Bebop Revisited! Explained

Bebop Revisited!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Charles McPherson
Cover:	Bebop Revisited!.jpg
Released:	1964
Recorded:	November 20, 1964
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	45:52
Label:	Prestige PR 7359
Producer:	Don Schlitten
Chronology:	Charles McPherson
Next Title:	Con Alma!
Next Year:	1965

Bebop Revisited!, is the debut album led by American jazz alto saxophonist Charles McPherson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "McPherson and Jones make for a potent frontline on these spirited performances, easily recommended to fans of straightahead jazz".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Hot House" (Tadd Dameron) – 7:43
2. "Nostalgia" (Fats Navarro) – 5:24
3. "Variations on a Blues by Bird" (Charlie Parker) – 6:55
4. "Wail" (Bud Powell) – 6:04
5. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 7:39
6. "Si Si" (Parker) – 5:50
7. "If I Loved You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 6:17 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Charles McPherson – alto saxophone
• Carmell Jones – trumpet
• Barry Harris – piano
• Nelson Boyd – bass
• Albert Heath – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7300-series/#pr-7359 Prestige Records discography
2. Fitzgerald, M. Jazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entry accessed May 15, 2018
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed March 13, 2013