webbcity Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Hello, just found this thread and not only am I jumping on it late, I am very sorry to be the bearer of some terrible news...it seems that Jackie McLean passed away yesterday. What a terrible loss. Jazz Alto Saxophonist Jackie McLean Dies at 73 http://www.boston.com/news/local/connectic...ist_dies_at_73/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 (edited) Strange timing for this AOW in light of the recent very sad news.. Have been giving the Conn of this one a spin today, in between the Jackie McLean Blue Note vinyl. Very fine. What touches me is not only the passion and fire but the superbly balanced programme which mixes the forward looking ('Love and Hate'/'Esoteric') with the final track 'Riff Raff' where Jackie seems to be reaching back to some of the sounds and groove from 'Bluesnik'. Great album. Roy Haynes on drums is also a major factor for me behind the success of this one. Fits in like a glove ! Edited April 1, 2006 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 What I have noticed most this week when listening to this, and Action for that matter, is that it sounds like Jackie is really taking some chances on some of his phrases. More than a few times, I feel like he suddenly finds himself playing something entirely spontaneous, really reaching past his own memory. Some of the "licks" that he throws out there are so soulful and personal that I feel like I can hear his vulnerabilty for a split second, in the waiver of a note, or a slight rest to accent the note that follows. Incredible stuff, and not something I notice everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Great observation, and I totally agree. He would get ahead of himself, his ideas came so fast that the physicality almost had to have some time to catch up. Dolphy is/was like that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 (edited) Yes! Very much like Dolphy. I think a lot of the "speech-like" qualities that people attribute to Dolphy's improvising come directly out of this attempt to play phrases that muscle memory almost prohibits. I hear the same effort in Jackie McLean's improvising more than every once in a while. Edited April 3, 2006 by .:.impossible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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