Street Singer is a hard bop album jointly led by tenor Tina Brooks and alto Jackie McLean. The tracks "Appointment in Ghana", "A Ballad for Doll" and "Isle of Java" were originally released in 1960 on McLean's album Jackie's Bag. The full session, including three previously unreleased tracks, was first released on the Japanese Blue Note label in 1980.[1]

Street Singer
Studio album by Tina Brooks and Jackie McLean
Released	1980
Recorded	September 1, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:48
Label	Blue Note GXF 3067
Producer	Alfred Lion
Tina Brooks and Jackie McLean chronology
True Blue (1960) Street Singer (1980) Back to the Tracks (1960)
Alternate cover

Track listing

1. "Melonae's Dance" (McLean) - 6:50
2. "Appointment in Ghana" (McLean) - 6:59
3. "Medina" (Brooks) - 6:48
4. "Isle of Java" (Brooks) - 7:31
5. "Street Singer" (Brooks) - 10:19
6. "A Ballad for Doll" (McLean) - 3:19

Personnel

• Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone
• Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet
• Kenny Drew - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

References