Greg Abate Quintet - Bop Lives! (1996)

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Artist: Greg Abate Quintet
Title: Bop Lives!
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Blue Chip Jazz[CD 878/401-2]
Genre: Jazz, Mainstream Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 63:48
Total Size: 336 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01. Love's No Secret [07:38]
02. Happenin' [05:37]
03. Blues for H.O. [04:03]
04. This I Dig of You [07:21]
05. Bop Lives! [06:37]
06. Ask Me Now [09:37]
07. Voyage [05:13]
08. Children's Waltz [06:47]
09. Speak Low [10:51]

personnel :

Alto Saxophone – Greg Abate
Bass – Rufus Reid
Drums – Ben Riley
Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Claudio Roditi
Piano – Kenny Barron

With a title such as Bop Lives, it is a bit surprising to realize that there are actually no bop standards on this CD. However the playing by altoist Greg Abate (whose sound recalls Phil Woods and Richie Cole) is certainly in the bop tradition; he is a heated and frequently exciting improviser. Trumpeter Claudio Roditi is aboard for five of the nine selections and is a perfect frontline partner for Abate. Of the repertoire, three tunes are by the leader and there is one apiece from Roditi, pianist Kenny Barron (who leads a rhythm section also including bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Ben Riley), Mark Morganelli, Hank Mobley ("This I Dig Of You"), Thelonious Monk and Kurt Weill (a nearly 11-minute rendition of "Speak Low"). The well-rounded program features Greg Abate at his best and this uncomplicated but generally chancetaking bop set is easily recommended.~Scott Yanow

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