Neo-bop (also called neotraditionalist) refers to a style of jazz that gained popularity in the 1980s among musicians who found greater aesthetic affinity for acoustically based, swinging, melodic forms of jazz than for free jazz and jazz fusion that had gained prominence in the 1960s and 1970s.
Neo-bop is a style of jazz that emerged as an alternative to free jazz and jazz fusion, which were popular in the 1960s and 1970s. It emphasizes melodic forms and acoustic sounds.