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Jacknife

By Jackie McLean

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: On The Nile; Climax; Soft Blue; Jacknife; Blue Fable

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In a string of Blue Note albums during the 1960s, alto saxophonist Jackie McLean documented his efforts to incorporate elements of the Avant-garde with his own brand of mainstream jazz. Starting with Let Freedom Ring, McLean embraced modality and wasn’t sheepish to use honks and squeaks in his solos. This 1965 session, newly reissued as part ...

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Jackie McLean: Rhythm of The Earth

Read "Rhythm of The Earth" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
June 25, 2002

The Koch label, which has made a small industry out of re-releasing out-of-print cds from other labels, has apparently seen it fit to rerelease several Verve/Antilles discs that went out of print a few years back. Included among these are the live Bird tribute disc with J-Mac, Johnny Griffin, Duke Jordan and other notables, a best-of ...

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Tuba Sounds

By Ray Draper

Label: Prestige Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Terry Anne; You're My Thrill; Pivot; Jackie's Dolly; Mimi's Interlude; House of Davis

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Nature Boy

By Jackie McLean

Label: Naxos Jazz
Released: 2000

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Vertigo

By Jackie McLean

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2000
Track listing: Marney; Dusty Foot; Formidable; Vertigo; Cheers; Yams;

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Jackie McLean: Nature Boy

by Mark Corroto
March 1, 2000

The best analogy I could use to describe alto saxophonist Jackie McLean’s sound is that of a boxer. Maybe Rocky Graziano or Jake LaMotta, scratching, clawing and always coming at you with everything he’s got. McLean, a childhood friend of Sonny Rollins, studied with Bud Powell and eventually Charlie Parker. His musical bloodline runs directly from ...

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Jackie McLean: Nature Boy

by Jim Santella
January 1, 2000

At 67, Jackie McLean sounds better than ever. Highly recommended, his latest album surrounds that distinctive alto saxophone tone with a seasoned trio, presenting classic songs – the kinds of songs that got us interested in jazz in the first place. “Nature Boy" swings lightly with a loose bebop flavor after McLean first offers the melody ...

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