Jackie McLean - Bluesnik - Blue Note Classic LP

180g Vinyl LP — Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series, Mastered by Kevin Gray from the Original Master Tapes

Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean was already a veteran of the NYC jazz scene by the time he began recording as a leader for Blue Note in 1959. The culmination of his early run with the label is Bluesnik, a vibrant 1961 session that brims with immediacy. McLean had the blues on his mind when he entered Rudy Van Gelder's studio that January with a formidable quintet featuring Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Kenny Drew on piano, Doug Watkins on bass, and Pete La Roca on drums. Across six original blues pieces the band moves through every hue of blue, from the shuffling "Goin' 'Way Blues" to Hubbard's no-nonsense "Blues Function."

Features

• 180g vinyl LP
• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
• Stereo, all-analog pressing
• Mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes
• Pressed at Optimal in Germany
• Label: Blue Note

Track Listing

Side One:

1. Bluesnik
2. Goin' 'Way Blues
3. Drew's Blues

Side Two:

1. Cool Green
2. Blues Function
3. Torchin'