Swing, Swang, Swingin'

Swing, Swang, Swingin'
Studio album by Jackie McLean
Released	March 28, 1960 [1]
Recorded	October 20, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:13
Label	Blue Note BLP 4024
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jackie McLean chronology
New Soil (1959) Swing, Swang, Swingin' (1960) Capuchin Swing (1960)

Swing, Swang, Swingin' is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean, recorded in 1959 and released on the Blue Note label. ^[2] McLean's quartet features rhythm section Walter Bishop Jr., Jimmy Garrison and Art Taylor.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
DownBeat	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey states, "Perhaps as a result of Blue Note's more prepared, professional approach to recording sessions, McLean sounds invigorated here, catapulting each melody forward before launching into a series of impassioned improvisations... Swing, Swang, Swingin' may not be as groundbreaking as McLean's more modernist work, but it's a solid session from an artist just beginning an incredible hot streak." ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jackie McLean, except as indicated

Side 1

1. "What's New?" (Burke, Haggart) – 5:19
2. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Berlin) – 4:51
3. "Stablemates" (Golson) – 5:47
4. "I Remember You" (Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) – 5:16

Side 2

1. "I Love You" (Porter) – 5:10
2. "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Oakland) – 5:49
3. "116th and Lenox" – 6:01

Personnel

Musicians

• Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
• Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
• Jimmy Garrison – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – production
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Ira Gitler – liner notes

References

1. Billboard Mar 28, 1960
2. Jackie McLean discography accessed October 15, 2010
3. Huey, S. AllMusic Review accessed October 15, 2010
4. Gordner, Barbara J. (May 26, 1960). "Jackie McLean: Swing Swang Swingin'". DownBeat . Vol. 27, no. 11. p. 34.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 979. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.