| New Wine in Old Bottles | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Jackie McLean with The Great Jazz Trio |
| Cover: | New Wine in Old Bottles.jpg |
| Released: | 1978 |
| Recorded: | April 6–7, 1978 |
| Studio: | Sound Ideas Studios, NYC |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 40:17 |
| Label: | East Wind EW-8057 |
| Producer: | Kiyoshi Itoh and Yasohachi Itoh |
| Chronology: | Jackie McLean |
| Prev Title: | Like Old Time |
| Prev Year: | 1976 |
| Next Title: | Monuments |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
New Wine in Old Bottles is an album by saxophonist Jackie McLean with the Great Jazz Trio; pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams, recorded in 1978 for the Japanese East Wind label.[1] [2]
Reviewing in (1981), Robert Christgau called New Wine in Old Bottles "the best McLean album in over a decade" and said, "the saxophonist's work here surpasses that on his European SteepleChase outings because the rhythm section of Hank Jones, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams encourages him to think as fast as he can play, which is plenty fast." The Buffalo News wrote that "McLean plays alto saxophone as if it were tenor—no lissome flash and filigree."[3]
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "It was an inspired idea to match alto saxophonist Jackie McLean with the Great Jazz Trio, a regularly working unit on record and in concert led by the outstanding pianist Hank Jones, joined by two first call players, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams... Jones' advanced playing may be a eye-opener for some fans who do not realize how advanced and wide ranging a pianist he is."
All Compositions by Jackie McLean except as indicated