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McLean's Scene

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McLean's Scene
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1959[1]
RecordedDecember 14, 1956
February 15, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack
GenreJazz
Length40:33
LabelNew Jazz
NJ 8212
ProducerBob Weinstock
Jackie McLean chronology
Jackie's Pal
(1956)
McLean's Scene
(1959)
Jackie McLean & Co.
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

McLean's Scene is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean.[5] It was recorded in 1956 and 1957, but not released until 1959 on Prestige's subsidiary label New Jazz Records, as NJ 8212. It was reissued on CD in 1991. Three tracks features McLean in a quintet with trumpeter Bill Hardman, pianist William “Red” Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor, and the remainder a quartet with pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Art Phipps and Art Taylor.

Track listing

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  1. "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 7:31
  2. "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:21
  3. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 8:50
  4. "McLean's Scene" (McLean) - 10:21
  5. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) - 4:56
  6. "Outburst" (McLean) - 4:34

Recorded on December 14, 1956 (#1, 3, 4) and February 15, 1957(#2, 5, 6).

Personnel

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Tracks 1, 3, 4

Tracks 2, 5, 6

  • Jackie McLean - alto sax
  • Mal Waldron - piano
  • Arthur Phipps - bass
  • Art Taylor - drums

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases". Billboard. 4 May 1959. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. ^ Allmusic Review
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 136. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 978. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ At Jazzdisco