A Long Drink of the Blues
1961 studio album by Jackie McLean
A Long Drink of the Blues | ||||
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Studio album by Jackie McLean | ||||
Released | Early June 1961 | |||
Recorded | August 30, 1957 (#1–2) February 15, 1957 (#3–5) | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 45:05 | |||
Label | New Jazz | |||
Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
Jackie McLean chronology | ||||
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A Long Drink of the Blues is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean.[1] It was recorded in 1957, and released in 1961 on New Jazz Records as NJ 8253. It features two tracks with McLean in a sextet featuring trumpeter Webster Young, trombonist Curtis Fuller, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Louis Hayes, and three with a quartet featuring pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Art Phipps and drummer Art Taylor.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
DownBeat | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer picked "These Foolish Things" as the highlight, stating that McLean's playing of the bridge in his two solo choruses varied effectively, giving "a different emotional experience to the listener".[3]
Track listing
- "A Long Drink of the Blues" [Take 1] false start - 2:21
- "A Long Drink of the Blues" (McLean) [Take 2] - 20:49
- "Embraceable You" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 7:07
- "I Cover the Waterfront" (Heyman, Green) - 6:27
- "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Link, Marvell, Strachey) - 8:21
Personnel
- Jackie McLean - alto and tenor sax (1–2) alto sax (3–5)
- Webster Young - trumpet (1–2)
- Curtis Fuller - trombone (1–2)
- Gil Coggins (1–2), Mal Waldron (3–5) - piano
- Paul Chambers (1–2), Arthur Phipps (3–5) - bass
- Louis Hayes (1–2), Art Taylor (3–5) - drums
References
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Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section.
or
co-leader
- Presenting... Jackie McLean (1955)
- Lights Out! (1956)
- 4, 5 and 6 (1956)
- Jackie's Pal (1956)
- McLean's Scene (1957–59)
- Jackie McLean & Co. (1957)
- Makin' the Changes (1957)
- A Long Drink of the Blues (1957)
- Strange Blues (1957)
- Alto Madness (1957)
- Fat Jazz (1957)
- Jackie's Bag (1959–60)
- New Soil (1959)
- Swing, Swang, Swingin' (1959)
- Capuchin Swing (1960)
- Street Singer (with Tina Brooks, 1960)
- Bluesnik (1961)
- A Fickle Sonance (1961)
- Let Freedom Ring (1962)
- Tippin' the Scales (1962)
- Vertigo (1962–63)
- Hipnosis (1962–67)
- One Step Beyond (1963)
- Destination... Out! (1963)
- It's Time! (1964)
- Action Action Action (1964)
- Right Now! (1965)
- Jacknife (1965–66)
- Consequence (1965)
- New and Old Gospel (1967)
- 'Bout Soul (1967)
- Demon's Dance (1967)
- Live at Montmartre (1972)
- Ode to Super (1973)
- A Ghetto Lullaby (1973)
- Altissimo (1973)
- The Meeting (1973)
- The Source (1973)
- Antiquity (1974)
- New York Calling (1974)
- New Wine in Old Bottles (1978)
- One Night with Blue Note Preserved Volume 2 (1985)
- It's About Time (1985)
- Hat Trick (1996)
others
- The Happy Blues (Gene Ammons, 1956)
- Jammin' with Gene (Gene Ammons, 1956)
- Funky (Gene Ammons, 1957)
- Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (Gene Ammons, 1957)
- Hard Bop (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956)
- Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 [1982])
- Drum Suite (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956–57)
- A Night in Tunisia (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, Vik/RCA, 1957)
- Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1957)
- Tough! (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1957)
- Back to the Tracks (Tina Brooks, 1960)
- 2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney, 1957)
- Off to the Races (Donald Byrd, 1958)
- Fuego (Donald Byrd, 1959)
- Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960)
- Cool Struttin' (Sonny Clark, 1958)
- Dig (Miles Davis, 1951)
- Quintet/Sextet (Miles Davis, 1955)
- Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr., 1959)
- Inta Somethin' (Kenny Dorham, 1961)
- Matador (Kenny Dorham, 1962)
- Tuba Sounds (Ray Draper, 1957)
- 2 Trumpets (Art Farmer, 1957)
- Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992)
- To Bird with Love (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992)
- Pithecanthropus Erectus (Charles Mingus, 1956)
- Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1958)
- Mobley's Message (Hank Mobley, Prestige, 1956)
- Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley, 1967)
- Evolution (Grachan Moncur III, 1963)
- Lee-Way (Lee Morgan, 1960)
- Tom Cat (Lee Morgan, 1964)
- Cornbread (Lee Morgan, 1965)
- Infinity (Lee Morgan, 1965)
- Charisma (Lee Morgan, 1966)
- The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1967–68)
- The Music From "The Connection" (Freddie Redd, 1960)
- Shades of Redd (Freddie Redd, 1960)
- Redd's Blues (Freddie Redd, 1961)
- Open House (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
- Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
- Taylor's Wailers (Art Taylor, 1957)
- Mal/2 (Mal Waldron, 1957)
- Left Alone (Mal Waldron, 1959)
- Left Alone '86 (Mal Waldron, 1986)
- Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967)
appearances
- The Connection (Shirley Clarke, 1961)
- Jazz (Ken Burns, 2000)