Capuchin Swing
by Jackie McLean
- Type: Album
- Released: 1960
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 40:15
- Community rating: 4.08/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Walter Bishop Jr., Art Taylor, Paul Chambers, Blue Mitchell
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A classic hard bop album that finds Jackie McLean in a soulful, swinging mode. While not as avant-garde as his later work, the session is a perfect example of the straight-ahead, high-quality jazz that was the bread and butter of the Blue Note label. McLean's alto saxophone sound is sharp and blues-drenched, full of the raw emotion that characterized his playing, and the interplay with trumpeter Blue Mitchell is a highlight.
Genres
Descriptors: saxophone, improvisation, ensemble, bluesy, soulful
Tracklist
- Francisco (9:30)
- Just for Now (7:10)
- Don't Blame Me (4:25)
- Condition Blue (8:20)
- Capuchin Swing (6:05)
- On the Lion (4:45)
Credits
- Jackie McLean - primary artist, alto saxophone, written-by
- Paul Chambers - bass
- Reid Miles - design [cover]
- Art Taylor - drums
- Ira Gitler - liner notes
- Francis Wolff - photography by [cover photo], photography
- Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano, written-by
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet
- Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields - written-by