Jacknife [Blue Note Tone Poet Edition] [180g LP]

Jacknife [Blue Note Tone Poet Edition] [180g LP]

by Jackie McLean
Jacknife [Blue Note Tone Poet Edition] [180g LP]

Jacknife [Blue Note Tone Poet Edition] [180g LP]

by Jackie McLean

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record - 180 Gram Vinyl)

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Overview

Jackie McLean's Jacknife sessions have had a peculiar and somewhat disjointed history in his discography. Initially issued in 1975 on a vinyl two-fer as part of the Blue Note reissue series, it included separate, previously unreleased sessions from 1965 and 1966, the former with trumpeters Lee Morgan and Charles Tolliver, the latter in a quartet with only McLean as the leading horn. This 1965 group has many worthwhile and often challenging moments for the then-33-year-old alto saxophonist. Of the five tracks here, "On the Nile," at over 12-and-a-half minutes, should be a favorite, as its modern, mainstream modalism weaves Larry Willis' deep piano chords, Tolliver's evocative trumpet, and McLean's rich harmonizing. Tolliver also wrote the title track, a sour-toned bopper on the cutting edge, considering this mid-'60s time frame. McLean penned the tuneful, enjoyable "Blue Fable" on the steady swing side, briefly dishing out calypso beats. Morgan's feature is DeJohnette's "Climax" in a chopped-up piano riff with the drummer, as a bop line from the horns takes up the urgent, kinetic charge. The only track with both trumpeters, "Soft Blue," is easy as the title suggests, harmonic and warm, with solid solos showing the stark contrast between the approach of the two brassmen and Willis' ruminating piano.~ Michael G. Nastos

Product Details

Release Date: 08/01/2025
Label: Blue Note Records
UPC: 0602455845917

Tracks

  1. On The Nile
  2. Climax
  3. Soft Blue
  4. Jacknife
  5. Blue Fable

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jackie McLean   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Jack DeJohnette   Guest Artist,Drums
Larry Ridley   Guest Artist,Bass
Larry Willis   Guest Artist,Piano
Charles Tolliver   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Lee Morgan   Trumpet
Don Moore   Bass
Donovan Moore   Bass

Technical Credits

Jackie McLean   Composer
Charles Tolliver   Composer
Francis Wolff   Cover Photo,Photography
Lee Morgan   Composer
Ron McMaster   Mastering
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer
Michael Cuscuna   Release Production
Alfred Lion   Producer
Patrick Roques   Artwork
Jack DeJohnette   Composer
Ira Gitler   Liner Notes
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