USA
Born: 17 May 1932
Died: 31 March 2006
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Bop, Mainstream Jazz, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Big Band/Swing, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz
Jackie McLean has long had his own sound, played slightly sharp and with great intensity; he is recognizable within two notes. McLean was one of the few bop-oriented players of the early '50s who explored free jazz in the '60s, widening his emotional range and drawing from the new music qualities that fit his musical personality. The son of guitarist John McLean (who played guitar with Tiny Bradshaw), Jackie started on alto when he was 15. As a teenager he was friends with such neighbors as Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and Sonny Rollins. He mad...
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