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In Reply to: Re: What exactly didn't sit well w/you re:Jacknife? posted by suretyguy on November 15, 2002 at 09:30:31:
I don't want to repeat what the others have said; just a couple of things.--... I would suggest that there are far superior things McLean did about the same time, primarily "The Connection", on which Freddie Redd was the composer/leader, but where Jackie did what I think is his greatest recorded work.
It does seem like a short time span chronologically, but I'd say it's a huge leap for McLean musically.1960 Connection and McLean's playing on the Grachan Moncur's 1963 Evolution are in different galaxies all-together. Same goes for Destiantion Out, etc.
Not to bring yet another player into equation, but Oscar Peterson played the same things in 1960 as he did in 1980, whereas McLean was an explorer who didn't want to stagnate. Not the best comparison, but you know what I mean.--I think it is important to remember that many Blue Note dates were essentially somewhat better organized jam sessions with musicians who had not often-if ever-played together with results that were not always sterling.
I'd have to disagree. Most of the BN musicians were "house musicians" that played with each other numerous times both in studio and live, enough to know each other's strength. Plus the paid pre-session rehearsals, etc.
--The recording isn't helped much by the sound quality either, but it's hard to tell how much of that was an off day from RVG or a botch by Ron McMaster.
I'm afraid we'll never know how the session was supposed to sound. I don't know what the cd sounds like, but I do have the LP from the 1970s BN Reissue Series, which was not mastered by Van Gelder, and the piano sounds a bit glassy and bass is almost drowned.
Also, the 2nd LP in that twofer, the High Frequency quartet session from 1966, which utilized almost the same rhythm section, save for Don Moore replacing Larry Ridley, is superior to Jacknife. I'm sure it will be released on cd some day.I do agree with you, Jacknife is not the best McLean, for sure.
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