Jackie's Bag
1961 studio album by Jackie McLean
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| Studio album by Jackie McLean | ||||
| Released | June 1961 | |||
| Recorded | January 18, 1959–September 1, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey; Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:50 LP 62:47CD | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Jackie's Bag is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1959 and 1960 and released by Blue Note.[1] It features three tracks with McLean in a quintet featuring trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones, and six tracks with a sextet featuring tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor.
Reception
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer stated that "All the participants play well, and the thematic content, all McLean's work, is interesting", but added that he preferred McLean's earlier, more intense playing.[2] The AllMusic review by Steve Huey stated: "the music on Jackie's Bag finds McLean in a staunchly hard bop mode, with occasional hints of adventurousness".[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat |  [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Jackie McLean, except as indicated.
- "Quadrangle" – 4:44
- "Blues Inn" – 9:06
- "Fidel" – 7:11
- "Appointment in Ghana" – 6:59
- "A Ballad for Doll" – 3:19
- "Isle of Java" (Tina Brooks) – 7:31
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "Street Singer" (Brooks) – 10:19
- "Melonae's Dance" – 6:50
- "Medina" (Brooks) – 6:48
Recorded on January 18, 1959 (tracks 1–3) and September 1, 1960 (tracks 4–9).
Personnel
Tracks 1–3
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Sonny Clark – piano (#2–3)
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
Tracks 4–9
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
See also
- Back to the Tracks – the same recording date
References
- ^ Jackie McLean discography accessed October 15, 2010
- ^ a b DeMichael, Don (August 17, 1961). "Jackie McLean: Jackie's Bag". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 17. pp. 32, 34.
- ^ a b Huey, S. AllMusic Review accessed October 15, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 979. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section.
or
co-leader
- Presenting... Jackie McLean (1955)
- Lights Out! (1956)
- 4, 5 and 6 (1956)
- Jackie's Pal (1956)
- McLean's Scene (1957–59)
- Jackie McLean & Co. (1957)
- Makin' the Changes (1957)
- A Long Drink of the Blues (1957)
- Strange Blues (1957)
- Alto Madness (1957)
- Fat Jazz (1957)
- Jackie's Bag (1959–60)
- New Soil (1959)
- Swing, Swang, Swingin' (1959)
- Capuchin Swing (1960)
- Street Singer (with Tina Brooks, 1960)
- Bluesnik (1961)
- A Fickle Sonance (1961)
- Let Freedom Ring (1962)
- Tippin' the Scales (1962)
- Vertigo (1962–63)
- Hipnosis (1962–67)
- One Step Beyond (1963)
- Destination... Out! (1963)
- It's Time! (1964)
- Action Action Action (1964)
- Right Now! (1965)
- Jacknife (1965–66)
- Consequence (1965)
- New and Old Gospel (1967)
- 'Bout Soul (1967)
- Demon's Dance (1967)
- Live at Montmartre (1972)
- Ode to Super (1973)
- A Ghetto Lullaby (1973)
- Altissimo (1973)
- The Meeting (1973)
- The Source (1973)
- Antiquity (1974)
- New York Calling (1974)
- New Wine in Old Bottles (1978)
- One Night with Blue Note Preserved Volume 2 (1985)
- It's About Time (1985)
- Hat Trick (1996)
others
- The Happy Blues (Gene Ammons, 1956)
- Jammin' with Gene (Gene Ammons, 1956)
- Funky (Gene Ammons, 1957)
- Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (Gene Ammons, 1957)
- Hard Bop (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956)
- Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 [1982])
- Drum Suite (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956–57)
- A Night in Tunisia (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, Vik/RCA, 1957)
- Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1957)
- Tough! (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1957)
- Back to the Tracks (Tina Brooks, 1960)
- 2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney, 1957)
- Off to the Races (Donald Byrd, 1958)
- Fuego (Donald Byrd, 1959)
- Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960)
- Cool Struttin' (Sonny Clark, 1958)
- Dig (Miles Davis, 1951)
- Quintet/Sextet (Miles Davis, 1955)
- Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr., 1959)
- Inta Somethin' (Kenny Dorham, 1961)
- Matador (Kenny Dorham, 1962)
- Tuba Sounds (Ray Draper, 1957)
- 2 Trumpets (Art Farmer, 1957)
- Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992)
- To Bird with Love (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992)
- Pithecanthropus Erectus (Charles Mingus, 1956)
- Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1958)
- Mobley's Message (Hank Mobley, Prestige, 1956)
- Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley, 1967)
- Evolution (Grachan Moncur III, 1963)
- Lee-Way (Lee Morgan, 1960)
- Tom Cat (Lee Morgan, 1964)
- Cornbread (Lee Morgan, 1965)
- Infinity (Lee Morgan, 1965)
- Charisma (Lee Morgan, 1966)
- The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1967–68)
- The Music From "The Connection" (Freddie Redd, 1960)
- Shades of Redd (Freddie Redd, 1960)
- Redd's Blues (Freddie Redd, 1961)
- Open House (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
- Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
- Taylor's Wailers (Art Taylor, 1957)
- Mal/2 (Mal Waldron, 1957)
- Left Alone (Mal Waldron, 1959)
- Left Alone '86 (Mal Waldron, 1986)
- Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967)
appearances
- The Connection (Shirley Clarke, 1961)
- Jazz (Ken Burns, 2000)
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