Tribute to Jackie Mclean
McLean was born on May 17, 1931, in Harlem, New York City.[
He received informal tutoring from neighbors Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Charlie Parker.
During high school McLean played in a band with Kenny Drew, Sonny Rollins
Along with Rollins, McLean featured on Miles Davis‘s Dig album, recorded in 1951 when McLean was 20 years old. As a young man, he also recorded with Gene Ammons, Charles Mingus (for Pithecanthropus Erectus), George Wallington, and as a member of Art Blakey‘s Jazz Messengers
McLean’s early recordings as leader were in the hard bop school. He later became an exponent of modal jazz without abandoning his foundation in hard bop.Throughout his career he was known for a distinctive tone, akin to the tenor saxophone and often described with such adjectives as “bittersweet”, “piercing”, or “searing”, a slightly sharp pitch, and a strong foundation in the blues.
@ Dizzy the band plays a lot of tunes from the connection , an iconic blue note album from 1961.
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