| Vertigo | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Jackie McLean |
| Cover: | Jackie_mcclean_vertigo2.jpg |
| Released: | 1980; 2000 (CD) |
| Recorded: | May 2, 1959 June 14, 1962 February 11, 1963 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 40:48 (LP); 76:07 (CD) |
| Label: | Blue Note LT 1085; 7243 5 22669 2 0 (CD) |
| Producer: | Alfred Lion |
| Chronology: | Jackie McLean |
| Prev Title: | Tippin' the Scales |
| Prev Year: | 1962 |
| Next Title: | One Step Beyond |
| Next Year: | 1963 |
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.
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]
All compositions by Jackie McLean, except where indicated.
Recorded on May 2, 1959 (#3) and February 11, 1963 (all others).
Personnel
Tracks 1,2,4,5 & 6
Track 3
Recorded on June 14, 1962 (#6-11) and February 11, 1963 (#1-5).
Personnel
Tracks 1-5
Tracks 6-11