New Soil is an album by American jazz saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded on May 2, 1959 and released on Blue Note later that year.[2] McLean's quintet features trumpeter Donald Byrd and rhythm section Walter Davis Jr., Paul Chambers and Pete La Roca.

New Soil
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1959[1]
RecordedMay 2, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:31 (LP)
44:47 (CD)
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4013
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jackie McLean chronology
Fat Jazz
(1959)
New Soil
(1959)
Swing, Swang, Swingin'
(1959)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [4]
Tom HullA[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [6]

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey states, "New Soil wasn't the first session Jackie McLean recorded for Blue Note, but it was the first one released, and as the title suggests, the first glimmerings of McLean's desire to push beyond the limits of bop are already apparent... It could be argued that McLean never recorded a bad album for Blue Note, and New Soil got his career with the label off to a terrifically stimulating start."[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Walter Davis Jr., except as noted.

Side 1

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  1. "Hip Strut" (Jackie McLean) – 11:20
  2. "Minor Apprehension" (McLean) – 7:34

Side 2

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  1. "Greasy" – 7:25
  2. "Sweet Cakes" – 6:46
  3. "Davis Cup" – 5:26

1988 CD reissue bonus track

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  1. "Formidable" – 6:16

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Aug 31, 1959
  2. ^ Jackie McLean discography accessed October 15, 2010
  3. ^ a b Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 15, 2010
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Essential Jazz Albums of the 1950s". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 979. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.