Swing, Swang, Swingin' Explained

Swing, Swang, Swingin'
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jackie McLean
Cover:	Swing, Swang, Swingin'.jpg
Released:	March 28, 1960^[1]
Recorded:	October 20, 1959
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:13
Label:	Blue Note BLP 4024
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Jackie McLean
Prev Title:	New Soil
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Capuchin Swing
Next Year:	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

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

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=oh8EAAAAMBAJ&q=McLean+4024+swing&pg=PA46 Billboard Mar 28, 1960
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/jackie-mclean/catalog/#blue-note-blp-4024 Jackie McLean discography
3. Huey, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=swing-swang-swingin-r143736|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 15, 2010