Bop! Explained

Bop!
Type:	Album
Artist:	Frank Morgan
Cover:	Bop! (album).jpg
Released:	1997
Recorded:	August 19–21, 1996
Studio:	Clinton Recording Studios, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	67:08
Label:	Telarc CD-83413
Producer:	John Snyder
Chronology:	Frank Morgan
Prev Title:	Love, Lost & Found
Prev Year:	1995
Next Year:	2004

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

Reception

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".

JazzTimess 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".^[4]

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/frank-morgan/catalog/#telarc-cd-83413 Frank Morgan discography
2. https://concord.com/concord-albums/bop/ Concord Records: Telarc discography - album details
3. https://jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/MorganFrank-ldr.php Frank Morgan Leader Entry
4. Jenkins, W., JazzTimes Review, accessed February 22, 2019