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In 1956 Jackie McLean was only beginning to assert himself as a true individualist on the alto saxophone, exploring the lime-flavored microtones of his instrument that purists or the misinformed perceived as being off-key or out of tune. 4, 5 and 6 presents McLean's quartet on half the date, and tunes with an expanded quintet, and one sextet track -- thus the title. Mal Waldron, himself an unconventional pianist willing to explore different sizings and shadings of progressive jazz, is a wonderful complement for McLean's notions, with bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Taylor the impervious team everyone wanted for his rhythm section at the time. The quartet versions of "Sentimental Journey," "Why Was I Born?," and "When I Fall in Love" range from totally bluesy, to hard bop ribald, to pensive and hopeful, respectively. These are three great examples of McLean attempting to make the tunes his own, adding a flattened, self-effaced, almost grainy-faced texture to the music without concern for the perfectness of the melody. Donald Byrd joins the fray on his easygoing bopper "Contour," where complex is made simple and enjoyable, while Hank Mobley puts his tenor sax to the test on the lone and lengthy sextet track, a rousing version of Charlie Parker's risk-laden "Confirmation." It's Waldron's haunting ballad "Abstraction," with Byrd and McLean's quick replies, faint and dour, that somewhat illuminates the darker side. As a stand-alone recording, 4, 5 and 6 does not break barriers, but does foreshadow the future of McLean as an innovative musician in an all-too-purist mainstream jazz world.
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
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Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Watkins, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Donald Byrd, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Art Taylor, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Homer, ComposerLyricist - Bud Green, ComposerLyricist - Mal Waldron, Piano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie McLean, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - LES BROWN, ComposerLyricist - Bob Weinstock, Producer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Prestige Records, Inc.
Jerome Kern, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Doug Watkins, FeaturedArtist - Donald Byrd, FeaturedArtist - Art Taylor, FeaturedArtist - Mal Waldron, FeaturedArtist - Jackie McLean, MainArtist - Bob Weinstock, Producer
℗ 1956 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Doug Watkins, FeaturedArtist - Donald Byrd, FeaturedArtist - Art Taylor, FeaturedArtist - Kenny Drew, ComposerLyricist - Mal Waldron, FeaturedArtist - Jackie McLean, MainArtist - Bob Weinstock, Producer
℗ 1956 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Charlie Parker, ComposerLyricist - Hank Mobley, FeaturedArtist - Doug Watkins, FeaturedArtist - Donald Byrd, FeaturedArtist - Art Taylor, FeaturedArtist - Mal Waldron, FeaturedArtist - Jackie McLean, MainArtist - Bob Weinstock, Producer
℗ 1963 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Victor Young, Composer - Edward Heyman, Author - Doug Watkins, FeaturedArtist - Art Taylor, FeaturedArtist - Mal Waldron, FeaturedArtist - Jackie McLean, MainArtist - Bob Weinstock, Producer
℗ 1963 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Doug Watkins, FeaturedArtist - Donald Byrd, FeaturedArtist - Art Taylor, FeaturedArtist - Mal Waldron, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Jackie McLean, MainArtist - Bob Weinstock, Producer
℗ 1963 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
In 1956 Jackie McLean was only beginning to assert himself as a true individualist on the alto saxophone, exploring the lime-flavored microtones of his instrument that purists or the misinformed perceived as being off-key or out of tune. 4, 5 and 6 presents McLean's quartet on half the date, and tunes with an expanded quintet, and one sextet track -- thus the title. Mal Waldron, himself an unconventional pianist willing to explore different sizings and shadings of progressive jazz, is a wonderful complement for McLean's notions, with bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Taylor the impervious team everyone wanted for his rhythm section at the time. The quartet versions of "Sentimental Journey," "Why Was I Born?," and "When I Fall in Love" range from totally bluesy, to hard bop ribald, to pensive and hopeful, respectively. These are three great examples of McLean attempting to make the tunes his own, adding a flattened, self-effaced, almost grainy-faced texture to the music without concern for the perfectness of the melody. Donald Byrd joins the fray on his easygoing bopper "Contour," where complex is made simple and enjoyable, while Hank Mobley puts his tenor sax to the test on the lone and lengthy sextet track, a rousing version of Charlie Parker's risk-laden "Confirmation." It's Waldron's haunting ballad "Abstraction," with Byrd and McLean's quick replies, faint and dour, that somewhat illuminates the darker side. As a stand-alone recording, 4, 5 and 6 does not break barriers, but does foreshadow the future of McLean as an innovative musician in an all-too-purist mainstream jazz world.
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:00
- Main artists: Jackie McLean
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Prestige
- Genre: Jazz
© 2006 Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2006 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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