Bebop Lives! Explained

Bebop Lives!
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Frank Morgan Quartet
Cover:	Bebop Lives!.jpg
Released:	1987
Recorded:	December 14 & 15, 1986
Venue:	Village Vanguard, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	60:06
Label:	Contemporary C-14026
Producer:	Richard Bock
Chronology:	Frank Morgan
Prev Title:	Double Image
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Quiet Fire
Next Year:	1987

Bebop Lives! is a live album by saxophonist Frank Morgan which was recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1986 and released on the Contemporary label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The review by Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "Altoist Frank Morgan pays tribute to his bebop beginnings on this live set from the Village Vanguard ... The music often swings hard, and Morgan, although initially influenced strongly by Charlie Parker, sounds quite original, pushing at the tradition".

Track listing

1. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 9:02
2. "Parker's Mood" (Charlie Parker) – 8:12
3. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:04
4. "Little Melonae" (Jackie McLean) – 9:13
5. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 3:25
6. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 11:57
7. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 10:13 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

Performance

• Frank Morgan – alto saxophone
• Johnny Coles – flugelhorn
• Cedar Walton – piano
• Buster Williams – bass
• Billy Higgins – drums

Production

• Richard Bock – producer
• Tom Mark – engineer

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/frank-morgan/catalog/#contemporary-c-14026 Frank Morgan discography
2. https://jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/MorganFrank-ldr.php Frank Morgan Leader Entry
3. https://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-14000-series/#c-14026 Contemporary Records Catalog: 14000 series