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Jackie McLean

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Biography

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Jackie McLean has long had his own sound, played slightly sharp and with great intensity; he is recognizable within two notes. McLean was one of the few bop-oriented players of the early '50s who explored free jazz in the '60s, widening his emotional range and drawing from the new music qualities that fit his musical personality.

The son of guitarist John McLean (who played guitar with Tiny Bradshaw), Jackie started on alto when he was 15. As a teenager he was friends with such neighbors as Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and Sonny Rollins. He made his recording debut with Miles Davis in 1951 and the rest of the decade could be considered his apprenticeship. McLean worked with George Wallington, Charles Mingus, and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1956-1958). He also participated on a string of jam session-flavored records for Prestige and New Jazz which, due to the abysmal pay and his developing style, he later disowned. Actually they are not bad but pale in comparison to McLean's classic series of 21 Blue Note albums (1959-1967). On sessions such as One Step Beyond and Destination Out, McLean really stretches and challenges himself; this music is quite original and intense yet logical. McLean also appeared as a sideman on some sessions for Blue Note (most notably with Tina Brooks, acted in the stage play The Connection (1959-1961), and led his own groups on a regular basis. By 1968, however, he was moving into the jazz education field and other than some SteepleChase records from 1972-1974 (including two meetings with his early idol Dexter Gordon) and an outing for RCA (1978-1979), McLean was less active as a player during the '70s. However in the '80s Jackie McLean returned to a more active playing schedule (sometimes with his son René McLean on tenor), recording for Triloka, Antilles, and most recently (with a renewed relationship) with Blue Note — without losing the intensity and passion of his earlier days.

Title: The Last Attempt

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jacknife

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Vertigo

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Dynasty

Artist: Jackie McLean, Rene McLean

Genre: Jazz, Bop

Title: Destination...Out!

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Fresh As Dew

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Saving Idea

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Lonely Sounds

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: It's Time

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Fire & Love

Artist: Jackie McLean, The MacBand

Genre: Jazz

Title: Look Down

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Dr. Jackle

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jackie McLean & Co

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz, Bop

Title: Four Classic Albums

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Embraceable You

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Hat Trick

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: McLean's Scene

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Capuchin Swing

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: A Fickle Sonance

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Summer Cocktail

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Out There

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: New And Old Gospel

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Live Through This

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Coffee Girl

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Dinner

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Golden Days

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: A Ghetto Lullaby

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Summerish

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Cool Green

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Looking For Freedom

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Rainbow Bubble

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Tippin' The Scales

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Lights Out!

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Light Branched

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Guitar Town Music

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Title: Piano

Artist: Jackie McLean

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: Hard Swingin' Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Note 75

Genre: Jazz

Title: Top 20 Hard Bop

Genre: Jazz

Title: Post-Bop Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazzin' the 50'S

Genre: Jazz

Title: Hard Bop Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Alto Madness

Genre: Jazz

Title: Halloween Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: 100% Soul Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Sunday Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: High Fidelity Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazzin' the 60'S

Genre: Jazz

Title: Golden Jazz Sax

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Story 1

Genre: Jazz

Title: Avant Garde Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Hippest Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Hard Bop Horns

Genre: Jazz

Title: Daily Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Alto Sax Icons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Summer Night Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: The Formative Years

Artist: Miles Davis

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Berlin

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz, Pop

Title: Now Playing Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: All American Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Top of the Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz With Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Great Jazz Solos

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: American Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: American Ballads

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

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