Jackie McLean - Nature Boy

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:47
Size: 130,4 MB
Art: Front

(7:47)  1. You Don't Know What Love Is
(9:30)  2. Nature Boy
(7:57)  3. I Can't Get Started
(6:31)  4. What Is This Thing Called Love
(5:09)  5. I Fall In Love Too Easily
(5:51)  6. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
(5:31)  7. Star Eyes
(8:28)  8. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

At 67, Jackie McLean sounds better than ever. Highly recommended, his latest album surrounds that distinctive alto saxophone tone with a seasoned trio, presenting classic songs – the kinds of songs that got us interested in jazz in the first place. "Nature Boy" swings lightly with a loose bebop flavor after McLean first offers the melody straight and with serene melodic shades. The dramatic changes in mood and tempo take the listener on a trip from dreamy ballad land to a place where bop is king and improvisation reigns. Bassist and pianist stretch out throughout the session with spontaneous interludes to complement McLean’s fluid bop-charged lines. The unpredictable manner in which his alto saxophone portrays each chorus differently brings pleasant surprises along the way. There’s none of that harsh, biting, jangling of the nerves that up-tempo bebop and hard bop can sometimes bring. Instead, McLean starts with a roster of pretty songs, surrounds himself with artists who match his mastery, and then portrays the music with a lively bounce that flows seamlessly from start to finish. ~ Jim Santella  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/nature-boy-jackie-mclean-blue-note-records-review-by-jim-santella.php#.VC8weBawTP8
 

Personnel: Jackie McLean- alto saxophone; Cedar Walton- piano; David Williams- bass; Billy Higgins- drums.

Nature Boy

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