Bebop Revisited!

Bebop Revisited!
Studio album by Charles McPherson
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
Charles McPherson chronology
Bebop Revisited! (1964) Con Alma! (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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

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

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed March 13, 2013
2. Fitzgerald, M. Jazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entry accessed May 15, 2018
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed March 13, 2013
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 137. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 985. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.