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1969 studio album by Jackie McLean
' Bout Soul is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label.[ 2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 41 ⁄2 stars and stated:
This is intensely cerebral music that is nevertheless played with a fiery passion. Although the music was all composed, it is played as if it was invented on the spot. Fans of McLean's straight-ahead hard bop, or even of his adventurous mid-'60s sessions, might find this a little off-putting at first, but 'Bout Soul rewards close listening. It is one of McLean's finest modern contemporary sessions
Track listing
"Soul" (Grachan Moncur III , Barbara Simmons) - 10:17
"Conversion Point" (Jackie McLean) - 9:47
"Big Ben's Voice" (LaMont Johnson ) - 10:08
"Dear Nick, Dear John" (Scotty Holt ) - 4:56
"Erdu" (Johnson) - 5:57
"Big Ben's Voice" [Alternate take] - 9:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
References
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section.
As leader or co-leader With 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)
Film and TV appearances
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With others
Home! (Gary Bartz , 1969)
Coral Keys (Walter Bishop Jr. , 1971)
Child's Dance (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers , 1972)
Buhaina (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973)
Anthenagin (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973)
The Free Slave (Roy Brooks , 1970)
Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1983)
The Almoravid (Joe Chambers , 1971)
Tones for Joan's Bones (Chick Corea , 1966)
The Complete "Is" Sessions (Chick Corea, 1969)
Brilliant Circles (Stanley Cowell , 1969)
Conversations (Eric Dolphy , 1963)
Iron Man (Eric Dolphy, 1963)
Tex Book Tenor /Back from the Gig (Booker Ervin , 1968)
Ichi-Ban (Louis Hayes and Junior Cook , 1976)
The Real Thing (Louis Hayes, 1977)
If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (Joe Henderson , 1970)
Joe Henderson Quintet at the Lighthouse (1970)
Grass Roots (Andrew Hill , 1968)
Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969–70)
Passing Ships (Andrew Hill, 1969)
Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (1973)
Cirrus (Bobby Hutcherson , 1974)
Bridge into the New Age (Azar Lawrence , 1974)
'Bout Soul (Jackie McLean , 1967)
Demon's Dance (Jackie McLean, 1967)
Reach Out! (Hank Mobley , 1968)
Thinking of Home (Hank Mobley, 1970)
Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (Pharoah Sanders , 1970)
The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver , 1965)
The Jody Grind (Horace Silver, 1966)
Natural Soul (Buddy Terry , 1967)
Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972)
Expansions (McCoy Tyner , 1968)
The Git Go – Live at the Village Vanguard (Mal Waldron , 1986)
The Seagulls of Kristiansund (Mal Waldron, 1986)
Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington , 1967)
Unity (Larry Young , 1965)
Zawinul (Joe Zawinul , 1970)
Box sets