Beautiful! Explained

Beautiful!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Charles McPherson
Cover:	Beautiful! (audio cover).jpg
Released:	1975
Recorded:	August 12, 1975 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Xanadu 15
Producer:	Don Schlitten
Chronology:	Charles McPherson
Prev Title:	Today's Man
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Live in Tokyo
Next Year:	1976

Beautiful! is an album by Charles McPherson which was recorded in 1975 and released on the Xanadu label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review recommended the album awarding it 4 stars and stating "Xanadu was a perfect label for altoist Charles McPherson since he was always a bop-based improviser who was perfectly at home jamming straightahead standards".^[3]

Track listing

1. "They Say It's Wonderful" (Irving Berlin) - 4:59
2. "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:18
3. "It Could Happen to You" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 5:43
4. "Lover" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:49
5. "This Can't Be Love" (Hart, Rodgers) - 5:28
6. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:44
7. "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 5:42
8. "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronisław Kaper) - 8:59 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Charles McPherson - alto saxophone
• Duke Jordan - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Leroy Williams - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/McPhersonCharles-ldr.php Charles McPherson discography
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Xanadu.htm Xanadu Records discography
3. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed April 24, 2014