Vertigo (Jackie McLean album)
1980 studio album by Jackie McLean
Vertigo Jackie McLean , recorded in 1962 and 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980.[ 1] New Soil Jackie McLean Quintet (BLP 4116), first issued in 1978 as part of a double LP entitled Hipnosis
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "the music ranges from catchy funk and hard bop to strong hints of the avant-garde".[ 2] JazzTimes One Step Beyond Destination... Out! [ 3]
Track listing
All compositions by Jackie McLean, except where indicated.
"Marney" (Donald Byrd , Bernard Herrmann ) - 6:17
"Dusty Foot" (Byrd) - 6:57
"Formidable" (Walter Davis, Jr. ) - 6:16
"Vertigo" - 8:20
"Cheers" - 4:56
"Yams" (Herbie Hancock ) - 8:02 Recorded on May 2, 1959 (#3) and February 11, 1963 (all others).
Personnel
Tracks 1,2,4,5 & 6
Track 3
"Marney" (Byrd, Herrmann) - 6:17
"Dusty Foot" (Byrd) - 6:57
"Vertigo" - 8:20
"Cheers" - 4:56
"Yams" (Hancock) - 8:02
"The Three Minors" - 6:05
"Blues in a Jiff" (Sonny Clark ) - 7:12
"Blues for Jackie" (Kenny Dorham ) - 7:53
"Marilyn's Dilemma" (Billy Higgins ) - 5:03
"Iddy Bitty" - 8:17
"The Way I Feel" (Butch Warren ) - 7:05 Recorded on June 14, 1962 (#6-11) and February 11, 1963 (#1-5).
Personnel
Tracks 1-5
Tracks 6-11
References
^ Jackie McLean discography , accessed October 15, 2010.^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic review , accessed October 15, 2010.
^ Shoemaker, B. JazzTimes review
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 136. ISBN 0-394-72643-X ^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Penguin . p. 979. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section.
As leader With
The Happy Blues Gene Ammons , 1956)Jammin' with Gene Funky Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons Hard Bop Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers , 1956)Originally Drum Suite A Night in Tunisia Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers Tough! Back to the Tracks Tina Brooks , 1960)2 Guitars Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney , 1957)Off to the Races Donald Byrd , 1958)Fuego Byrd in Flight Cool Struttin' Sonny Clark , 1958)Dig Miles Davis , 1951)Quintet/Sextet Davis Cup Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)Inta Somethin' Kenny Dorham , 1961)Matador Tuba Sounds Ray Draper , 1957)2 Trumpets Art Farmer , 1957)Bird Songs: The Final Recordings Dizzy Gillespie , 1992)To Bird with Love Pithecanthropus Erectus Charles Mingus , 1956)Blues & Roots Mobley's Message Hank Mobley , Prestige, 1956)Hi Voltage Evolution Grachan Moncur III , 1963)Lee-Way Tom Cat Cornbread Infinity Charisma The Sixth Sense The Music From "The Connection" Freddie Redd , 1960)Shades of Redd Redd's Blues Open House Jimmy Smith , 1960)Plain Talk Taylor's Wailers Mal/2 Mal Waldron , 1957)Left Alone Left Alone '86 Easterly Winds Jack Wilson , 1967) Film and TV
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
As WithPepper WithThe Jazz WithGigi WithJackie WithHank With
Discoveries Presenting Cannonball Adderley Cannonball Adderley , 1955)Jammin' with Gene Gene Ammons , 1956)All Night Long Kenny Burrell , 1956)All Day Long 2 Guitars Jimmy Raney , 1957)Whims of Chambers Paul Chambers , 1956)Paul Chambers Quintet Sonny's Crib Sonny Clark , 1957)My Conception Bohemia After Dark Kenny Clarke , 1955)Lush Life John Coltrane , 1957–58)The Believer The Last Trane Black Pearls Davis Cup Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)Wailing With Lou Lou Donaldson , 1957)Lou Takes Off This Is New Kenny Drew , 1957)All Mornin' Long Red Garland , 1957)Soul Junction High Pressure One Flight Up Dexter Gordon , 1964)Ladybird Snap Your Fingers Al Grey , 1962)Johnny Griffin Sextet Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 Guru , 1993)Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality My Point of View Herbie Hancock , 1993)Tone Tantrum Swamp Seed Jimmy Heath , 1963)Informal Jazz Elmo Hope , 1956)African High Life Solomon Ilori , 1963)Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 Ahmad Jamal , 1994 or 1995)Quartet-Quintet Hank Jones , 1955)Bluebird TV Action Jazz! Mundell Lowe , 1959)The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall Goin' Out of My Head Wes Montgomery , 1965)Hush! Duke Pearson , 1962)Wahoo! Another One Oscar Pettiford Volume 2 (1955)Winner's Circle Oscar Pettiford , et al, 1957)Blues in Trinity Dizzy Reece , 1958)The Cool Voice of Rita Reys Dimensions & Extensions Sam Rivers , 1967)Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 Don't Stop the Carnival Sonny Rollins , 1978)Silver's Blue Horace Silver , 1956)6 Pieces of Silver A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two Taylor's Wailers Art Taylor , 1957)Soul Sauce Cal Tjader , 1964)A Bluish Bag Stanley Turrentine , 1967)Top Brass Ernie Wilkins , 1955)Pairing Off Phil Woods , 1956)
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader As sideman
Minor Move Tina Brooks , 1958)Blue Serge Serge Chaloff , 1956)Lou Takes Off Lou Donaldson , 1957)Bone & Bari Curtis Fuller , 1957)Curtis Fuller Volume 3 Two Bones Go! Dexter Gordon , 1962)A Swingin' Affair Soul Stirrin' The 45 Session Gooden's Corner Grant Green , 1961)Oleo Nigeria The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark Born to Be Blue The Congregation Johnny Griffin , 1957)John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell Showcase Philly Joe Jones , 1959)Cliff Craft Clifford Jordan , 1957)Jackie's Bag Jackie McLean , 1959)A Fickle Sonance Vertigo Tippin' the Scales Poppin' Hank Mobley , 1957)Hank Mobley Curtain Call Candy Lee Morgan , 1957–58)Easy Living The Sound of Sonny Sonny Rollins , 1957)Smithville Louis Smith , 1957)Stan 'The Man' Turrentine Jubilee Shout!!! Stanley Turrentine , 1962)Preach Brother! Don Wilkerson , 1962)
.jpg)
