Bop!

For other uses, see Bop (disambiguation).

Bop!
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
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
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

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

• 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

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. 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