Tippin' the Scales
Studio album by
Jackie McLean
Released1979 (Japan);
1984 (US)
RecordedSeptember 28, 1962
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz blues
Length36:00
LabelBlue Note
GXF 3062 (1979);
BST 84427 (1984)
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jackie McLean chronology
Let Freedom Ring
(1962)		 Tippin' the Scales
(1979)		 Vertigo
(1962-63)
Alternative cover
1984 US edition (BST 84427)

Tippin' the Scales is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean. It was originally recorded in 1962, but was first released only in 1979 on the Japanese Blue Note label as GXF 3062, then finally released in the U.S. in 1984 as BST 84427.[1] The CD reissue, released in 1989 and now out of print, added three alternate takes as bonus tracks.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "Though it's one of the more conventional items in McLean's discography, Tippin' the Scales offers an opportunity to hear the altoist in an uncommonly relaxed quartet setting, playing at a typically high level of musicianship."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Tippin' the Scales" (McLean) - 6:03
  2. "Rainy Blues" (McLean) - 5:13
  3. "Nursery Blues" (Sonny Clark) - 6:38
  4. "Nicely" (Clark) - 6:29
  5. "Two for One" (Clark) - 6:04
  6. "Cabin in the Sky" (Vernon Duke) - 5:33

Bonus tracks on CD reissue (1989)

  1. "Tippin' the Scales" [Alternate Take]
  2. "Two for One"[Alternate Take 1]
  3. "Two for One" [Alternate Take 2]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Jackie McLean discography, accessed October 19, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 18, 2010.
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