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Released
  
Early June 1961

Artist
  
Jackie McLean

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Jackie's Bag (1960)
  
Bluesnik (1961)

Release date
  
June 1961

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
January 18, 1959 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack September 1, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Length
  
38:50 original LP 62:47 CD

Similar
  
Jackie McLean albums, Jazz albums

Jackie's Bag is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1959 and 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "the music on Jackie's Bag finds McLean in a staunchly hard bop mode, with occasional hints of adventurousness".

Track listing

All compositions by Jackie McLean except as indicated
  1. "Quadrangle" - 4:44
  2. "Blues Inn" - 9:06
  3. "Fidel" - 7:11
  4. "Appointment in Ghana" - 6:59
  5. "A Ballad for Doll" - 3:19
  6. "Isle of Java" (Tina Brooks) - 7:31

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "Street Singer" (Brooks) - 10:19
  2. "Melonae's Dance" - 6:50
  3. "Medina" (Brooks) - 6:48

Recorded on January 18, 1959 (tracks 1-3) and September 1, 1960 (tracks 4-9).

Personnel

Tracks 1-3

  • Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
  • Donald Byrd - trumpet
  • Sonny Clark - piano (#2-3)
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • Philly Joe Jones - drums

    • Tracks 4-9

  • Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
  • Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell - trumpet
  • Kenny Drew - piano
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • Art Taylor - drums

    • Songs

    1Quadrangle (Rudy Van Gelder 24Bit Mastering) (1999 Digital Remaster)4:43
    2Blues Inn (Rudy Van Gelder 24Bit Mastering) (1999 Digital Remaster)9:05
    3Fidel (Rudy Van Gelder 24Bit Mastering) (1999 Digital Remaster)7:08

    References

    Jackie's Bag Wikipedia
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