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Jackie McLean

Jazz
Free jazz
Hard bop
Born in New York City, New York on May 17, 1931, jazz saxophonist Jackie McLean was destined to be a jazz great right from the beginning. His father was a jazz guitarist and a great influence but died in 1939 when Jackie McLean was young. His education in music came via some of the finest musicians in the genre, including Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Charlie Parker. His accomplished sax playing blossomed at high school, where he was in a band with Sonny Rollins and Kenny Drew. Jackie McLean would then go on to play on Miles Davis' Dig album when he was just 20. At a young age...
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I'm in the Mood For LoveJackie McLean and James Moody
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These Foolish ThingsJackie McLean
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Why Was I Born?Jackie McLean
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Embraceable YouJackie McLean
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It's You or No OneJackie McLean and Jackie McLean Quintet
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Smoke Gets In Your EyesJackie McLean
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I'm in the Mood For LoveJackie McLean and James Moody

Complete Jazz Series 1949 - 1950

2:49

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These Foolish ThingsJackie McLean

A Long Drink of the Blues

8:21

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Why Was I Born?Jackie McLean

4, 5 and 6

5:14

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Embraceable YouJackie McLean

A Long Drink of the Blues

7:07

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It's You or No OneJackie McLean and Jackie McLean Quintet

Presenting... Jackie McLean

6:48

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Smoke Gets In Your EyesJackie McLean

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