Jackie McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto sa… Read Full Bio ↴Jackie McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator, born in New York City. His early recordings as leader were in the hard bop school. He later became an exponent of modal jazz and avant-garde jazz without abandoning his foundation in hard bop. Throughout his career he was known for his distinctive withering/piercing/searing tone, his slightly sharp pitch, and a strong foundation in blues.
His father, John Sr., who died in 1939, played guitar in Tiny Bradshaw's orchestra. After his father's death, his musical education was continued by his godfather, by his stepfather, who owned a record store, and by several noted teachers. He also received informal tutoring from neighbours Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Charlie Parker. During high school he played in a band with Kenny Drew, Sonny Rollins, and Andy Kirk, Jr. (the tenor saxophonist son of Andy Kirk).
He recorded with Miles Davis, on Davis' Dig album, when he was 19 years old. Rollins played on the same album. As a young man McLean also recorded with Gene Ammons, Charles Mingus, George Wallington, and as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (he reportedly joined the Jazz Messengers after being punched by the notoriously violent Mingus and, fearing for his life, brandished a knife and contemplated stabbing him).
McLean was a heroin addict throughout his early career, and the resulting loss of his New York City cabaret license forced him to undertake a large number of recording dates; consequently he produced a large body of recorded work in the 1950s and 60s. He was under contract with Blue Note Records from 1959 to 1967, having previously recorded for Prestige. Blue Note offered better pay and more artistic control than other labels, and his work for Blue Note is highly regarded.
In 1962 he recorded Let Freedom Ring for Blue Note. This album was the culmination of attempts he had made over the years to deal with harmonic problems in jazz, especially in soloing on his piece "Quadrangle." (*"Quadrangle" appears on BST 4051, Jackie's Bag, recorded in 1959). Let Freedom Ring began a period in which he performed with avant-garde musicians rather than the veteran hard bop performers he had been performing with. His recordings from 1962 on, in which he adapted the innovations of modal and free jazz to hard bop, made his body of work distinctive.
In 1964, he served six months in prison on drug charges. The period immediately after his release from prison is known as his acid period because the three albums he released during it were much harsher in tone than his previous albums.
In 1967 his recording contract, like the contracts of many other progressive musicians, was terminated by Blue Note's new management. His opportunities to record promised so little pay that he abandoned recording as a way to earn a living, concentrating instead on touring. In 1968 he began teaching at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford. He later set up the university's African American Music Department (now the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz) and its Jazz Studies degree program.
In 1970 he and his wife Dollie founded the Artists' Collective, Inc. of Hartford, an organization dedicated to preserving the art and culture of the African diaspora. It provides educational programs and instruction in dance, theatre, music and visual arts.
He received an American Jazz Masters fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2001.
His son René is a jazz saxophonist and flautist as well as a jazz educator.
After a long illness, McLean died on March 31, 2006 in Hartford, Connecticut
His father, John Sr., who died in 1939, played guitar in Tiny Bradshaw's orchestra. After his father's death, his musical education was continued by his godfather, by his stepfather, who owned a record store, and by several noted teachers. He also received informal tutoring from neighbours Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Charlie Parker. During high school he played in a band with Kenny Drew, Sonny Rollins, and Andy Kirk, Jr. (the tenor saxophonist son of Andy Kirk).
He recorded with Miles Davis, on Davis' Dig album, when he was 19 years old. Rollins played on the same album. As a young man McLean also recorded with Gene Ammons, Charles Mingus, George Wallington, and as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (he reportedly joined the Jazz Messengers after being punched by the notoriously violent Mingus and, fearing for his life, brandished a knife and contemplated stabbing him).
McLean was a heroin addict throughout his early career, and the resulting loss of his New York City cabaret license forced him to undertake a large number of recording dates; consequently he produced a large body of recorded work in the 1950s and 60s. He was under contract with Blue Note Records from 1959 to 1967, having previously recorded for Prestige. Blue Note offered better pay and more artistic control than other labels, and his work for Blue Note is highly regarded.
