Review by Thom Jurek
Recorded in 1964, Jackie McLean's band for It's Time includes trumpeter Charles Tolliver, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Cecil McBee, and drummer Roy Haynes. The music was written entirely by either Tolliver or McLean and walks the line between modal post-bop and free jazz. It came hot on the heels of McLean's first forays into these waters on 1963's One Step Beyond and Destination Out!. There is more to it than that, of course; chordal improvisation still plays a large part in the music on this fine record. Hancock's solo on the opening "Cancellation" is the most angular thing here, and the tempo is simply breathtaking. McLean's butt funky "Das' Dat," which follows, owes a debt to Horace Silver to be sure, but the blues element, which is in the tune's head, is pure Jackie McLean. McLean's own playing isn't particularly adventurous, though he pushes his tone to the limits at times. He swings tough with the hard bop sensibility that put him on the label in the first place, and "Das' Dat" is the most enjoyable thing here. The knotty head in the title cut is killer -- with Tolliver and McLean going head to head and charging out of the gate -- as is the blues return in "'Snuff" by McLean. Here again is a complex, winding head for the horns in call-and-response with Hancock -- lean, spirited, and full of crackling energy. Tolliver's solo in the cut is his best on the album.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-time%21-mw0000535061
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Reseña de Thom Jurek
Grabado en 1964, el grupo de Jackie McLean para It's Time incluye al trompetista Charles Tolliver, al pianista Herbie Hancock, al bajista Cecil McBee y al batería Roy Haynes. La música fue escrita íntegramente por Tolliver o McLean y se mueve entre el post-bop modal y el free jazz. Llegó justo después de las primeras incursiones de McLean en estas aguas en One Step Beyond y Destination Out! de 1963. Hay más que eso, por supuesto; la improvisación con acordes sigue desempeñando un papel importante en la música de este magnífico disco. El solo de Hancock en la inicial "Cancellation" es lo más anguloso que hay aquí, y el tempo es sencillamente impresionante. El funky "Das' Dat" de McLean, que sigue, tiene una deuda con Horace Silver, sin duda, pero el elemento de blues, que está en la cabeza de la melodía, es puro Jackie McLean. La forma de tocar de McLean no es especialmente aventurera, aunque a veces lleva su tono al límite. Se balancea duro con la sensibilidad hard bop que le puso en el sello en primer lugar, y "Das' Dat" es lo más agradable aquí. La cabeza nudosa en el corte del título es matadora -- con Tolliver y McLean yendo cabeza a cabeza y cargando fuera de la puerta -- como lo es el regreso del blues en "'Snuff" de McLean. De nuevo una compleja y sinuosa cabeza para las trompas en un "call-and-response" con Hancock, esbelta, enérgica y llena de crepitante energía. El solo de Tolliver en este corte es el mejor del álbum.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-time%21-mw0000535061
Tracks:
1 - Cancellation - 7:44
2 - Das' Dat - 6:25
3 - It's Time - 6:33
4 - Revillot - 7:50
5 - 'Snuff - 7:45
6 - Truth - 6:30
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean
Art Direction [Reissue Cover], Design [Reissue Cover] – Patrick Roques
Bass – Cecil McBee
Composed By – Charles Tolliver (tracks: 1, 4, 6), Jackie McLean (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
Drums – Roy Haynes
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
Mastered By [In 24-bit] – Ron McMaster
Photography By [Cover & Liner] – Francis Wolff
Piano – Herbie Hancock
Producer – Alfred Lion
Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
Trumpet – Charles Tolliver
Notes:
Recorded on August 5, 1964 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Originally issued as Blue Note BST 84179 (Jackie McLean - It's Time!)
The minor glitch on the first note of track 6 is from damage on the original tape.
Label: Blue Note – 0946 3 58286 2 7
Series: Blue Note Connoisseur Series
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/2815954-Jackie-McLean-Its-Time
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