Jazz 7" Singles (Pt.35 — Jackie McLean)

Hey . . . where you been? Listening to something else? Cool . . . here’s Jackie McLean on a 7" 33 1/3 issued in Japan. And sometime those “jazz standards” or “the songbook” picks some pretty corny tunes to work out on (“Tea of Two”, anyone?) but Jackie swings on “Sentimental Journey”. Check it out. It will get stuck in your head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZDuof_I18w

Mr. McLean might be one of those geniuses bereft of the big name marquee, but those in the know, know, can tell it’s Mr. McLean right off the bat, the dude with the “slightly sharp pitch”. Just image this once was played in one of those Japanese listening bars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_kissa