{"product_id":"jackie-mclean-bluesnik-lp-180g-classic-vinyl-series","title":"Jackie McLean - Bluesnik LP (180g Classic Vinyl Series) ( VINYL )","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cheader data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e180g Vinyl LP!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray from Original Analog Tapes!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlto saxophonist Jackie McLean was already a veteran of the NYC jazz scene by the time he began recording as a leader for Blue Note in 1959. In his first few years with the label, McLean recorded frequently, churning out hard bop classics in quick succession. The culmination of this period is undoubtedly\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBluesnik\u003c\/em\u003e, a vibrant 1961 session that brims with immediacy. McLean had the blues on his mind when he entered Rudy Van Gelder's studio that January with a formidable quintet featuring\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFreddie Hubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon trumpet,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKenny Drew\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon piano,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDoug Watkins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon bass, and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePete La Roca\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon drums. Over the course of six original blues pieces, the band goes from strength to strength, blazing out of the gate on McLean's title tune and moving through every hue of blue from the leader's shuffling \"Goin' Way Blues\" to the pianist's bright theme \"Drew's Blues\" and Hubbard's no-nonsense \"Blues Function.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"32 - Elusive Disc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56735439225205,"sku":"602448595492","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8300\/2485\/files\/unilp59549__66263.jpg?v=1770949456","url":"https:\/\/warmvibevinyls.com\/products\/jackie-mclean-bluesnik-lp-180g-classic-vinyl-series","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}