In 1962 he recorded Let Freedom Ring for Blue Note. This album was the culmination of attempts he had made over the years to deal with harmonic problems in jazz, especially in soloing on his piece "Quadrangle." (*"Quadrangle" appears on BST 4051, Jackie's Bag, recorded in 1959). Let Freedom Ring began a period in which he performed with avant-garde musicians rather than the veteran hard bop performers he had been performing with. His recordings from 1962 on, in which he adapted the innovations of modal and free jazz to hard bop, made his body of work distinctive.
In 1964, he served six months in prison on drug charges. The period immediately after his release from prison is known as his acid period because the three albums he released during it were much harsher in tone than his previous albums.
In 1967 his recording contract, like the contracts of many other progressive musicians, was terminated by Blue Note's new management. His opportunities to record promised so little pay that he abandoned recording as a way to earn a living, concentrating instead on touring. In 1968 he began teaching at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford. He later set up the university's African American Music Department (now the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz) and its Jazz Studies degree program.
In 1970 he and his wife Dollie founded the Artists' Collective, Inc. of Hartford, an organization dedicated to preserving the art and culture of the African diaspora. It provides educational programs and instruction in dance, theatre, music and visual arts.
He received an American Jazz Masters fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2001.
His son René is a jazz saxophonist and flautist as well as a jazz educator.
After a long illness, McLean died on March 31, 2006 in Hartford, Connecticut
Frankenstein
Jackie McLean Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Frankenstein' by these artists:
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Aimee Mann (I still have the shake in my voice And I'm going…
Alice Cooper "Yes, yes, I know you're hungry Ah, and here comes dinner" …
Ancillotti What sad situation, on the day I was born …
Angus Maude It was just a party Don't say you love me It was…
Antony and the Johnsons I am falling into a chasm I'm falling with you in…
Arson City Well you creep and crawling You rip apart my seams Your glas…
Babytron Wockhardt, hey Wockhardt got me walking, fuck Wockhardt got …
Blaze & Twiztid Frankenstein! [Chorus] I'm not a clone, I'm a Frankenstein…
Bobby O Frankenstein Frankenstein Frankenstein Frankenstein Fr…
Chisu Tarvitsen vain yhden valion. Malliksi mun oman Julion. Lii…
Cibelle You Conclude I'm functioning correctly So rest your heart …
Claire Rosinkranz I′m so sick of all these pretty boys tryna act…
Clutch How would you like to go bobbing for apples the…
Colton Grundy Frankenstein! [Chorus] I'm not a clone, I'm a Frankenst…
David & Jad Fair I made a man out of my hunger and my…
Der Wahnsinn Diese alte Geschichte ist immer wieder aktuell Neue Technolo…
Derek Sherinian [INSTRUMENTAL]…
Die Ärzte Das Ding ging wieder in die Hose, obwohl ich alle…
Disco Inc. & fredo disco Staring at the wall Spacing out is one of my specialties You…
DJ T.CONTS Vi kjører opp og med Du vet Larvik er vårt sted Chuger…
DMX Started off in the dark and the child I'm playing…
Dobbeltgjenger Pop my head up on a spine A complete design Lay…
Edgar Winter Instrumental…
Editors Come on to talk, why don't we stop? Just wasting time Wherev…
France Gall (Serge Gainsbourg) Fallait un cerveau aussi grand qu'Eins…
Frankenstein She's alive screamed Dr. Frankenstein From his laboratory, t…
Gene Moss And The Monsters Look Mom, no more brains At least not today. I wish I…
He Is We I told you all my secrets hoping you'd be gold…
i.am.orange Cheio de cicatriz tu parece o Franklin Einstein Tua gang e…
Ical Mosh Yeah Apa yang kau kejar, apa kau cari Semua tercicir bila s…
Iced Earth A mastermind in the old watchtower Prying eyes must never fi…
Jack Howard I got stitches all over my body My feet are too…
Jad and David Fair Something must have happened over Manhattan Who can expound…
Jairo Soy un monstruo con ojos de acero Fabricado en mi taller Y…
JusHunnit Oh Lawd Stanley, Whoo! I just walked inside the spot and…
