Jackie's Pal is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean, his third issued recording for Prestige Records. It was recorded in 1956 and first released as PRLP 7068. In 1963, like the previous 4, 5 and 6, the album was reissued on the Prestige subsidiary label New Jazz Records, as NJ 8290, with a different cover and retitled Steeplechase. It was reissued on CD in 1991 under the original title.[4] It features McLean in a quintet with trumpeter Bill Hardman, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones.

Jackie's Pal
Studio album by Jackie McLean Quintet
Released	February 1957[1]
Recorded	August 31, 1956 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:09
Label	Prestige PRLP 7068
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Jackie McLean Quintet chronology
4, 5 and 6 (1956) Jackie's Pal (1957) McLean's Scene (1956)
Alternative cover
Steeplechase (1963, NJ 8290)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

1. "Sweet Doll" (McLean) - 6:06
2. "Just for Marty" (Bill Hardman) - 6:39
3. "Dee's Dilemma (Mal Waldron) - 7:06
4. "Sublues (Hardman) - 8:03
5. "Steeplechase" (Charlie Parker) - 8:12
6. "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:03

Personnel

• Jackie McLean - alto sax (except track 6)
• Bill Hardman - trumpet
• Mal Waldron - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Philly Joe Jones - drums

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