McLean's Scene explained

McLean's Scene
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jackie McLean
Cover:	McLean's_Scene.jpg
Released:	May 1959^[1]
Recorded:	December 14, 1956 February 15, 1957
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:33
Label:	New Jazz NJ 8212
Producer:	Bob Weinstock
Prev Title:	Jackie's Pal
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	Jackie McLean & Co.
Next Year:	1957

McLean's Scene is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean.^[2] 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

Notes and References

1. . New Releases . Billboard . 4 May 1959 . 2 June 2017.
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/jackie-mclean/catalog/#new-jazz-njlp-8212 At Jazzdisco