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Howard McGhee – That Bop Thing (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1978
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That Bop Thing is an LP by Howard McGhee from 1978 released on the Bethlehem Records label.
About this album
The Return Of Howard McGhee presents a strong comeback statement from a trumpeter who helped shape bebop’s language and carried that authority into the 1950s hard-bop era. Released in 1956, the album finds McGhee balancing clean-toned lyricism with sharper rhythmic drive, moving easily between standards and originals without losing its sense of swing. The set highlights his mature, fluent phrasing and the relaxed confidence of a player reasserting himself after a difficult period. For listeners tracing the evolution from bop to hard bop, it stands as one of McGhee’s most important mid-50s recordings.
Genre: Jazz
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A1 Get Happy
A2 Tahitian Lullaby
A3 Lover Man
A4 Lullaby Of The Leaves
A5 You`Re Teasing Me
A6 Transpicuous
B1 Rifftide
B2 Oo-Wee But I Do
B3 Don`T Blame Me
B4 Tweedless
B5 I`Ll Remember Paris