guitarist Grant Green, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones -- and shows that he was a much stronger player than his then-current boss Miles Davis seemed to think. [Some reissues add a version of "Three Coins in the Fountain" from the same date, originally released on Another Workout.] ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi

UPC: 0077778408024 Condition: New CD This is one of the best-known Hank Mobley recordings, and for good reason. Although none of his four originals ("Workout," "Uh Huh," "Smokin'," "Greasin' Easy") caught on, the fine saxophonist is in top form. He jams on the four tunes, plus "The Best Things in Life Are Free," with an all-star quintet of young modernists -- guitarist Grant Green, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones -- and shows that he was a much stronger player than his then-current boss Miles Davis seemed to think. [Some reissues add a version of "Three Coins in the Fountain" from the same date, originally released on Another Workout.] ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi

5. A Caddy For Daddy

A Caddy For Daddy

A Caddy For Daddy

6. Jazz Experiments Of Charles

Jazz Experiments Of Charles

Jazz Experiments Of Charles

7. Dusty Blue

Dusty Blue

Dusty Blue (CD) by Howard McGhee

8. New Thing And The Blue Thing

New Thing And The Blue Thing

New Thing And The Blue Thing

9. The Sweetest Punch: The Songs Of Costello And Bacharach

The Sweetest Punch: The Songs Of Costello And Bacharach

Various Artists - The Sweetest Punch: Songs Of Elvis Costello And Burt Bacharach - CD Used Like New

10. Way Out West

Way Out West

Way Out West