JACKIE MCLEAN "BLUESNIK" MM, 2LP, 180G VV, 45RPM, LE, SO, RUDY VAN GELDER NEW

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                                                                                                   JACKIE MCLEAN "BLUESNIK"
MUSIC MATTERS 2008 RELEASE, 2 LP, 180G VIRGIN VINYL, 45 RPM, RECORDED BY RUDY VAN GELDER, MASTERED AT RTI, LIMITED EDITION OF 2,500                                                                                                    COPIES, SOLD-OUT, NEW & SEALED!!
         "JACKIE MCLEAN'S SLIGHTLY ACIDIC TONE ON ALTO CAN BE INSTANTLY IDENTIFIED. HE PERFECTLY SYMBOLIZES THE INTENSITY, PASSION,             EXCITEMENT AND URGENCY OF NEW YORK IN THE 1960'S. BORN IN 1932 AND PART OF THE MUSICAL GENERATION THAT MATURED IN THE SHADOW     OF CHARLIE PARKER, MCLEAN SERVED HIS APPRENTICESHIP AT THE VERY TOP, RECORDING WITH THE LIKES OF MILES DAVIS, CHARLES MINGUS         AND ART BLAKELY. HOWEVER, JACKIE MCLEAN IS BEST KNOWN FOR A BRILLIANT SERIES OF BLUE NOTE ALBUMS RECORDED FROM 1959-67."
"BLUESNIK IS, ON THE SURFACE, ONE OF MCLEAN'S MOST ACCESSIBLE RECORDINGS, SINCE THE SIX SONGS ARE ALL BLUES-BASED. HOWEVER, MCLEAN REMAINS QUITE EXPLORATIVE HERE, CLEARLY INSPIRED BY HIS EXCELLENT SIDEMAN (TRUMPETER FREDDIE HUBBARD, PIANIST KENNY             DREW, BASSIST DOUG WATKINS, AND DRUMMER PETE LA ROCA). MCLEAN STRETCHES HIMSELF, SHOWING  EVERY SIDE OF THE BLUES. THE                                                                                                RESULTS ARE EXCEPTIONAL TO SAY THE LEAST."
"ONE LISTEN TO BLUESNIK TELLS YOU THAT THIS IS ONE OF JACKIE MCLEAN'S MASTERPIECE RECORDINGS. ENGINEER RUDY VAN GELDER WAS UP          TO THE CHALLENGE OF THIS FINE SESSION, GETTING ALL OF THIS PASSIONATE SOUL ON TAPE WITH EXCEPTIONAL FIDELITY. BLUESNIK IS                                                                                                                              ESSENTIAL."
                                                                                                               1) BLUESNIK                                                                                                                2) GOIN' WAY BLUES                                                                                                                3) DREW'S BLUES                                                                                                                4) COOL GREEN                                                                                                                5) BLUES FUNCTION                                                                                                                6) TORCHIN'