Hancock was one of the primary architects of which jazz style?
Bebop
Swing
Post-bop sound
Cool Jazz
Answer
Post-bop, a jazz style marked by its complex harmonies, intricate rhythms, and focus on improvisation, finds its roots in the bebop era of the 1940s. Hancock, along with other prominent jazz musicians, pushed the boundaries of bebop, experimenting with new sounds and techniques that would come to define post-bop.
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