Lansdowne Sinking slowly in this watery grave There's no forgiveness …
Lenny Kravitz A lie he broke and beaten And better have alive My heart…
Lo-Fi Chill Panda Aguanten a frankenstein Uhahahahaha Llego el murcielago …
Los Suaves El drama del horror ha terminado. De qué puede servir que…
Louis Chedid Entre le jour et la nuit, A l'heure où tous les…
Lu Baby I bring the freaks out, yeah, I bring the freaks…
Marco Masini Eri fin da piccolo il più brutto del quartiere Ti chiamavi…
Mercanti Di Liquore Ringraziando dio, signor Frankenstein, qui nessuno sa di me …
Miguel Luna Como no existías te inventé Fui armándote pieza por pieza Ju…
Musti Jeg vil bare hjem hjem La meg tjene noe spenn spenn…
New York Dolls Something must have happened over Manhattan Who can expound …
Niemand My heart has darkness Darkness I can't pour out I hold it…
nonemu Żywe zwłoki ja to nie żywe zwłoki Zmęczone oczy moje zmęczon…
OmenXIII SESH omenXI I I Drip-133 Bitch, I feel like fucking Bones '…
Outcasters You are amazing, you are my bride I taste my…
Pollyanna Walking with his fake legs in the street Watching with his…
Raw-n-Free Yeah I'm addicted to your love I might just O.D. off it Even…
Rina Sawayama Put me together Thread a needle So I'm like other people Wit…
Roland Gerbeau Frankenstein est le grand ami de Fantômas Fantômas est le gr…
S.M. Dorsey High School Jazz Workshop Cheio de cicatriz tu parece o Franklin Einstein Tua gang e…
Saints & Sinners I hear a voice in the distance And it sounds…
Stitched Up Heart There's a skeleton Key That lies on the stairs I should ha…
Swedish House Mafia (A$AP Rocky) Mr. Frankenstein Oh, Victor Frankenstein (ooh)…
T.Y. No se porque de Frankenstein estoy enamorada. ¡Me siento tan…
The Birdwatchers Out of sight, out of mind More to compartmentalize Make the …
The Edgar Winter Group (Instrumental)…
The New York Dolls Something must have happened over Manhattan Who can expound…
Timoria I wanna live my life With the juice, The juice of Frankens…
TK & The Holy Know-Nothings God pursed his lips to kiss the hips of our…
Tokyo & the Boy You want a boy toy I could be yours Do you remember…
Tokyo Police Club Catch your breath Take your time It's a goldmine But that…
Tramp I am not what you want me to be. Uncle Sam…
Treewax I was trained just to find All the rats here on…
Twiztid Frankenstein! [Chorus] I'm not a clone, I'm a Frankenst…
Twiztid / Blaze Frankenstein! [Chorus] I'm not a clone, I'm a Frankenstein…
Twiztid feat. Colton Grundy Frankenstein! [Chorus] I'm not a clone, I'm a Frankenst…
Tyler The Creator & ASAP Rocky (A$AP Rocky) Mr. Frankenstein Oh, Victor Frankenstein (ooh)…
Vixen Jest północ burza za oknem Półmrok zasłania dwie twarze okro…
Willoughby Out on a limb it’s not any colder Then it is in…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Jackie McLean:
'Round About Midnight It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty well…
A Cottage For Sale Our little dream castle with every dream gone, Is lonely and…
A Foggy Day I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
Cool Green I cover the waterfront, I'm watching the sea, Will the one…
Don Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, you irrepl…
I Cover the Waterfront I cover the waterfront, I'm watching the sea,, Will the on…
I Fall In Love Too Easily I fall in love too easily, I fall in love…
I Love You I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
I Remember You How did I know that the warmth of the glow…
I'm In The Mood For Love I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
It's You or No One How did I know that the warmth of the glow…
Our Love Is Here to Stay It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for…
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes They asked me how I knew My true love was true I…
Star Eyes Star eyes, That to me is what your eyes are, Soft as…
These Foolish Things Oh! Will you never let me be? Oh! Will you never…
What You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning…
When I Fall In Love I fall in love too easily, I fall in love…
Why Was I Born Spending these lonesome evenings With nothing to do But to…
Why Was I Born? Spending these lonesome evenings With nothing to do But to l…
You Don't Know What Love Is You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning…
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