This 1988 release finds Jackson revisiting the genre that gave him his start, offering a spirited collection of bebop standards.
- "Bebop" was recorded at Sear Sound Studios in New York City. The album features a quartet lineup with pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummer Bobby Durham. It was released on the Documents label, a German imprint specializing in jazz reissues and live recordings.
- This album features Milt Jackson revisiting bebop classics with his characteristic soulful sound.
- The album was produced by Joachim-Ernst Berendt.
Milt Jackson was a seminal American jazz vibraphonist, best known as one of the founding members of the Modern Jazz Quartet. He was a key figure in the development of bebop and hard bop. In 1988, Jackson released "Bebop" on the Documents label, a period where he continued to explore his signature blues-inflected, yet rhythmically advanced, improvisational style.
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