Jackie McLean - Let Freedom Ring - Tone Poet LP

180g Vinyl LP, Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series

Jackie McLean's 1962 album Let Freedom Ring reflected the change in the air of the early '60s, both the musical freedoms of the emergent avant-garde and the social freedoms sought by the civil rights movement. This four-song set pairs the alto saxophonist with Walter Davis, Jr. on piano, Herbie Lewis on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums, melding the bluesy language of hard bop with the bristling energy of The New Thing. McLean's emotive horn wails, shrieks, and soothes across three striking originals dedicated to his daughter, son, and mother, with a plaintive reading of Bud Powell's "I'll Keep Loving You" rounding out the date.

Features

• 180g vinyl LP
• Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series, produced by Joe Harley
• Mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Pressed at RTI with a deluxe tip-on jacket
• Label: Blue Note

Track Listing

Side I:

1. Melody for Melonae
2. I'll Keep Loving You

Side II:

1. Rene
2. Omega