Bop!
1997 studio album by Frank Morgan
Bop! | ||||
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Studio album by Frank Morgan | ||||
Released | 1997 | |||
Recorded | August 19–21, 1996 | |||
Studio | Clinton Recording Studios, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 67:08 | |||
Label | Telarc CD-83413 | |||
Producer | John Snyder | |||
Frank Morgan chronology | ||||
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Bop! is an album by saxophonist Frank Morgan released in 1997 on the Telarc label.[1][2][3]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The review by AllMusic's Scott Yanow said: "Although all eight selections on this CD have been played many times before, altoist Frank Morgan makes each of the pieces sound fresh. ... A fine effort".[4]
JazzTimes's Willard Jenkins noted "By no means a frenzied, pot-boiling affair, Morgan takes the time to nurse the nuances of the music. This is a very relaxed-though far from somnambulant-date befitting a man of Morgan’s astute bop immersion. His alto tone is relaxed and confident, and he addresses these lines as if born to them".[6]
Track listing
- "Milano" (John Lewis) – 6:06
- "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:18
- "K.C. Blues" (Charlie Parker) – 9:10
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 7:56
- "Blue Monk" (Monk) – 5:07
- "Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) – 11:21
- "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) – 11:21
- "52nd Street Theme" (Monk) – 9:49
Personnel
Performance
- Frank Morgan – alto saxophone
- Rodney Kendrick – piano
- Curtis Lundy (tracks 1–7), Ray Drummond (track 8) – bass
- Leroy Williams – drums
Production
- John Snyder – producer
References
- ^ Frank Morgan discography accessed February 22, 2019
- ^ Concord Records: Telarc discography - album details accessed February 22, 2019
- ^ Frank Morgan Leader Entry accessed February 22, 2019
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Frank Morgan: Bop – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1037. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Jenkins, W., JazzTimes Review, accessed February 22, 2019
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Frank Morgan
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Frank Morgan (1955)
- Easy Living (1985)
- Lament (1986)
- Double Image (with George Cables, 1986)
- Major Changes (1987)
- Yardbird Suite (1988)
- Reflections (1988)
- Mood Indigo (1989)
- A Lovesome Thing (1990)
- You Must Believe in Spring (1992)
- Listen to the Dawn (1993)
- Love, Lost & Found (1995)
- Bop! (1996)
- Reflections (2005)
- Bebop Lives! (1986)
- Quiet Fire (with Bud Shank, 1987)
- City Nights: Live at the Jazz Standard (2003)
- Raising the Standard (2003)
- A Night in the Life (2003)
- Twogether (with John Hicks (pianist), 2005 & 2006)