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
Released	1987
Recorded	December 14 & 15, 1986
Venue	Village Vanguard, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:06
Label	Contemporary C-14026
Producer	Richard Bock
Frank Morgan chronology
Double Image (1987) Bebop Lives! (1987) Quiet Fire (1987)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

Performance

• Frank Morgan – alto saxophone
• Johnny Coles – flugelhorn
• Cedar Walton – piano
• Buster Williams – bass
• Billy Higgins – drums

Production

• Richard Bock – producer
• Tom Mark – engineer

References