Beautiful!

Beautiful! is an album by Charles McPherson which was recorded in 1975 and released on the Xanadu label.

Reception
The Allmusic review recommended the album awarding it 4 stars and stating "Xanadu was a perfect label for altoist Charles McPherson since he was always a bop-based improviser who was perfectly at home jamming straightahead standards".

Track listing

 * 1) "They Say It's Wonderful" (Irving Berlin) - 4:59
 * 2) "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:18
 * 3) "It Could Happen to You" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 5:43
 * 4) "Lover"  (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:49
 * 5) "This Can't Be Love" (Hart, Rodgers) - 5:28
 * 6) "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:44
 * 7) "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 5:42
 * 8) "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronisław Kaper) - 8:59 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

 * Charles McPherson - alto saxophone
 * Duke Jordan - piano
 * Sam Jones - bass
 * Leroy Williams - drums