Greg Abate
Bop City: Live at Birdland
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AMG Review of Bop City: Live at Birdland
Ron Wynn
All Music GuideJourneyman saxophonist Greg Abate makes a decent modern hard bop recording on this 1992 session. His playing is solid and sometimes frenetic, but also derivative. The compositions are straightforward and long enough for Abate and cast to make effective solos, yet short enough not to become tiring. He has a first-rate rhythm section with pianist James Williams, bassist Rufus Reid, and drummer Kenny Washington.
 "Bop City: Live at Birdland")
