Strange_Blues

<i>Strange Blues</i>

Strange Blues

1967 studio album by Jackie McLean

Strange Blues is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean, recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2] It features three tracks with McLean in a quartet featuring pianist Jon Mayer, bassist Bill Salter and drummer Larry Ritchie, one with a quartet featuring pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Art Phipps and drummer Art Taylor and one with a quartet featuring pianist Gil Coggins, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Louis Hayes. Trumpeter Webster Young and tuba player Ray Draper appear together on two tracks.

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Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "a generally strong set chiefly recommended to Jackie McLean completists."[3]

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Track listing

All compositions by Jackie McLean, except as indicated
  1. "Strange Blues" - 7:32
  2. "Millie's Pad" (Webster Young) - 11:15
  3. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 6:35
  4. "Disciples Love Affair" (Ray Draper) - 6:49
  5. "Not So Strange Blues" - 4:49
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on February 15 (track 1), July 12 (tracks 2, 4 & 5) and August 30 (track 3), 1957

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Jackie McLean discography accessed July 26, 2013
  2. [2]
    Courant, OWEN McNALLY; Special To The (13 April 2006). "SAMPLER A MINI-PORTRAIT OF MCLEAN AS YOUNG MAN". courant.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. [3]
    Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2013
  4. [4]
    Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 136. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. [5]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 978. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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