Jackie McLean: Jacknife (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 1LP MB-Invisible Coleman and Cherry had of

Coleman and Cherry had of course made history together years prior as half of Coleman’s revolutionary quartet that put the NYC jazz world on notice that there was a new thing in town with their 1959 arrival at the Five Spot Café

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The quintet date featured the pianist with the likes of trumpeter Fats Navarro

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Jackie McLean: Jacknife (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 1LP MB-Invisible Coleman and Cherry had ofBlue Note, 1965 Jackie McLeans evocative 1965 album Jacknife captured the alto saxophonist in an envelope pushing post bop mode. The session featured two trumpetersLee Morgan and Charles Tolliverwho are heard together to great effect on Morgans groovy Soft Blue, but otherwise take turns in the spotlight. McLean also assembled a deeply engaged rhythm section for the date featuring pianist Larry Willis, bassist Larry Ridley, and drummer Jack DeJohnette.