Presenting... Jackie McLean

Presenting... Jackie McLean
Studio album by
Jackie McLean
Released1956
RecordedOctober 21, 1955
StudioVan Gelder, Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length40:18
LabelAd Lib
6601
Jackie McLean chronology
Presenting... Jackie McLean
(1956) 		Lights Out!
(1956)

Presenting... Jackie McLean, also referred to as The New Tradition and Jackie McLean Quintet, is the debut album by American alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, which was recorded in 1955, becoming the first LP released by the Ad Lib label before being reissued on the Jubilee label in 1958.[1][2][3] It features McLean in a quintet with trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Ron Tucker.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek said: "A standard late bebop and early hard bop date (but then again, hard bop was still fresh and new at the time, and McLean was at the forefront of it), the album is most notable for its two McLean originals".[4] Reviewing a CD reissue Alex Henderson said "Although far from essential, The New Tradition is a decent bop outing that will appeal to collectors, historians, and hardcore fans".[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Jackie McLean, except where indicated.

  1. "It's You or No One" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 6:51
  2. "Blue Doll" – 7:00
  3. "Little Melonae" – 6:27
  4. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 6:30
  5. "Mood Malody" (Mal Waldron) – 6:53
  6. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) – 6:37

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jackie McLean discography accessed March 18, 2019
  2. ^ Both Sides Now: Jubilee Album Discography, Part 2 (1955-1961): 1000 Series accessed March 18, 2019
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Jackie McLean discography accessed March 18, 2019
  4. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Jackie McLean: Presenting... - Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 978. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Henderson, Alex. Jackie McLean: New Tradition - Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2019.