★1961年,自由爵士薩克斯風巨匠-傑基‧麥克林Jackie McLean進入知名錄音大師RVG(Rudy Van Gelder)的錄音室(Van Gelder Studio) 錄製了此張Hard-Bop 的不世出傑作Bluesnik,當時,在他的腦海中的的確確的浮現出Blues音樂的神采,也顯得此張作品異常的親切而律動。此張傑基‧麥克林演出的五重奏包括小號手Freddie Hubbard、鋼琴手Kenny Drew、貝斯手Doug Watkins和Pete La Roca的Drum。六首傑基‧麥克林的精彩原創歌曲集充滿了直接、活力與讓人無法停歇的不間斷魔力....
★BLUE NOTE CLASSIC VINYL SERIES-FOLLOWING THE RECEPTION OF BLUE NOTE RECORDS’ ACCLAIMED BLUE NOTE 80 VINYL REISSUE SERIES, THE LABEL ANNOUNCES A CONTINUATION OF ITS ALL-ANALOG 180g VINYL PRESSINGS OF CLASSIC TITLES MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES BY KEVIN GRAY AND PRESSED AT OPTIMAL ★ALL-ANALOG 180g PRESSINGS ★MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES BY KEVIN GRAY ★PRESSED AT OPTIMAL
★Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean had the blues on his mind when he went into Van Gelder Studio in 1961 to record his hard bop masterpiece Bluesnik with a blazing quintet featuring Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Kenny Drew on piano, Doug Watkins on bass, and Pete La Roca on drums. The six-song set of bluesy originals brims with immediacy and vibrancy.
★This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
傑基‧麥克林的薩克斯風有著即興銳利音色、雄渾飽滿勁道及無限延展構思創造出清楚易辨的演奏特質而在樂壇上獨樹一格,而後更於時代洪流中積極向前探索,成為少數在50年代初期崛起而勇於進軍自由爵士領域的咆勃之星!!!..身為自由爵士薩克斯風巨匠的傑基.麥克林Jackie McLean有著獨具個人特色的音樂風格,他的薩克斯風有那麼一點點升了半音的感覺,而且音樂中帶著一種強度,樂迷可以在兩個音符之內感受到他這樣的風格,Jackie McLean是1950年代初期以咆勃為基礎的爵士樂手中,極少數在1960年代展開自由爵士風格的探索的樂手,藉此拓寬音樂情感的廣度,同時又在適合自己的音樂風格中勾勒出全新的音樂質感。Jackie McLean在琢磨音樂本領的同時,也積極的投入許多專輯的錄製,這些歷練造就了Jackie McLean在1959年至1967年這段期間於爵士樂大廠Blue Note Records時期所發表的專輯的經典地位。
【LP曲目】
1.Bluesnik (Side A)
2.Goin' 'Way Blues (Side A)
3.Drew's Blues (Side A)
4.Cool Green (Side B)
5.Blues Function (Side B)
6.Torchin' (Side B)