Charles McPherson – Beautiful! (VG+/VG+)
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Beautiful! is an LP by Charles McPherson from 1975 released on the Xanadu Records label.
About this album
Beautiful! is a polished 1975 bop statement from Charles McPherson, balancing fluent alto saxophone tone with a refined feel for standards and swing. Best known for his lyrical, hard-driving approach, McPherson brings clarity and elegance to familiar material such as They Say It’s Wonderful, Body and Soul and It Had to Be You, shaping the album around melody rather than showy complication. Issued at a time when straight-ahead jazz was reaffirming its place in the mid-1970s, the record highlights McPherson’s command of phrasing, tempo and emotional restraint, making it a fine example of modern mainstream jazz with lasting appeal.
Genre: Jazz
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A1 They Say It'S Wonderful
A2 But Beautiful
A3 It Could Happen To You
A4 Lover
B1 This Can'T Be Love
B2 Body And Soul
B3 It Had To Be You