Jackie McLean was a prominent American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, renowned for his distinctive playing style and contribution to the hard bop and post-bop eras of jazz. Born on May 17, 1931, in New York City, McLean was exposed to jazz from an early age, as his father was a guitarist and his godfather was the legendary saxophonist Sidney Bechet. McLean's professional career began in the 1950s wh
... MoreJackie McLean was a prominent American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, renowned for his distinctive playing style and contribution to the hard bop and post-bop eras of jazz. Born on May 17, 1931, in New York City, McLean was exposed to jazz from an early age, as his father was a guitarist and his godfather was the legendary saxophonist Sidney Bechet. McLean's professional career began in the 1950s when he performed and recorded with some of the most influential jazz musicians of the time, including Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, and Art Blakey.
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