Description
Jackie McLean – Bluesnik / Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Drew, Doug Watkins and Pete La Roca / Deluxe Gatefold Edition, 180 gram, HG Virgin Vinyl / DOL LP 2013 / DOL1047HG
UPC 889397310479
Bluesnik is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label. It features McLean in a quintet with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Pete La Roca.
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "Many critics-as well as jazz fans hold to the opinion that Bluesnik may be McLean's most accessible session for the label... this is a monster session effortlessly performed by a soloist at an early peak and a supporting cast of blazing sidemen." The Penguin Guide to Jazz rates the album three and a half out of four stars and describes it as "Tough, unreconstructed modern blues that reveal considerable depths on subsequent hearings" and further states that the album is "An excellent record, that should be a high priority for anyone interested in McLean's music."
| Label: | DOL – DOL1047HG |
|---|---|
| Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, 180Grm
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2013 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Blues |
| Style: | Hard Bop, Modal |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Bluesnik | |
| A2 | Goin' 'way Blues | |
| A3 | Drew's Blues | |
| B1 | Cool Green | |
| B2 | Blues Function | |
| B3 | Torchin' |
- Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean
- Bass – Doug Watkins
- Drums – Pete La Roca
- Piano – Kenny Drew
- Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard
