Swing, Swang, Swingin'
Appearance
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Released | March 28, 1960[1] | |||
Recorded | October 20, 1959 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:13 | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 4024 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Swing, Swang, Swingin' is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1959 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] McLean's quartet features rhythm section Walter Bishop Jr., Jimmy Garrison and Art Taylor.
Reception
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The AllMusic review by Steve Huey states, "Perhaps as a result of Blue Note's more prepared, professional approach to recording sessions, McLean sounds invigorated here, catapulting each melody forward before launching into a series of impassioned improvisations... Swing, Swang, Swingin' may not be as groundbreaking as McLean's more modernist work, but it's a solid session from an artist just beginning an incredible hot streak."[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Jackie McLean, except as indicated
Side 1
[edit]- "What's New?" (Burke, Haggart) – 5:19
- "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Berlin) – 4:51
- "Stablemates" (Golson) – 5:47
- "I Remember You" (Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) – 5:16
Side 2
[edit]- "I Love You" (Porter) – 5:10
- "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Oakland) – 5:49
- "116th and Lenox" – 6:01
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
- Jimmy Garrison – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
Technical personnel
[edit]- Alfred Lion – production
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
References
[edit]- ^ Billboard Mar 28, 1960
- ^ Jackie McLean discography accessed October 15, 2010
- ^ a b Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 15, 2010
- ^ Gordner, Barbara J. (26 May 1960). "Jackie McLean: Swing Swang Swingin'". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 11. p. 34.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 979. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.