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]

Bebop Revisited!
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedNovember 20, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length45:52
LabelPrestige
PR 7359
ProducerDon Schlitten
Charles McPherson chronology
Bebop Revisited!
(1964)
Con Alma!
(1965)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

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  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

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 13, 2013
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M. Jazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entry accessed May 15, 2018
  3. ^ a b 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.