Ultimate High Quality CD. Il sassofonista contralto Jackie McLean era già un veterano della scena jazzistica newyorkese quando iniziò a registrare come leader per la Blue Note nel 1959. Nei suoi primi anni con l'etichetta, McLean registrò frequentemente, sfornando in rapida successione classici dell'hard bop. Il culmine di questo periodo è senza dubbio Bluesnik, una vivace sessione del 1961 che trabocca di immediatezza. McLean aveva il blues in mente quando entrò nello studio di Rudy Van Gelder quel gennaio con un formidabile quintetto composto da Freddie Hubbard alla tromba, Kenny Drew al pianoforte, Doug Watkins al basso e Pete La Roca alla batteria. Nel corso di sei brani blues originali, la band va sempre più rafforzandosi, partendo alla grande con il brano che dà il titolo all'album di McLean e passando attraverso tutte le sfumature del blues, dal brano shuffling del leader “Goin' Way Blues” al tema brillante del pianista “Drew's Blues” e al concreto “Blues Function” di Hubbard.
Gli UHQ-CD riproducono il suono dei nastri master originali nel modo più fedele possibile, utilizzando nuove tecnologie di trasferimento e materiali migliorati per produrre un suono di alta qualità con una migliore rappresentazione dell'intero palcoscenico. Gli UHQ-CD sono conformi agli standard CD e possono essere riprodotti sui lettori esistenti. Ogni titolo è presentato in una custodia UHQ-CD con una striscia obi e le note originali della copertina riprodotte sul retro.
con Elan Mehler al piano, Dominique Eade alla voce, John Gunther al sassofono, Simon Willson al basso e Dayeon Seok alla batteria
All selections recorded in New York, June 6, 1935.
2LP su 1 CD
Album 1: Doin' Allright
- Label code: 00724359650425
- Original Album Label: Blue Note 96503
- Recorded on May 6, 1961 by Rudy Van Gelder
- Tracks 1-6, 1-7 not part of original LP
- Remastered in 2003 by Rudy Van Gelder
- ©+? 2004 Blue Note Records
Album 2: Swingin' Affair
- Label code: 00077778413325
- Original Album Label: Blue Note 84133
- Remasterd in 2005 by Rudy Van Gelder
- ©+? 2006 Blue Note Records
Live album recorded at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, on May 21, 1965.
Contains previously released material recorded between 1956 and 1965.
This compilation ? & © 2009, Concord Music Group, Inc., 100 North Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.
This compilation ? & © 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Selection from the concert of 08 July 2000 in Fano, Italy
... in co-production with "Materiali Sonori"/Il Manifesto - Roma
Harrison Bankhead miscredited as playing drums, Gerald Cleaver miscredited as playing bass
Total time: 62:09
Track 1 recorded on December 21, 1963. Originally issued on The Sidewinder
Track 2 recorded on September 18, 1965. Originally issued on Cornbread
Track 3 recorded on May 3, 1968. Originally issued on Caramba
Track 4 recorded on May 27, 1966. Originally issued on Delightfullee
Album dal vivo registrato con un quintetto che comprende Clifford Jordan al sassofono tenore, John Hicks al piano, Reggie Workman al basso e Ed Blackwell alla batteria.
Recorded at Universal Recorders, Chicago, October 14, 1960.
Tracks from 1 to 7, originally issued on Vee Jay LP (SR 3015).
Compiled & reissued by Fresh Sound Records.
24 bit high resolution remastering.
The tune "Just In Time" erroneously credited to "F. Novak" on release.
The track has been aurally reviewed, and it is the well known standard by Styne, Comden & Green.
Recorded on April 9 (#6), and April 21 (#1-5), 1965 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
All transfers from analog to digital were made at 24-bit resolution. Liner photographs © Mosaic Images.
Track 6: Not part of original album. Made/Printed in U.S.A.
Blue Note© is a registered trademark of Capital Records, Inc. ? & © 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.
3CD. Recorded at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California on July 10, 11 & 12, 1970.
Tracks 1-1, 1-4, 1-5, 2-3, 2-4, 3-1 to 3-4: Previously unissued
Note: "Yunjanna" is spelled "Yunyanna" in the Tom Lord Jazz Discography. "The Complete Live at the Lighthouse" (2021) spells this as "Yunjana."
Con la cantante Jane Duboc
Recording dates:
Tracks 1, 8: September 21, 1955, New York,
tracks 2, 3: September 22, 1955, New York,
tracks 4, 5, 6, 7: October 31, 1955, New York.
Total time: 44:22
? + © 2005
Tributo a Gerry Mulligan da parte della Gerry Mulligan All-Star Tribute Band
Distribution By Polydor/Polygram
Total playing time 48:47
Recorded April 19, 1962 at Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm.
© 1990 by SteepleChase Productions ApS
WJZ radio broadcast, Birdland, NYC, NY on March 7, 1953 (tracks 1 to 5).
WJZ radio broadcast, Birdland, NYC, NY on March 21, 1953 (tracks 6 to 11).
Recorded at Decca Studios, London, England, August 24, 1958
Tracks 1 to 6 Originally issued on BN 4006 / BST 84006
Tracks 7 & 8 are bonus tracks
©? 1995 Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded February 20-22, 1995
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