Review by Steve Huey
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.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/swing-swang-swingin-mw0000023908
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Reseña de Steve Huey
Una de las primeras grabaciones de Jackie McLean en Blue Note, Swing, Swang, Swingin' hace compañía a la gran mayoría de su producción para el sello al concentrarse principalmente en estándares (sólo uno de los siete temas es original de McLean). Quizás como resultado del enfoque más preparado y profesional de Blue Note en las sesiones de grabación, McLean suena vigorizado aquí, catapultando cada melodía hacia adelante antes de lanzarse a una serie de apasionadas improvisaciones. No es que cada tema sea una fusión alucinante -la interpretación de McLean siempre se ajusta al estado de ánimo de la canción-, pero su compromiso total con el material es evidente en todo el álbum. También es el centro de atención del cuarteto, que incluye al pianista Walter Bishop, al bajista Jimmy Garrison y al batería Art Taylor. El tono único y cortante de McLean -siempre amenazando con desafinar ligeramente- confiere una urgencia particular a sus declaraciones melódicas y notas extendidas, destacadas por una versión intensa y oscilante de «I Love You» de Cole Porter y una exuberante versión de «Let's Face the Music and Dance» de Irving Berlin. Aunque Bishop y Taylor son menos conocidos que sus compatriotas, ofrecen un apoyo activo que ayuda a empujar aún más a McLean. Puede que Swing, Swang, Swingin' no sea tan rompedor como los trabajos más modernistas de McLean, pero es una sólida sesión de un artista que acaba de iniciar una increíble racha.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/swing-swang-swingin-mw0000023908
Tracks:
1 - What's New 5:18
2 - Let's Face The Music And Dance 4:49
3 - Stablemates 5:46
4 - I Remember You 5:15
5 - I Love You 5:09
6 - I'll Take Romance 5:46
7 - 116th And Lenox 6:04
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean
Bass – Jimmy Garrison
Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
Design [Redesign] – Patrick Roques
Drums – Art Taylor
Liner Notes [Original] – Ira Gitler
Mastered By [20-bit Super Bit Mapping] – Ron McMaster
Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Francis Wolff
Piano – Walter Bishop, Jr.
Producer – Alfred Lion
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 2, 1959.
Originally issued as Swing, Swang, Swingin' (Blue Note – BST 84024).
Label: Blue Note – BLP 4024
Country: US
Released: Mar 1960
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/1248488-Jackie-McLean-Swing-Swang-Swingin
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