Jackie McLean • The Complete Blue Note 1964-66 Jackie Mclean Sessions

 

Review by Scott Yanow
Altoist Jackie McLean has recorded so many fine albums throughout his career, particularly in the '60s for Blue Note, that Mosaic could have reissued his complete output without any loss of quality. This four-CD limited-edition box set contains six complete LPs worth of material plus one "new" alternate take. The music (which also features trumpeters Charles Tolliver and Lee Morgan; pianists Herbie Hancock, Larry Willis, and Harold Mabern, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassists Cecil McBee, Bob Cranshaw, Larry Ridley, Herbie Lewis, and Don Moore, drummers Roy Haynes, Billy Higgins, Clifford Jarvis, Jack DeJohnette, and Billy Higgins) is explorative (showing the influence of Ornette Coleman) but without totally disregarding McLean's bebop roots. The performances straddle the boundaries between advanced hard, post and free bop jazz with Jackie McLean consistently emerging as the main star. His solos are consistently exciting, full of unexpected twists and turns.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-blue-note-1964-1966-sessions-mw0000951478

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Reseña de Scott Yanow                  
El contralto Jackie McLean ha grabado tantos buenos álbumes a lo largo de su carrera, especialmente en los años 60 para Blue Note, que Mosaic podría haber reeditado toda su producción sin pérdida de calidad. Esta caja de edición limitada de cuatro CD contiene seis LPs completos de material más una «nueva» toma alternativa. La música (en la que también participan los trompetistas Charles Tolliver y Lee Morgan; los pianistas Herbie Hancock, Larry Willis y Harold Mabern, el vibrafonista Bobby Hutcherson, los bajistas Cecil McBee, Bob Cranshaw, Larry Ridley, Herbie Lewis y Don Moore, y los baterías Roy Haynes, Billy Higgins, Clifford Jarvis, Jack DeJohnette y Billy Higgins) es explorativa (mostrando la influencia de Ornette Coleman) pero sin olvidar totalmente las raíces bebop de McLean. Las interpretaciones están a caballo entre el hard jazz avanzado, el post bop y el free bop jazz, con Jackie McLean como estrella principal. Sus solos son siempre emocionantes, llenos de giros inesperados.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-blue-note-1964-1966-sessions-mw0000951478

Tracks:
1-1 - Cancellation - 7:40
1-2 - Das' Dat - 6:20
1-3 - It's Time - 6:45
1-4 - Revillot - 7:45
1-5 - 'Snuff - 7:45
1-6 - Truth - 6:25
1-7 - Action - 11:05
1-8 - Plight - 7:35
2-1 - Wrong Handle - 7:30
2-2 - I Hear A Rhapsody - 4:30
2-3 - Hootman - 7:30
2-4 - Eco - 6:35
2-5 - Poor Eric - 10:10
2-6 - Christel's Time - 10:25
2-7 - Right Now - 9:20
2-8 - Right Now (Alternate Take) - 11:45
3-1 - On The Nile - 12:35
3-2 - Climax - 9:25
3-3 - Soft Blue - 7:30
3-4 - Jacknife - 6:15
3-5 - Blue Fable - 6:00
3-6 - Bluesnova - 7:27
3-7 - Consequence - 5:28
3-8 - My Old Flame - 5:16
4-1 - Tolypso - 6:00
4-2 - Slumber - 6:00
4-3 - Vernestune - 5:50
4-4 - High Frequency - 11:25
4-5 - Combined Effort - 9:20
4-6 - Moonscape - 6:50
4-7 - Jossa Bossa - 7:00
4-8 - The Bull Frog - 4:35

    
Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean
    Bass – Bob Cranshaw (tracks: 2-4 to 2-8), Cecil McBee (tracks: 1-1 to 2-3), Don Moore (tracks: 4-4 to 4-8), Herbie Lewis (tracks: 3-6 to 4-3), Larry Ridley (tracks: 3-1 to 3-5)
    Drums – Billy Higgins (tracks: 1-7 to 2-3, 3-6 to 4-3), Clifford Jarvis (tracks: 2-4 to 2-8), Jack DeJohnette (tracks: 3-1 to 3-5, 4-4 to 4-8), Roy Haynes (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6)
    Piano – Harold Mabern (tracks: 3-6 to 4-3), Herbie Hancock (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6), Larry Willis (tracks: 2-4 to 3-5, 4-4 to 4-8)
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Trumpet – Charles Tolliver (tracks: 1-1 to 2-3, 3-1, 3-3, 3-4), Lee Morgan (tracks: 3-2, 3-3, 3-5 to 4-3)
    Vibraphone – Bobby Hutcherson (tracks: 1-7 to 2-3)

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on August 5, 1964 (1-1 to 1-6), September 16, 1964 (1-7 to 2-3), January 29, 1965 (2-4 to 2-8), September 24, 1965 (3-1 to 3-5), December 3, 1965 (3-6 to 4-3), April 18, 1966 (4-4 to 4-8).

Label:    Mosaic Records (2) – MD4-150
Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered
Country:    US
Released:    1993
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/3498864-Jackie-McLean-The-Complete-Blue-Note-1964-66-Jackie-McLean-Sessions

 

 

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