Bop!

For other uses, see Bop (disambiguation).
Bop!
Studio album by
Frank Morgan
Released1997
RecordedAugust 19–21, 1996
StudioClinton Recording Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length67:08
LabelTelarc
CD-83413
ProducerJohn Snyder
Frank Morgan chronology
Love, Lost & Found
(1995) 		Bop!
(1997) 		City Nights: Live at the Jazz Standard
(2004)

Bop! is an album by saxophonist Frank Morgan released in 1997 on the Telarc label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

  1. "Milano" (John Lewis) – 6:06
  2. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:18
  3. "K.C. Blues" (Charlie Parker) – 9:10
  4. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 7:56
  5. "Blue Monk" (Monk) – 5:07
  6. "Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) – 11:21
  7. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) – 11:21
  8. "52nd Street Theme" (Monk) – 9:49

Personnel

Performance

Production

References

  1. ^ Frank Morgan discography accessed February 22, 2019
  2. ^ Concord Records: Telarc discography - album details accessed February 22, 2019
  3. ^ Frank Morgan Leader Entry accessed February 22, 2019
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Frank Morgan: Bop – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1037. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Jenkins, W., JazzTimes Review, accessed February 22, 2019