McLean's Scene

McLean's Scene
Studio album by Jackie McLean
Released	May 1959 [1]
Recorded	December 14, 1956 February 15, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:33
Label	New Jazz NJ 8212
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Jackie McLean chronology
Jackie's Pal (1956) McLean's Scene (1959) Jackie McLean & Co. (1957)

Professional ratings

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

McLean's Scene is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean. ^[5] It was recorded in 1956 and 1957, but not released until 1959 on Prestige's subsidiary label New Jazz Records, as NJ 8212. It was reissued on CD in 1991. Three tracks features McLean in a quintet with trumpeter Bill Hardman, pianist William “Red” Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor, and the remainder a quartet with pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Art Phipps and Art Taylor.

Track listing

1. "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 7:31
2. "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:21
3. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 8:50
4. "McLean's Scene" (McLean) - 10:21
5. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) - 4:56
6. "Outburst" (McLean) - 4:34

Recorded on December 14, 1956 (#1, 3, 4), and February 15, 1957(#2, 5, 6).

Personnel

Tracks 1, 3, 4

• Jackie McLean - alto sax
• Bill Hardman - trumpet
• Red Garland - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

Tracks 2, 5, 6

• Jackie McLean - alto sax
• Mal Waldron - piano
• Arthur Phipps - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

References

1. "New Releases". Billboard. May 4, 1959. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
2. AllMusic Review
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.
5. At Jazzdisco