Swing, Swang, Swingin'

Swing, Swang, Swingin' is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1959 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] It features McLean in a quartet with pianist Walter Bishop Jr., bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Art Taylor.

Swing, Swang, Swingin'
Studio album by
Jackie McLean
ReleasedMarch 28, 1960[1]
RecordedOctober 20, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length38:13
LabelBlue Note
BST 84024
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jackie McLean chronology
New Soil
(1959)		 Swing, Swang, Swingin'
(1960)		 Capuchin Swing
(1960)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey stated "Perhaps as a result of Blue Note's more prepared, professional approach to recording sessions, McLean sounds invigorated here, catapulting each melody forward before launching into a series of impassioned improvisations... Swing, Swang, Swingin' may not be as groundbreaking as McLean's more modernist work, but it's a solid session from an artist just beginning an incredible hot streak".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jackie McLean, except as indicated

  1. "What's New?" (Burke, Haggart) - 5:19
  2. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Berlin) - 4:51
  3. "Stablemates" (Golson) - 5:47
  4. "I Remember You" (Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 5:16
  5. "I Love You" (Porter) - 5:10
  6. "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Oakland) - 5:49
  7. "116th and Lenox" - 6:01

Personnel

References
  1. Billboard Mar 28, 1960
  2. Jackie McLean discography accessed October 15, 2010
  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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