{"product_id":"jackie-mclean-vertigo","title":"Jackie McLean - Vertigo (Tone Poet 180g edition)","description":"\u003c!-- plug-seven-hike-2026-10-29:start --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1LP Vinyl - \u003cspan style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, \"Nimbus Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.14px;'\u003e602465019766\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: \"DM Sans\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;\"\u003eJackie McLean's \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"\u003eVertigo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e captures the alto saxophonist at a fascinating Blue Note turning point: most of the music comes from a 1963 Rudy Van Gelder studio session that stayed in the vault until 1980, just two months before McLean recorded \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOne Step Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e. That timing matters, because you can hear him stretching hard bop toward something more open and searching while still keeping one foot firmly in the blues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: \"DM Sans\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;'\u003eThe core band is a serious draw in itself, with Donald Byrd on trumpet, Herbie Hancock on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Tony Williams on drums. Across pieces like the title track, “Dusty Foot,” and “Yams,” the set moves through bristling post-bop, sly funk touches, and slower blues feeling without losing its snap. One piece, “Formidable,” comes from an earlier 1959 session with Byrd, Walter Davis Jr., Paul Chambers, and Pete LaRoca, and its inclusion gives the album an extra glimpse of McLean’s development across the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: \"DM Sans\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;'\u003eThis Tone Poet edition makes a strong case for an album that sat in the shadows of McLean’s more famous 1960s run. Heard now, \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"\u003eVertigo\u003c\/em\u003e feels less like a footnote than a vivid snapshot of an artist pushing at the edges of Blue Note language with a band full of future history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- plug-seven-hike-2026-10-29:end --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMedia: Mint (M)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSleeve: Mint (M)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack List: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA1.  Marney \u003cbr\u003eA2.  Dusty Foot \u003cbr\u003eA3.  Formidable \u003cbr\u003eB1.  Vertigo \u003cbr\u003eB2.  Cheers \u003cbr\u003eB3.  Yams \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/sell\/item\/4359362790\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px;\"\u003eData provided by Discogs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48323119644809,"sku":"37996950","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/8834\/8041\/files\/37996950-058581886a7cc8023720c6a7cc8023720d17865625626a7cc80237211.jpg?v=1789102172","url":"https:\/\/www.plugseven.com\/products\/jackie-mclean-vertigo","provider":"Plug Seven","version":"1.0","type":"link"}