New Soil
New Soil is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1959 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]
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| Released | August 1959[1] | |||
| Recorded | May 2, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:31 original LP 44:47 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4013 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Tom Hull | A[5] |
The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "New Soil wasn't the first session Jackie McLean recorded for Blue Note, but it was the first one released, and as the title suggests, the first glimmerings of McLean's desire to push beyond the limits of bop are already apparent... It could be argued that McLean never recorded a bad album for Blue Note, and New Soil got his career with the label off to a terrifically stimulating start".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Walter Davis Jr. except as indicated
- "Hip Strut" (Jackie McLean) - 11:20
- "Minor Apprehension" (McLean) - 7:34
- "Greasy" - 7:25
- "Sweet Cakes" - 6:46
- "Davis Cup" - 5:26
- "Formidable" - 6:16 Bonus track on 1988 CD reissue
Personnel
- Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Walter Davis Jr. - piano
- Paul Chambers - bass
- Pete LaRoca - drums
References
- Billboard Aug 31, 1959
- Jackie McLean discography accessed October 15, 2010
- Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 15, 2010
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Essential Jazz Albums of the 1950s". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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