Jacknife (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Jacknife
| type = Album
| artist = Jackie McLean
| cover = Jacknife_album.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1975
| recorded = September 24, 1965 (#1–5)
April 18, 1966 (#6–10)
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Post-bop, modal jazz
| length = 80:45 original LP
41:36 CD reissue (#1–5)
| label = Blue Note
BN-LA457-H2
| producer = Alfred Lion
| chronology = Jackie McLean
| prev_title = Right Now!
| prev_year = 1965
| next_title = Consequence
| next_year = 1965
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = Album
| cover = Jacknife (album).jpg
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| alt =
| caption = 2002 Limited CD
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Jacknife is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean. It actually comprises two volumes, one recorded in 1965 and the other in 1966. They were originally given the catalogue numbers BLP 4223 and BLP 4236, but the recordings were then shelved for ten years before being issued together in 1975 as a double LP, with the number BN-LA457-H2.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/jackie-mclean/catalog/#blue-note-bn-la-457-h2 Jackie McLean discography], accessed October 18, 2010. While the 1965 tracks were released on a limited edition CD in 2002, those from 1966 have never been released singularly; however, they can be found on the four-disc Mosaic compilation The Complete Blue Note 1964–66 Jackie McLean Sessions, which was limited to 5,000 copies.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars and stated: "The single CD (1–5) is quite worthwhile by itself, but tells only half of the story."Michael G. Nastos, [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=jacknife-r143547|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review], accessed October 18, 2010.
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 136
}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=981}}
}}
Track listing
- "On the Nile" (Tolliver) - 12:34
- "Climax" (DeJohnette) - 9:20
- "Soft Blue" (Morgan) - 7:30
- "Jacknife" (Tolliver) - 6:16
- "Blue Fable" (McLean) - 5:56
Tracks 1–5 recorded on September 24, 1965.
- "High Frequency" (Willis) - 11:30
- "Combined Effort" - 9:21
- "Moonscape" - 6:51
- "Jossa Bossa" (Moore) - 6:59
- "The Bull Frog" (Willis) - 4:28
Tracks 6–10 recorded on April 18, 1966.
Personnel
Tracks 1–5
- Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
- Charles Tolliver (#1, 3, 4), Lee Morgan (#2, 3, 5) - trumpet
- Larry Willis - piano
- Larry Ridley - bass
- Jack DeJohnette - drums
Tracks 6–10
- Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
- Larry Willis - piano
- Don Moore - bass
- Jack DeJohnette - drums
References
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{{Jackie McLean}}
{{Lee Morgan}}
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