Cornell Dupree - Bop 'n' Blues (1994)

1.Freedom Jazz Dance 4:33
2.Bags' Groove 6:22
3.Manteca 5:52
4.'Round Midnight 6:52
5.The Hucklebuck/Now's the Time 5:42
6.Love Letter 4:09
7.My Little Suede Shoes 5:38
8.Walkin' 5:28
9.Bop 'N' Blues 4:45.

Ronnie Cuber - Sax (Baritone)

Cornell Dupree - Guitar, Rhythm Arrangements

Sammy Figueroa - Percussion

Herbie Mann - Liner Notes, Producer, Rhythm Arrangements

Leon Pendarvis - Horn Arrangements, Organ, Piano

Chuck Rainey - Bass

Ricky Sebastian - Drums, Rhythm Arrangements

Terell Stafford - Trumpet

Bobby Watson - Saxophone.

Guitarist Cornell Dupree has long been famous for his blues and R&B solos, so even he was surprised (and a bit apprehensive) when label head Herbie Mann suggested he record a variety of bop-oriented standards. As it turned out, several of the tunes were blues anyway (such as "Bags' Groove," "Now's the Time," and "Walkin'") and Dupree was free to adapt the other songs to his own style. "Freedom Jazz Dance" became a funky vamp, while "My Little Suede Shoes" was drastically slowed down and stretched out. With backing from a versatile rhythm section and occasional contributions from altoist Bobby Watson, trumpeter Terell Stafford, and baritonist Ronnie Cuber, Dupree sounds perfectly at home throughout this fine CD, even on "Manteca" and "'Round Midnight."by Scott Yanow.