Vertigo (Jackie McLean album)

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Released 1980 Artist Jackie McLean Label Blue Note Records Genre Jazz		Vertigo(1962-63) One Step Beyond(1963) Release date 1980 Producer Alfred Lion

Recorded June 14, 1962February 11, 1963Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Length 40:48 original LP76:07 CD reissue Similar Jackie McLean albums, Jazz albums

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Vertigo is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1962 and 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980. The original 1980 release contained only the five tracks from 1963 (with the additional track "Formidable" from 1959, later released as a bonus track on New Soil), while the later 2000 limited CD edition, released as part of the "Connoisseur Series", added six tracks from the 1962 session originally marked for release as Jackie McLean Quintet (BLP 4116), first issued in 1978 as part of a double LP entitled Hipnosis.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated that "the music ranges from catchy funk and hard bop to strong hints of the avant-garde". The JazzTimes review by Bill Shoemaker said: "McLean really doesn't stray far from the winning Blue Note formula of smartly constructed hard bop and blues on the date, which, given the groundswell stemming from One Step Beyond and Destination... Out! explains why the date was withheld."