Jackie McLean

Biography

John Lenwood McLean, 17 May 1932, New York City, New York, USA, d. 31 March 2006, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (some sources cite 1931 as his year of birth). Coming as he did from a musical background (McLean’s father played guitar with the Tiny Bradshaw band), Jackie was encouraged by family friends who included Bud Powell. It was through Powell that alto saxophonist McLean came to the attention of Miles Davis, with whom he played in 1951, having previously gigged with Sonny Rollins.... Read more

Genres

Blues Jazz

Tags

jazz

hard bop

saxophone

free jazz

alto sax

Links

allmusic discogs viaf wikidata wikipedia

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Jackie McLean

Two Original Albums (Bluesnik / Capuchin Swing) (2-CD)

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Deep Blue: Legends of Jazz Culture (3-CD)

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