Jackie McLean - Capuchin Swing

One of Mclean's more underrated albums from a plethora of Blue Note releases, 1960's Capuchin Swing finds the bebop alto saxophonist in fine form on a mix of covers and originals. While Mclean's future fascination with Ornette Coleman's free-form innovations can be sensed in some solos here, the majority of the album is in a classic hard bop vein. Like contemporaries Hank Mobley, Sonny Clark, and Lee Morgan, though, Mclean doesn't just churn out pat jam-session fare, but comes up with consistently provocative charts and solos. Read More