# Bop!

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For other uses, see [Bop (disambiguation)](/source/Bop_(disambiguation)).

***Bop!*** is an album by saxophonist [Frank Morgan](/source/Frank_Morgan_(musician)) released in 1997 on the [Telarc](/source/Telarc_Records) label.[1][2][3]

## Reception

The review by [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)'s [Scott Yanow](/source/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".[4]

*[JazzTimes](/source/JazzTimes)'*s 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".[5]

## Track listing

1. "Milano" ([John Lewis](/source/John_Lewis_(pianist))) – 6:06
1. "[Well, You Needn't](/source/List_of_compositions_by_Thelonious_Monk#Well,_You_Needn't)" ([Thelonious Monk](/source/Thelonious_Monk)) – 6:18
1. "K.C. Blues" ([Charlie Parker](/source/Charlie_Parker)) – 9:10
1. "[A Night in Tunisia](/source/A_Night_in_Tunisia)" ([Dizzy Gillespie](/source/Dizzy_Gillespie), Frank Paparelli) – 7:56
1. "[Blue Monk](/source/List_of_compositions_by_Thelonious_Monk#Blue_Monk)" (Monk) – 5:07
1. "Half Nelson" ([Miles Davis](/source/Miles_Davis)) – 11:21
1. "[Lover Man](/source/Lover_Man_(Oh,_Where_Can_You_Be%3F))" ([Jimmy Davis](/source/Jimmy_Davis_(songwriter)), [Ram Ramirez](/source/Ram_Ramirez), James Sherman) – 11:21
1. "[52nd Street Theme](/source/List_of_compositions_by_Thelonious_Monk#52nd_Street_Theme)" (Monk) – 9:49

## Personnel

### Performance

- [Frank Morgan](/source/Frank_Morgan_(musician)) – [alto saxophone](/source/Alto_saxophone)
- [Rodney Kendrick](/source/Rodney_Kendrick) – [piano](/source/Piano)
- [Curtis Lundy](/source/Curtis_Lundy) (tracks 1–7), [Ray Drummond](/source/Ray_Drummond) (track 8) – [bass](/source/Double_bass)
- [Leroy Williams](/source/Leroy_Williams) – [drums](/source/Drum_kit)

### Production

- John Snyder – [producer](/source/Record_producer)

## References

1. [Frank Morgan discography](https://www.jazzdisco.org/frank-morgan/catalog/#telarc-cd-83413) accessed February 22, 2019

1. [Concord Records: Telarc discography - album details](https://concord.com/concord-albums/bop/) accessed February 22, 2019

1. [Frank Morgan Leader Entry](https://jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/MorganFrank-ldr.php) accessed February 22, 2019

1. Jenkins, W., [JazzTimes Review](https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/frank-morgan-bop/), accessed February 22, 2019

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