Jackie's Pal is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean, his third issued recording for Prestige Records. It was recorded in 1956 and first released as PRLP 7068. In 1963, like the previous 4, 5 and 6, the album was reissued on the Prestige subsidiary label New Jazz Records, as NJ 8290, with a different cover and retitled Steeplechase. It was reissued on CD in 1991 under the original title.[4] It features McLean in a quintet with trumpeter Bill Hardman, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones.
| Jackie's Pal | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 31, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:09 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7068 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
| Jackie McLean Quintet chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Steeplechase (1963, NJ 8290) | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
edit- "Sweet Doll" (McLean) - 6:06
- "Just for Marty" (Bill Hardman) - 6:39
- "Dee's Dilemma (Mal Waldron) - 7:06
- "Sublues (Hardman) - 8:03
- "Steeplechase" (Charlie Parker) - 8:12
- "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:03
Personnel
edit- Jackie McLean - alto sax (except track 6)
- Bill Hardman - trumpet
- Mal Waldron - piano
- Paul Chambers - bass
- Philly Joe Jones - drums
References
edit- ^ Billboard Feb 23, 1957
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 649. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ At Discogs