Action Action Action

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Action Action Action
Action Action Action.jpg
Studio album by
Jackie McLean
ReleasedEarly September 1967[1]
RecordedSeptember 16, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length38:25
LabelBlue Note
BST 84218
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jackie McLean chronology
It's Time!
(1964) 		Action Action Action
(1967) 		Right Now!
(1965)

Action Action Action (aka Action) is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "This album is full of exciting music that has long been overshadowed."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Jackie McLean except where noted

  1. "Action" – 10:54
  2. "Plight" (Charles Tolliver) – 7:39
  3. "Wrong Handle" (Tolliver) – 7:35
  4. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) – 4:43
  5. "Hootnan" – 7:34

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Billboard Sept 16, 1967
  2. ^ Jackie McLean discography accessed October 18, 2010
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed October 18, 2010.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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