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Swing, Swang, Swingin' is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1959 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] It features McLean in a quartet with pianist Walter Davis Jr., bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Art Taylor.

Swing, Swang, Swingin'
Studio album by Jackie McLean
Released	March 1960[1]
Recorded	October 20, 1959 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:13
Label	Blue Note BST 84024
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jackie McLean chronology
New Soil (1959) Swing, Swang, Swingin' (1960) Capuchin Swing (1960)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey stated "Perhaps as a result of Blue Note's more prepared, professional approach to recording sessions, McLean sounds invigorated here, catapulting each melody forward before launching into a series of impassioned improvisations... Swing, Swang, Swingin' may not be as groundbreaking as McLean's more modernist work, but it's a solid session from an artist just beginning an incredible hot streak".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jackie McLean, except as indicated

1. "What's New?" (Burke, Haggart) - 5:19
2. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Berlin) - 4:51
3. "Stablemates" (Golson) - 5:47
4. "I Remember You" (Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 5:16
5. "I Love You" (Porter) - 5:10
6. "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Oakland) - 5:49
7. "116th and Lenox" - 6:01

Personnel

• Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
• Walter Bishop Jr. - piano
• Jimmy Garrison - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

References

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