Let Freedom Ring

by Jackie McLean

Let Freedom Ring cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:05
  • Community rating: 5/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Billy Higgins, Herbie Lewis, Walter Davis Jr.

Album Notes & Community Reviews

With this album, alto saxophonist Jackie McLean steps decisively from the world of advanced hard bop into the new territory of the avant-garde. The session marks a crucial link between the intricate structures of hard bop and the burgeoning free jazz movement.

Genres

Descriptors: protest, saxophone, bluesy, classic, powerful

Tracklist

  1. Melody for Melonae (13:17)
  2. I'll Keep Loving You (6:48)
  3. Rene (9:31)
  4. Omega (8:29)

Credits

  • Jackie McLean - primary artist, alto saxophone, liner notes, written-by
  • Herbie Lewis - bass
  • Reid Miles - design [cover]
  • Billy Higgins - drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by
  • Francis Wolff - photography by [cover photo]
  • Walter Davis Jr. - piano
  • Alfred Lion - producer
  • Bud Powell - written-by

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