Swing, Swang, Swingin'

Swing, Swang, Swingin' is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1959 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] It features McLean in a quartet with pianist Walter Davis Jr., bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Art Taylor. It was released on CD only in Japan.

Swing, Swang, Swingin'
Studio album by
Jackie McLean
ReleasedMarch 1960[1]
RecordedOctober 20, 1959
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length38:13
LabelBlue Note
BST 84024
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jackie McLean chronology
New Soil
(1959)		 Swing, Swang, Swingin'
(1960)		 Capuchin Swing
(1960)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4 stars and stated "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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jackie McLean except as indicated

  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
  5. "I Love You" (Porter) - 5:10
  6. "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Oakland) - 5:49
  7. "116th and Lenox" - 6:01

Personnel

References
  1. Billboard Mar 28, 1960
  2. Jackie McLean discography accessed October 15, 2010
  3. Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 15, 2010
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 979. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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