post-bop

noun

A style of jazz derived from hard bop but influenced by more traditional jazz styles like swing.

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Meanings

nounpost-bop (uncountable)

alternative postbop · alternative post bop

  1. uncountablejazzA style of jazz derived from hard bop but influenced by more traditional jazz styles like swing.

Origin

From post- + bop.

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APA

post-bop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-bop

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“post-bop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-bop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “post-bop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-bop.

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