Analogue Productions - CPRJ 7068 SA - SACD Hybrid Mono
Mastered By Kevin Gray - Hybrid SACD Plays On Normal CD Players
Mastered by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering
In the case of this 1956 Prestige release, Jackie's Pal is none other than trumpeter Bill Hardman who McLean champions justifiably here after the pair left the Charles Mingus workshop and before they both joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The excellent date finds the jazz greats in a quintet rounded out by Mal Walldron (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) and Philly Joe Jones (drums).
These SACD jackets feature printed wraps mounted to chipboard shells, producing an authentic, "old school" look and feel. Some people call these "mini LP" jackets.
The perennially underrated Bill Hardman (1932-90) was one of the unsung trumpet heroes of the modern era. His raw sound and tense, "running" attack were featured in three separate editions of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, the first and most memorable of which found him sharing the front line with Jackie McLean and Johnny Griffin. McLean, who was already an established Prestige artist, gave Hardman the spotlight on this 1956 blowing date, recorded with a blue-ribbon rhythm section after the pair left Charles Mingus’s workshop and before they joined Blakey.
Originally released in 1956
Cut from the analogue masters by renowned mastering engineer Kevin Gray.
- Jackie McLean (alto saxophone)
- Mal Waldron (piano)
- Paul Chambers (bass)
- Philly Joe Jones (drums)
- Bill Hardman (trumpet)
Jackie McLean Jackie's Pal
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2. Just For Marty
3. Dee's Dilemma
4. Sublues
5. Steeplechase
6. It Could Happen To You
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