Jackie McLean

 

Artist:  Jackie McLean
Birth Name:  John Lenwood McLean
Born:  Ma 17, 1931.  New York City, New York, USA
Died:  March 31, 2006 (Aged 74).  Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Standards
Occupation:  Musician, Bandleader, Composer, Educator, Community Activist
Instruments:  Alto Saxophone

Jackie McLean was an American Jazz Alto Saxophonist, Composer, Bandleader and Educator  He started on Alto when he was 15.  As a teenager he was friends with such neighbors as Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and Sonny Rollins and he made his recording debut with Miles Davis in 1951.  He is one of the few musicians to be elected to the Down Beat Hall of Fame in the year of his death.

Title:  Destination Out (Blue Note Classic Series) (2022)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Standards

Label:  Blue Note Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Love And Hate (8:25)

 2.  Esoteric (9:02)

Side B:

 1.  Kahlil The Prophet (10:23)

 2.  Riff Raff (7:07)

Personnel:

Jackie McLean:  Alto Saxophone

Grachan Moncur III:  Trombone

Bobby Hutcherson:  Vibes

Larry Ridley:  Bass

Roy Haynes:  Drums

Destination Out is an album by Jackie McLean, originally released on November, 1964 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on January 21, 2022 by Blue Note Records.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.