Jackie McLean: Swing Swang Swingin'-1967 Blue Note Reissue Stereo 12" Record
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1967 "a Division of United Artists Records" on Label Stereo Reissue of Classic 1959 Blue Note Release of Bandleader/Composer/Alto Saxophonist Jackie McLean Entitled Swing Swang Swingin', Produced by Alfred Lion, Recording by Rudy Van Gelder, Cover Design by Reid Miles, Liner Notes by Ira Gitler - "Jackie McLean has long had his own sound, played slightly sharp and with great intensity; he is recognizable within two notes. McLean was one of the few bop-oriented players of the early '50s who explored free jazz in the '60s, widening his emotional range and drawing from the new music qualities that fit his musical personality. The son of guitarist John McLean (who played guitar with Tiny Bradshaw), Jackie started on alto when he was 15. As a teenager he was friends with such neighbors as Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and Sonny Rollins. He made his recording debut with Miles Davis in 1951 and the rest of the decade could be considered his apprenticeship. McLean worked with George Wallington, Charles Mingus, and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1956-1958). He also participated on a string of jam session-flavored records for Prestige and New Jazz which, due to the abysmal pay and his developing style, he later disowned. Actually they are not bad but pale in comparison to McLean's classic series of 21 Blue Note albums (1959-1967). On sessions such as One Step Beyond and Destination Out, McLean really stretches and challenges himself; this music is quite original and intense yet logical. McLean also appeared as a sideman on some sessions for Blue Note (most notably with Tina Brooks, acted in the stage play The Connection (1959-1961), and led his own groups on a regular basis. By 1968, however, he was moving into the jazz education field and other than some SteepleChase records from 1972-1974 (including two meetings with his early idol Dexter Gordon) and an outing for RCA (1978-1979), McLean was less active as a player during the '70s. However in the '80s Jackie McLean returned to a more active playing schedule (sometimes with his son René McLean on tenor), recording for Triloka, Antilles, and most recently (with a renewed relationship) with Blue Note -- without losing the intensity and passion of his earlier days." - "One of Jackie McLean's earliest Blue Notes, Swing, Swang, Swingin' parts company with the vast majority of his output for the label by concentrating chiefly on standards (only one of the seven tunes is a McLean original). Perhaps as a result of Blue Note's more prepared, professional approach to recording sessions, McLean sounds invigorated here, catapulting each melody forward before launching into a series of impassioned improvisations. Not that every track is a mind-blowing meltdown -- McLean's playing always fits the mood of the song -- but his total commitment to the material is evident throughout the album. He's also very much the focal point of the quartet, which includes pianist Walter Bishop, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Art Taylor. McLean's unique, cutting tone -- always threatening to go ever so slightly out of tune -- lends a particular urgency to his melody statements and extended notes, highlighted by an intense and swinging version of Cole Porter's "I Love You" and an exuberant take on Irving Berlin's "Let's Face the Music and Dance." Though Bishop and Taylor are less well-known than their compatriots, they offer active support that helps push McLean even more. Swing, Swang, Swingin' may not be as groundbreaking as McLean's more modernist work, but it's a solid session from an artist just beginning an incredible hot streak." - Spectacular Personnel for the Quartet Features Legendary Composer Jackie Mclean on Alto Saxophone, the Talented Walter Bishop Jr. on Piano, the Amazing Jimmy Garrison on Bass & the Brilliant Art Taylor on Drums! - Selections on Side 1 Are the Johnny Burke/Bog Haggart Standard What's New?, the Irving Berlin Classic Let's Face the Music and Dance, the Benny Golson Song Stablemates at 5 Minutes 47 Seconds & Johnny Mercer/Victor Schertzinger's I'll Remember You - Tracks for Side 2 Consist of the Cole Porter Classic i Love You, the Oscar Hammerstein II/Ben Oakland Standard I'll Take Romance and the Jackie Mclean Penned 116th & Lenox at 6 Minutes 1 Second - Used Copy, Front Cover Has a Light Surface Ring, Back Cover Has a Medium Surface Ring, Record Very Good++ - Stereo Recording, Product Code BST 84024 - California Residents Add 10.25% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -
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