McLean's Scene

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McLean's Scene
McLean's Scene.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1959[1]
RecordedDecember 14, 1956
February 15, 1957
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
GenreJazz
Length40:33
LabelNew Jazz
NJ 8212
ProducerBob Weinstock
Jackie McLean chronology
Jackie's Pal
(1956)
McLean's Scene
(1959)
Jackie McLean & Co.
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[4]

McLean's Scene is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean.[5] It was recorded in 1956 and 1957, but not released until 1959 on Prestige's subsidiary label New Jazz Records, as NJ 8212. It was reissued on CD in 1991.

Track listing[]

  1. "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 7:31
  2. "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:21
  3. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 8:50
  4. "McLean's Scene" (McLean) - 10:21
  5. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) - 4:56
  6. "Outburst" (McLean) - 4:34

Recorded on December 14, 1956 (#1, 3, 4) and February 15, 1957(#2, 5, 6).

Personnel[]

Tracks 1, 3, 4

Tracks 2, 5, 6

  • Jackie McLean - alto sax
  • Mal Waldron - piano
  • Arthur Phipps - bass
  • Art Taylor - drums

References[]

  1. ^ "New Releases". Billboard. 4 May 1959. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. ^ Allmusic Review
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 136. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 978. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ At Jazzdisco
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