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Released
  
Early June 1961

A Long Drink of the Blues(1957)
  
Strange Blues(1957)

Release date
  
28 September 1996

Label
  
New Jazz Records

Length
  
45:05

Artist
  
Jackie McLean

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
August 30, 1957 (#1-2)February 15, 1957 (#3-5)Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack

Similar
  
Jackie McLean albums, Jazz albums

Jackie mclean sextet a long drink of the blues


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

Contents

Track listing

  1. "A Long Drink of the Blues" [Take 1] - 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

  • Jackie McLean - alto sax (3-5), tenor sax (1-2)
  • Webster Young - trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller - trombone (1-2)
  • Gil Coggins (1-2), Mal Waldron (3-5) - piano
  • Paul Chambers (1-2), Arthur Phipps (3-5) - bass
  • Louis Hayes (1-2), Art Taylor (3-5) - drums

    • Songs

    1A Long Drink of the Blues (takes 1 & 2)23:10
    2Embraceable You7:08
    3I Cover the Waterfront6:29

    References

    A Long Drink of the Blues Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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