爵士乐风格（连载12）
Post-Bop or Mainstream Jazz 后波普爵士乐或现代主流爵士乐
对于现代爵士乐的分类正变得越来越困难。一些音乐家的音乐很难恰当地规入历史上的各种爵士乐的流派，很难别人深受摇该乐影响的融合派爵士乐，也很难划人自由演奏为主的前卫派爵士乐。从1979年当温顿·马萨里斯崛起之后，一代年轻的音乐家开始演奏一些硬波普爵士乐那些不再流行的种类，他们同时受到了六十年代中期的Miles Davis五重奏以及自由派爵士乐的影响。这种采用了大量复杂的和弦结构的爵士乐风格，在九十年代已经成为了一种规范的爵士乐。所谓“现代主流”或者“后波普”常常用来描述从华莱士·罗尼到约翰·斯克菲尔德等等新一代的爵士乐音乐家。这标志着兼收并蓄的爵土乐风格必将将爵士乐带入其发展的第二个世纪。
一些重要的专辑 (后波普爵士)
Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um [1959]
Dollar Brand: Water from an Ancient Well [1985]
Joe Henderson: Page One [1963]
Cal Tjader: Black Orchid [1956]
Thomas Talbert: Bix Fats Duke Interpreted by Thomas Talbert [1956]
Ron Carter and Jim Hall: Telephone [1984]
Joe Lovano: Rush Hour [1994]
一些重要的专辑 (现代主流爵士乐)
Bob Wilber & Kenny Davern: Reunion at Arbors [1998]
Various Artists: Smithsonian Collection of Jazz Piano, Vol. 2 [1989]
Marlena Shaw: Go Away Little Boy: The Sass & Soul of Marlena Shaw [1999]
Various Artists: Smithsonian Collection of Jazz Piano, Vol. 1 [z]
Buck Clayton All-Stars: Buck Clayton All-Stars [z]
Various Artists: Smithsonian Collection of Jazz Piano, Vol. 4 [1994]
Various Artists: Jazz Piano, Vol. 3 [1989]
关键艺术家列表
John Abercrombie George Adams Arild Andersen
Patricia Barber Gary Bartz Joe Beck
Richie Beirach Warren Bernhardt Terence Blanchard
Carla Bley Arthur Blythe Joanne Brackeen
Bobby Bradford Lenny Breau Michael Brecker
Bob Brookmeyer Jane Bunnett Gary Burton
George Cables James Carter Ron Carter
Philip Catherine Joe Chambers Stanley Clarke
Billy Cobham Steve Coleman Chick Corea
Larry Coryell Stanley Cowell Anthony Davis
Jack DeJohnette Garry Dial Walt Dickerson
Klaus Doldinger Eric Dolphy Peter Erskine
Booker Ervin Bill Evans Gil Evans
Victor Feldman Sonny Fortune Bill Frisell
Hal Galper Jan Garbarek Kenny Garrett
Stan Getz Chico Hamilton Herbie Hancock
Billy Harper Joe Henderson John Hicks
Andrew Hill Dave Holland Bobby Hutcherson
Abdullah Ibrahim Ahmad Jamal Keith Jarrett
Jazz Passengers Elvin Jones Clifford Jordan
Sheila Jordan Eric Kloss Lee Konitz
Ernie Krivda Steve Lacy Yusef Lateef
Booker Little Didier Lockwood Joe Lovano
Branford Marsalis Wynton Marsalis Pat Martino
Cecil McBee John McLaughlin Jackie McLean
Mingus Dynasty Charles Mingus Thelonious Monk
Oliver Nelson Jaco Pastorius John Patitucci
Courtney Pine Jean-Luc Ponty Don Pullen
Dewey Redman Joshua Redman Sam Rivers
Max Roach Sonny Rollins John Scofield
Woody Shaw Wayne Shorter Mike Stern
Jacky Terrasson McCoy Tyner Randy Weston
Larry Young