Jackie McLean - 'Bout Soul (1967) 320 kbps+CD Rip
BAND/ARTIST: Jackie McLean
- Title: 'Bout Soul
- Year Of Release: 1997
- Label: Blue Note[CDP 7243 8 59383 2 0]
- Genre: Jazz, Free Jazz
- Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
- Total Time: 51:06
- Total Size: 337 MB(+3%) | 137 MB(+3%)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Soul (10:18)
02. Conversion Point (9:48)
03. Big Ben's Voice (10:09)
04. Dear Nick, Dear John (4:57)
05. Erdu (5:58)
06. Big Ben's Voice (alt tk) (9:56)
personnel :
Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
Woody Shaw – trumpet (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
Grachan Moncur III – trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
LaMont Johnson – piano
Scott Holt – bass
Rashied Ali – drums
Barbara Simmons – recitation (track 1)
'Bout Soul does not mean the same thing as soul-jazz, as the opening track "Soul" makes abundantly clear. Written by Grachan Moncur III and poet Barbara Simmons, "Soul" is a tonally free tone-poem that features Simmons' spoken recital. It's about what the concept of soul is, not what soul music is, and that should not come as a surprise to anyone acquainted with Jackie McLean's work. Even as his Blue Note contemporaries were working commercial soul-jazz grooves, McLean pushed the borders of jazz, embracing the avant-garde and free jazz. 'Bout Soul is one of his most explicit free albums, finding the alto saxophonist pushing a quintet -- trumpeter Woody Shaw (who sits out "Dear Nick, Dear John"), pianist Lamont Johnson, bassist Scotty Holt, drummer Rashied Ali -- into uncompromising, tonally free territory. This is intensely cerebral music that is nevertheless played with a fiery passion. Although the music was all composed, it is played as if it was invented on the spot. Fans of McLean's straight-ahead hard bop, or even of his adventurous mid-'60s sessions, might find this a little off-putting at first, but 'Bout Soul rewards close listening. It is one of McLean's finest modern contemporary sessions.~Stephen Thomas Erlewine
01. Soul (10:18)
02. Conversion Point (9:48)
03. Big Ben's Voice (10:09)
04. Dear Nick, Dear John (4:57)
05. Erdu (5:58)
06. Big Ben's Voice (alt tk) (9:56)
personnel :
Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
Woody Shaw – trumpet (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
Grachan Moncur III – trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
LaMont Johnson – piano
Scott Holt – bass
Rashied Ali – drums
Barbara Simmons – recitation (track 1)
'Bout Soul does not mean the same thing as soul-jazz, as the opening track "Soul" makes abundantly clear. Written by Grachan Moncur III and poet Barbara Simmons, "Soul" is a tonally free tone-poem that features Simmons' spoken recital. It's about what the concept of soul is, not what soul music is, and that should not come as a surprise to anyone acquainted with Jackie McLean's work. Even as his Blue Note contemporaries were working commercial soul-jazz grooves, McLean pushed the borders of jazz, embracing the avant-garde and free jazz. 'Bout Soul is one of his most explicit free albums, finding the alto saxophonist pushing a quintet -- trumpeter Woody Shaw (who sits out "Dear Nick, Dear John"), pianist Lamont Johnson, bassist Scotty Holt, drummer Rashied Ali -- into uncompromising, tonally free territory. This is intensely cerebral music that is nevertheless played with a fiery passion. Although the music was all composed, it is played as if it was invented on the spot. Fans of McLean's straight-ahead hard bop, or even of his adventurous mid-'60s sessions, might find this a little off-putting at first, but 'Bout Soul rewards close listening. It is one of McLean's finest modern contemporary sessions.~Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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