4, 5 and 6

4, 5 and 6
Studio album by Jackie McLean
Released	November 1956 [1]
Recorded	July 13 & 20, 1956
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz, hard bop
Length	45:18
Label	Prestige PRLP 7048
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Jackie McLean chronology
Lights Out! (1956) 4, 5 and 6 (1956) Jackie's Pal (1956)
Alternative cover
1962 New Jazz LP (NJ 8279)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

4, 5 and 6 is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded for Prestige Records. It was recorded in 1956 and originally released that year as PRLP 7048. In 1962, the album was reissued under the same title on the Prestige sub-label New Jazz Records as NJ 8279 with a different cover. The album was reissued on CD in 1991. It features McLean in a quartet with pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Taylor. Trumpeter Donald Byrd guests on three tracks, and tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley on one.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sentimental Journey"	Ben Homer, Bud Green, Les Brown	10:00
2.	"Why Was I Born?"	Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II	5:16
3.	"Contour"	Kenny Drew	5:01
4.	"Confirmation"	Charlie Parker	11:26
5.	"When I Fall in Love"	Edward Heyman, Victor Young	5:36
6.	"Abstraction"	Mal Waldron	7:59

Recorded on July 13 (#1–3) and 20 (#4–6), 1956.

Personnel

• Jackie McLean – alto sax
• Hank Mobley – tenor sax (#4 only)
• Donald Byrd – trumpet (#3, 4, 6 only)
• Mal Waldron – piano
• Doug Watkins – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

References

1. Billboard Nov 24, 1956
2. Allmusic Review. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 978. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 136. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.