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
Love and Hate
Jackie McLean Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Love and Hate' by these artists:
Aceyalone "Hate! It was with this hand that Cain iced…
Arrow Benjamin II'll beat the drum here in the cold My blood runs…
Ayọ They were in love few years ago now they are…
Ayo Ayo I want to yea, meet with the one i love…
ballerini There's a thin, thin line between love and hate Between a…
Bedouin I feel something else The light inside, It’s blinding Tast…
Big Rich feat. V.T. & Kanary Diamonds Tried countin' sheep, still cannot sleep I think that I need…
Blitzen Trapper When you left me You left me on the way back…
Boa 후회할지도 몰라 어쩌면 더 힘들어질지도 몰라 이런 말하면서도 결국엔 내 결정이라…
Camylio I hate all the songs that I used to love 'Cause…
Daphne Willis Well I put my foot down, And finally hit ground, That didn…
Dibbs Cleaning out our corners it don't feel the same Continue the…
Drive Faster Everything was good but no one really understood what it…
Drive Your Life There is always a few different ways You make choices betwee…
F.B.O.D It's a thin line between love and hate It's a…
F.B.O.D. Ah ah 불이 날라 이러다 불 날라 멀쩡하던 내 맘에 불장난 하다가…
Feargal Sharkey Love and hate Love and hate Why should he wait for hours Whi…
Franky Perez Shake shake shake Shake what you got Shake what God give ya…
Franky Perez/Franky Perez & The Highway Saints Shake shake shake Shake what you got Shake what God give y…
Gadi Finegold Standing now Calling all the people here to see the show Cal…
Goldfish When you're down and steal all night And the seeds won't…
Jan & Dean Hate Hate, Hate Hate Hate, Hate, Hate Love is here to …
Jimmy Barnes Talk about faith, talk about love Talk about fools, talk abo…
Kelsea Ballerini There's a thin, thin line between love and hate Between a…
KIM WOO SEOK Yeah 다시 들리는 도시의 소음 눈을 감아도 멈추지가 않아 시간은 똑같이 흐르는데 난 그…
Kiwanuka Michael Standing now Calling all the people here to see the show Cal…
Lawless and A.L.T. Yo! Her beauty raises elegant ways of emotions I'm delicate …
Lena Hall I′ll beat the drum here in the cold My blood runs…
Life Down Here Now that it's just me and you Imagine what these hearts…
Lloyd Banks Yeah, let's take 'em back Uh huh Comin' up I was confused,…
Loudness * Lust, hate, love Through the burning heat Lust, hate, love…
Love And Hate If I died would you remember me Bury my corpse next…
M-SO & INS No prob I can freak it too, gimmc a week or…
Mano Negra I love your lips and I love your legs I love…
Nylon Beat NYLON BEAT, LOVE AND HATE: What do I do? What di I…
Praga Khan You're the one I love The one I love to hate You're…
Q-Mystik Don't play coy, ya think nobody see you We all know…
Santiago Laserna Being left alone is not that bad But the hardest…
Santiago Laserna feat. Beba Cespedes Love and Hate Being left alone is not that bad But the…
Sevendust I'm your life (your life) and death (and death) The end…
SHANK So this imagination can take me anywhere What are you waitin…
Society Red I'm not conceited but i need it and i get…
T.Love On patrzy w swoje lustro Bo dziś jest jego dzień…
Tokyo Blade [Boulton/Zito] Supposed to jump all the time We give too…
Twenty-2-choke Focus on myself Fuck a dub Niggas wonder why I hate…
山下久美子 真夜中に車飛ばし 赤いシグナル睨んで さっきの出来事をね 今さら私悔やんでる "遠ざかってく あなたを引き止めたりしてさ…
김우석 Yeah 다시 들리는 도시의 소음 눈을 감아도 멈추지가 않아 시간은 똑같이 흐르는데 난 그…
이결 혼자 있어 그냥 좀 앉아있어 아무것도 하지 못하겠어서 듣고 있어 뭘 어떻게…
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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At the bottom of a calm and brooding atmosphere, grooves wiggle constantly. Spine chilling tune.
John Smith
Just brilliant and timeless
mizpahboy
Take me from your quiver and sling me in you bow. Fire me skyward that I may land on some distant soil in pierce it's soul so that I may understand "Love and Hate"....sublime McLean cut.
North Buster
Gracham sounds is so unique. It's crépuscular.
Sergio Veschi
Great !
Jascha Preuss
Composed by Grachan Moncur III, whose album Evolution is a sister recording to Destination... Out!