A Long Drink of the Blues

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A Long Drink of the Blues
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Studio album by
ReleasedEarly June 1961
RecordedAugust 30, 1957 (#1-2)
February 15, 1957 (#3-5)
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length45:05
LabelNew Jazz
ProducerBob Weinstock
Jackie McLean chronology
Makin' the Changes
(1957)
A Long Drink of the Blues
(1961)
Strange Blues
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[2]

A Long Drink of the Blues is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean.[3] It was recorded in 1957, and released in 1961 on New Jazz Records as NJ 8253.

Track listing[]

  1. "A Long Drink of the Blues" [Take 1] false start - 2:21
  2. "A Long Drink of the Blues" (McLean) [Take 2] - 20:49
  3. "Embraceable You" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 7:07
  4. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Heyman, Green) - 6:27
  5. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Link, Marvell, Strachey) - 8:21

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 978. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ At Jazzdisco
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