'Bout Soul
'Bout Soul | ||||
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Studio album by Jackie McLean | ||||
Released | January 1969[1] | |||
Recorded | September 8, 1967 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Free jazz | |||
Length | 41:05 | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84284 | |||
Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
Jackie McLean chronology | ||||
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'Bout Soul is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] It features McLean in a quintet with trumpeter Woody Shaw, pianist LaMont Johnson, bassist Scotty Holt and drummer Rashied Ali. Trombonist Grachan Moncur III guests on three tracks, and Barbara Simmons recites the words on “Soul”.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated:
This is intensely cerebral music that is nevertheless played with a fiery passion. Although the music was all composed, it is played as if it was invented on the spot. Fans of McLean's straight-ahead hard bop, or even of his adventurous mid-'60s sessions, might find this a little off-putting at first, but 'Bout Soul rewards close listening. It is one of McLean's finest modern contemporary sessions
— Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing
- "Soul" (Grachan Moncur III, Barbara Simmons) - 10:17
- "Conversion Point" (Jackie McLean) - 9:47
- "Big Ben's Voice" (LaMont Johnson) - 10:08
- "Dear Nick, Dear John" (Scotty Holt) - 4:56
- "Erdu" (Johnson) - 5:57
- "Big Ben's Voice" [Alternate take] - 9:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Woody Shaw – trumpet (tracks 1–3, 5 & 6)
- Grachan Moncur III – trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
- LaMont Johnson – piano
- Scotty Holt – bass
- Rashied Ali – drums
- Barbara Simmons – recitation (track 1)
References
- v
- t
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or
co-leader
- Presenting... Jackie McLean (1955)
- Lights Out! (1956)
- 4, 5 and 6 (1956)
- Jackie's Pal (1956)
- McLean's Scene (1957–59)
- Jackie McLean & Co. (1957)
- Makin' the Changes (1957)
- A Long Drink of the Blues (1957)
- Strange Blues (1957)
- Alto Madness (1957)
- Fat Jazz (1957)
- Jackie's Bag (1959–60)
- New Soil (1959)
- Swing, Swang, Swingin' (1959)
- Capuchin Swing (1960)
- Street Singer (with Tina Brooks, 1960)
- Bluesnik (1961)
- A Fickle Sonance (1961)
- Let Freedom Ring (1962)
- Tippin' the Scales (1962)
- Vertigo (1962–63)
- Hipnosis (1962–67)
- One Step Beyond (1963)
- Destination... Out! (1963)
- It's Time! (1964)
- Action Action Action (1964)
- Right Now! (1965)
- Jacknife (1965–66)
- Consequence (1965)
- New and Old Gospel (1967)
- 'Bout Soul (1967)
- Demon's Dance (1967)
- Live at Montmartre (1972)
- Ode to Super (1973)
- A Ghetto Lullaby (1973)
- Altissimo (1973)
- The Meeting (1973)
- The Source (1973)
- Antiquity (1974)
- New York Calling (1974)
- New Wine in Old Bottles (1978)
- One Night with Blue Note Preserved Volume 2 (1985)
- It's About Time (1985)
- Hat Trick (1996)
others
- The Happy Blues (Gene Ammons, 1956)
- Jammin' with Gene (Gene Ammons, 1956)
- Funky (Gene Ammons, 1957)
- Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (Gene Ammons, 1957)
- Hard Bop (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956)
- Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 [1982])
- Drum Suite (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956–57)
- A Night in Tunisia (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, Vik/RCA, 1957)
- Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1957)
- Tough! (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1957)
- Back to the Tracks (Tina Brooks, 1960)
- 2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney, 1957)
- Off to the Races (Donald Byrd, 1958)
- Fuego (Donald Byrd, 1959)
- Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960)
- Cool Struttin' (Sonny Clark, 1958)
- Dig (Miles Davis, 1951)
- Quintet/Sextet (Miles Davis, 1955)
- Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr., 1959)
- Inta Somethin' (Kenny Dorham, 1961)
- Matador (Kenny Dorham, 1962)
- Tuba Sounds (Ray Draper, 1957)
- 2 Trumpets (Art Farmer, 1957)
- Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992)
- To Bird with Love (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992)
- Pithecanthropus Erectus (Charles Mingus, 1956)
- Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1958)
- Mobley's Message (Hank Mobley, Prestige, 1956)
- Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley, 1967)
- Evolution (Grachan Moncur III, 1963)
- Lee-Way (Lee Morgan, 1960)
- Tom Cat (Lee Morgan, 1964)
- Cornbread (Lee Morgan, 1965)
- Infinity (Lee Morgan, 1965)
- Charisma (Lee Morgan, 1966)
- The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1967–68)
- The Music From "The Connection" (Freddie Redd, 1960)
- Shades of Redd (Freddie Redd, 1960)
- Redd's Blues (Freddie Redd, 1961)
- Open House (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
- Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
- Taylor's Wailers (Art Taylor, 1957)
- Mal/2 (Mal Waldron, 1957)
- Left Alone (Mal Waldron, 1959)
- Left Alone '86 (Mal Waldron, 1986)
- Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967)
appearances
- The Connection (Shirley Clarke, 1961)
- Jazz (Ken Burns, 2000)