JACKIE MCLEAN - ONE STEP BEYOND (180G 45RPM 2LP)

Jackie McLean One Step Beyond on 180g 45RPM 2LP

Remastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes

The Definitive 45RPM Blue Note Reissue Series!

A young Lion of hard bop in the 1950’s, altoist Jackie McLean grew into one of the most forward-thinking veterans of the '60s. His sharp sound, passionate tone and advanced ideas combined with a strong musical curiosity led him to explore freer sounds.

One Step Beyond (1963) is one of his greatest triumphs on record. Inspired by Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane but playing very much in his own emotional style, McLean excels while interacting with the younger musicians on this remarkable set.

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson makes a piano superfluous, Tony Williams shows that he was already strikingly original at this early stage and trombonist Grachan Moncur III matches McLean's passion gracefully. On cuts like “Frankenstein” and “Ghost Town,” McLean creates otherworldly music that still sounds powerful and provocative nearly 50 years later.

Jackie McLean One Step Beyond Track Listing:

1. Saturday And Sunday
2. Frankenstein
3. Blue Rondo
4. Ghost Town
5. Saturday And Sunday