Jackie's Bag

Jackie's Bag is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1959 and 1960 and released by Blue Note.[1] It features three tracks with McLean in a quintet featuring trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones, and six tracks with a sextet featuring tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor.

Jackie's Bag
Studio album by
Jackie McLean
ReleasedJune 1961
RecordedJanuary 18, 1959–September 1, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey; Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length38:50 LP
62:47CD
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jackie McLean chronology
Capuchin Swing
(1960)		 Jackie's Bag
(1961)		 Bluesnik
(1962)

Reception

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer stated that "All the participants play well, and the thematic content, all McLean's work, is interesting", but added that he preferred McLean's earlier, more intense playing.[2] The AllMusic review by Steve Huey stated: "the music on Jackie's Bag finds McLean in a staunchly hard bop mode, with occasional hints of adventurousness".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
DownBeat[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing
All compositions by Jackie McLean, except as indicated.
  1. "Quadrangle" – 4:44
  2. "Blues Inn" – 9:06
  3. "Fidel" – 7:11
  4. "Appointment in Ghana" – 6:59
  5. "A Ballad for Doll" – 3:19
  6. "Isle of Java" (Tina Brooks) – 7:31

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "Street Singer" (Brooks) – 10:19
  2. "Melonae's Dance" – 6:50
  3. "Medina" (Brooks) – 6:48

Recorded on January 18, 1959 (tracks 1–3) and September 1, 1960 (tracks 4–9).

Personnel

Tracks 1–3

Tracks 4–9

See also

References
  1. Jackie McLean discography accessed October 15, 2010
  2. DeMichael, Don (August 17, 1961). "Jackie McLean: Jackie's Bag". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 17. pp. 32, 34.
  3. Huey, S. AllMusic Review accessed October 15, 2010
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 979. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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