Vertigo (Jackie McLean album)

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Vertigo
Jackie mcclean vertigo2.jpg
Studio album by
Jackie McLean
Released1980;
2000 (CD)
RecordedMay 2, 1959
June 14, 1962
February 11, 1963
Studio Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length40:48 (LP);
76:07 (CD)
Label Blue Note
LT 1085;
7243 5 22669 2 0 (CD)
Producer Alfred Lion
Jackie McLean chronology
Tippin' the Scales
(1962)		Vertigo
(1980)		 One Step Beyond
(1963)
Alternative cover
Vertigo (album).jpg
CD release (2000)

Vertigo is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean, recorded in 1962 and 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980. [1] The initial 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 a 1962 session originally marked for release as Jackie McLean Quintet (BLP 4116), first issued in 1978 as part of a double LP entitled Hipnosis .

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "the music ranges from catchy funk and hard bop to strong hints of the avant-garde". [2] 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." [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Jackie McLean, except where indicated.

Original LP (1980)

  1. "Marney" (Donald Byrd, Bernard Herrmann) - 6:17
  2. "Dusty Foot" (Byrd) - 6:57
  3. "Formidable" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 6:16
  4. "Vertigo" - 8:20
  5. "Cheers" - 4:56
  6. "Yams" (Herbie Hancock) - 8:02

Recorded on May 2, 1959 (3), and February 11, 1963 (all others).

Personnel

Tracks 1,2,4,5 & 6

Track 3

CD reissue (2000)

  1. "Marney" (Byrd, Herrmann) - 6:17
  2. "Dusty Foot" (Byrd) - 6:57
  3. "Vertigo" - 8:20
  4. "Cheers" - 4:56
  5. "Yams" (Hancock) - 8:02
  6. "The Three Minors" - 6:05
  7. "Blues in a Jiff" (Sonny Clark) - 7:12
  8. "Blues for Jackie" (Kenny Dorham) - 7:53
  9. "Marilyn's Dilemma" (Billy Higgins) - 5:03
  10. "Iddy Bitty" - 8:17
  11. "The Way I Feel" (Butch Warren) - 7:05

Recorded on June 14, 1962 (6-11), and February 11, 1963 (1-5).

Personnel

Tracks 1-5

Tracks 6-11

References

  1. ↑ Jackie McLean discography, accessed October 15, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic review, accessed October 15, 2010.
  3. ↑ Shoemaker, B. JazzTimes review, June 2000.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 979. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 136. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
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