A Fickle Sonance

by Jackie McLean

Overview

Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean was one of the few jazz players to come up through bebop and incorporate free jazz into his style. Even though A Fickle Sonance preceded McLean's intense 1962 album Let Freedom Ring, the playing remained in a swinging blues-oriented style, showing no hint of the direction his music was about to take. The sidemen on the date (Tommy Turrentine [trumpet], Sonny Clark [piano], and Butch Warren [bass]) prove to be an invigorating combination of musicians, however not as involved in the burgeoning free music as drummer Billy Higgins. At the time of these sessions, Higgins had already played with Ornette Coleman, providing a link to the avant-garde, but nevertheless his playing follows the hard bop pace of the others. McLean provides two original compositions, "Subdued" and the title track, while Clark, Turrentine, and Warren fill the remaining tracks. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	04/10/2020
Label:	Blue Note
UPC:	0602508503207
Rank:	66084

Tracks

1. Five Will Get You Ten
2. Subdued
3. Sundu
4. A Fickle Sonance
5. Enitnerrut
6. Lost

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jackie McLean   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Tommy Turrentine   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Sonny Clark   Guest Artist,Piano
Billy Higgins   Guest Artist,Drums
Butch Warren   Bass

Technical Credits

Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer,Remastering
Sonny Clark   Composer
Bob Blumenthal   Liner Notes
Ira Gitler   Liner Notes
Jackie McLean   Composer
Francis Wolff   Cover Photo
Michael Cuscuna   Producer
Tommy Turrentine   Composer
Alfred Lion   Producer
Butch Warren   Composer
Reid Miles   Cover Design
Gordon H. Jee   Creative Director