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Released
  
1979

Artist
  
Charles McPherson

Producer
  
Don Schlitten

Genre
  
Jazz

Free Bop!(1978)
  
The Prophet(1978)

Release date
  
1979

Label
  
Xanadu Records

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Recorded
  
October 23, 1978Los Angeles, CA

Similar
  
New Horizons, Bebop Revisited!, Live in Tokyo, Beautiful!, Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady)

Free Bop! is an album by saxophonist Charles McPherson which was recorded in 1978 and released on the Xanadu label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is perhaps his fiercest, most exciting playing as a leader".

Track listing

All compositions by Charles McPherson except as indicated

  1. "A Day in Rio - 10:42"
  2. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 5:08
  3. "Chuck-A-Luck" - 4:48
  4. "Estrellita (Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa) - 6:19
  5. "Si Si" (Charlie Parker) - 7:28
  6. "Free Bop" - 5:29

Personnel

  • Charles McPherson - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Peter Sprague - guitar
  • Lou Levy - piano
  • Monty Budwig - bass
  • Chuck McPherson - drums
  • Kevin Jones - congas, percussion

    • Songs

    1A Day in Rio10:44
    2Come Sunday5:11
    3Chuck-A-Luck4:47

    References

    Free Bop! Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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