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.

A Long Drink of the Blues
Studio album by Jackie McLean
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
Jackie McLean chronology
Makin' the Changes (1957) A Long Drink of the Blues (1961) Strange Blues (1957)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Track listing

1. "A Long Drink of the Blues" [Take 1] false start - 2:21
2. "A Long Drink of the Blues" (McLean) [Take 2] - 20:49
3. "Embraceable You" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 7:07
4. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Heyman, Green) - 6:27
5. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Link, Marvell, Strachey) - 8:21

Personnel

• Jackie McLean - alto and tenor sax (1-2) alto sax (3-5)
• Webster Young - trumpet (1-2)
• Curtis Fuller - trombone (1-2)
• Gil Coggins (1-2), Mal Waldron (3-5) - piano
• Paul Chambers (1-2), Arthur Phipps (3-5) - bass
• Louis Hayes (1-2), Art Taylor (3-5) - drums

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