A Long Drink of the Blues is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean.[3] It was recorded in 1957, and released in 1961 on New Jazz Records as NJ 8253. It features two tracks with McLean in a sextet featuring trumpeter Webster Young, trombonist Curtis Fuller, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Louis Hayes, and three with a quartet featuring pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Art Phipps and drummer Art Taylor.
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Released | Early June 1961 | |||
Recorded | August 30, 1957 (#1-2) February 15, 1957 (#3-5) | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 45:05 | |||
Label | New Jazz | |||
Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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