Jackie McLean Action (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)

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Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean was already a veteran of the NYC jazz scene by the time he began recording as a leader for Blue Note in 1959. His1960s output ran the gamut from hard bop to the avant-garde with his 1964 post-bop datesIts Time!andActionsplitting the difference. TrumpeterCharles Tolliverhad appeared alongside McLean in the horn frontline onIts Time!and returned once again forActionthe next month, with McLean opting forBobby Hutchersons vibraphone in place of piano, as well asCecil McBeeon bass, andBilly Higginson drums. The albums leaps out of the gate with McLeans searing title track followed by two pensive Tolliver originals: Plight and Wrong Handle.

On a highly original version of the standard I Hear a Rhapsody the melody is answered by discordant interjections from the horns before the album comes to a close with McLeans grooving minor key piece Hootnan. (via Blue Note)

Label: Blue Note
Series: Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold
Country: Worldwide
Released: Mar 1, 2024 / Original Release: 1967
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Modal, Post Bop

File under: Blue Note Tone Poet Series