(Hard-Bop) Jackie McLean - A Long Drink Of The Blues (1957) - 1994 {OJC 253-2}, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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REM GENRE Jazz
REM DATE 1957
REM DISCID 2F0A9305
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PERFORMER "Jackie McLean"
TITLE "A Long Drink Of The Blues"
FILE "01. A Long Drink Of The Blues (take 1).flac" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "A Long Drink Of The Blues (take 1)"
    PERFORMER "Jackie McLean"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "A Long Drink Of The Blues (take 2)"
    PERFORMER "Jackie McLean"
    INDEX 00 02:19:03
FILE "02. A Long Drink Of The Blues (take 2).flac" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "Embraceable You"
    PERFORMER "Jackie McLean"
    INDEX 00 20:46:65
FILE "03. Embraceable You.flac" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
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    TITLE "I Cover The Waterfront"
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    TITLE "These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)"
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This CD reissue begins with what is titled "Take 1" of "A Long Drink of the Blues." After a false start, the musicians argue for two minutes about the tempo; why was this ever released? "Take 2" is a much more successful 20-minute jam featuring Jackie McLean (doubling on alto and tenor), trombonist Curtis Fuller, trumpeter Webster Young, pianist Gil Coggins, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Louis Hayes. The second half of this reissue is from a quartet session that showcases McLean on three standard ballads with pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Arthur Phipps, and drummer Art Taylor. Although not quite as intense as McLean's later Blue Note dates, the ballad renditions show just how mature and original a soloist he was even at this early stage. Despite "Take 1," this CD is worth getting.