Ode to Super

1973 studio album by Jackie McLean featuring Gary Bartz
Ode to Super
Studio album by
Jackie McLean featuring Gary Bartz
Released1973
RecordedJuly 17, 1973
VenueSoundtrack Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length61:15
LabelSteepleChase
SCS-1009
ProducerNils Winther
Jackie McLean chronology
Altissimo
(1973) 		Ode to Super
(1973) 		A Ghetto Lullaby
(1973)

Ode to Super is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean featuring Gary Bartz recorded in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1][2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "This matchup between altoists Jackie McLean and Gary Bartz has always been a bit of a disappointment with the solos much stronger than the material ...A more suitable encore by the two greats is long overdue".[3]

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SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Track listing

  1. "Monks Dance" (Gary Bartz) – 6:32
  2. "Ode to Super" (Billy Gault) – 8:20
  3. "Great Rainstreet Blues" (Jackie McLean) – 10:10
  4. "Watercircle" (Thomas Clausen) – 10:50
  5. "Watercircle" [Take 6] (Clausen) – 5:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "Red Cross" (Charlie Parker) – 7:45
  7. "Red Cross" [Take 1] (Parker) – 12:01 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

  • Jackie McLean, Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, vocals
  • Thomas Clausen – piano
  • Bo Stief – bass
  • Alex Riel – drums

References

  1. ^ Jackie McLean discography accessed March 13, 2015
  2. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed March 13, 2015
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 136. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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