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I prepared this post for the
RVG blog. Another contributor posted a CD rip, so rather than wasting my
efforts I decided to offer it at the Crypt. This is a marvellous early album by
Jackie McLean. It was recorded over two dates one consisting of a Quartet and
the other as a Sextet; by the masterful Rudy van Gelder. These variants do
detract from the album's flow, but taken individually the music is excellent
and well played. The listener can easily discern the dynamics offered by Mal
Waldron, Paul Chambers and Curtis Fuller to highlight a few of the great
musicians on show here. Overall the album is an opportunity to experience some
great hard bop that sounds fresh even in today’s diverse jazz world. Enjoy!
Makin' the Changes features
altoist Jackie McLean in two different settings. On three selections -- a rollicking
"Bean and the Boys," an up-tempo "I Never Knew" and "I
Hear a Rhapsody" -- McLean teams up with pianist Mal Waldron in a quartet
with bassist Arthur Phipps and drummer Art Taylor. The other three numbers
("What's New," " "Chasin' the Bird" and McLean's
original "Jackie's Ghost") have more of a jam session feel, and
feature McLean in a sextet with trumpeter Webster Young, trombonist Curtis
Fuller, pianist Gil Coggins, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Louis Hayes. In
general, the hard bop music is swinging and fairly advanced, a step above the
usual jam sessions of the time. ~ by Scott Yanow, AMG.
New Jazz, NJLP 8231, 1960
Recorded 15th February,
1957 (#A1,A3,B1) in Hackensack, New Jersey
Recorded 30th August,
1957 (#A2,B2,B3) in Hackensack, New Jersey
Track Listing:
A1. Bean And The Boys
{Coleman Hawkins} (8:32)
A2. What's New {Bob Haggart,
Johnny Burke} (7:08)
A3. I Never Knew {Gus Kahn,
Ted Fiorito} (2:58)
B1. I Hear A Rhapsody {Dick
Gasparre, George Fragos, Jack Baker, Richard Bard} (5:07)
B2. Jackie's Ghost {Ray
Draper} (5:26)
B3. Chasin' The Bird {Charlie
Parker} (6:35)
Personnel:
Jackie McLean - Alto
Saxophone
Curtis Fuller - Trombone
(#A2,B2,B3)
Webster Young - Trumpet
(#A2,B2,B3)
Mal Waldron - Piano
(#A1,A3,B1)
Gil Coggins - Piano
(#A2,B2,B3)
Arthur Phipps - Bass
(#A1,A3,B1)
Paul Chambers - Bass
(#A2,B2,B3)
Arthur Taylor - Drums (#A1,
A3, B1)
Louis Hayes - Drums
(#A2,B2,B3)
Credits:
Supervision - Bob Weinstock
Recording Engineer - Rudy Van
Gelder
Cover Artwork - Esmond
Edwards
Liner Notes - Nat Hentoff
