Bebop Lives! is a live album by saxophonist Frank Morgan which was recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1986 and released on the Contemporary label.[1][2][3]

Bebop Lives!
Live album by
Frank Morgan Quartet
Released1987
RecordedDecember 14 & 15, 1986
VenueVillage Vanguard, NYC
GenreJazz
Length60:06
LabelContemporary
C-14026
ProducerRichard Bock
Frank Morgan chronology
Double Image
(1987)
Bebop Lives!
(1987)
Quiet Fire
(1987)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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Allmusic     [4]

The review by Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "Altoist Frank Morgan pays tribute to his bebop beginnings on this live set from the Village Vanguard ... The music often swings hard, and Morgan, although initially influenced strongly by Charlie Parker, sounds quite original, pushing at the tradition".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 9:02
  2. "Parker's Mood" (Charlie Parker) – 8:12
  3. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:04
  4. "Little Melonae" (Jackie McLean) – 9:13
  5. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 3:25
  6. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 11:57
  7. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 10:13 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

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Performance

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Production

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References

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  1. ^ Frank Morgan discography accessed December 18, 2018
  2. ^ Frank Morgan Leader Entry accessed December 18, 2018
  3. ^ Contemporary Records Catalog: 14000 series accessed December 18, 2018
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Frank Morgan: Bebop Lives! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.