| Action Action Action | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Early September 1967[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 16, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:25 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84218 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Jackie McLean chronology | ||||
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Action Action Action (aka Action) is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] It features McLean in a quintet with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Billy Higgins.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "This album is full of exciting music that has long been overshadowed."[3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
All compositions by Jackie McLean except where noted
- "Action" – 10:54
- "Plight" (Charles Tolliver) – 7:39
- "Wrong Handle" (Tolliver) – 7:35
- "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) – 4:43
- "Hootnan" – 7:34
Personnel
References
- ↑ Billboard Sept 16, 1967
- ↑ Jackie McLean discography accessed October 18, 2010
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed October 18, 2010.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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