Released 1975 Artist Jackie McLean Producer Alfred Lion Genre Jazz | Jacknife
(1965) Consequence
(1965) Release date 1975 Label Blue Note Records | |
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Recorded September 24, 1965 (#1-5)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
April 18, 1966 (#6-10)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Length 80:45 original LP
41:36 CD reissue (#1-5) Similar Right Now!, Action Action Action, Let Freedom Ring, New Soil, New and Old Gospel | ||
Jacknife is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean. It actually comprises two volumes, one recorded in 1965 and the other in 1966. They were originally given the catalogue number of BLP 4223 and BLP 4236, but were shelved for ten years and issued together in 1975 as a double LP, with the number BN-LA457-H2. Whilst the 1965 tracks were released on a limited edition CD in 2002, those from 1966 have never been released singularly; however, they can be found on the four-disc Mosaic compilation The Complete Blue Note 1964-66 Jackie McLean Sessions, which was limited to 5,000 copies.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars and stated: "The single CD is quite worthwhile by itself, but tells only half of the story."
Track listing
All compositions by Jackie McLean except as indicated- "On the Nile" (Tolliver) - 12:34
- "Climax" (DeJohnette) - 9:20
- "Soft Blue" (Morgan) - 7:30
- "Jacknife" (Tolliver) - 6:16
- "Blue Fable" - 5:56
- "High Frequency" (Willis) - 11:30
- "Combined Effort" - 9:21
- "Moonscape" - 6:51
- "Jossa Bossa" (Moore) - 6:59
- "The Bull Frog" (Willis) - 4:28
Tracks 1–5 recorded on September 24, 1965; #6-10 on April 18, 1966.
Jacknife was used in the Sons of Anarchy Season 7 episode Suits of Woe.
Personnel
Tracks 1–5
Tracks 6–10
Songs
1On the Nile12:35
2Climax9:21
3Soft Blue7:31