Lights Out! is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean, his debut on Prestige Records. It was recorded in 1956 and released the same year as PRLP 7035. The album was reissued on CD in 1990 (as Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-426-2/Prestige P-7035).[7] It was re-issued on 180 gram vinyl by Analogue Productions in 2012.[8] It features McLean in a quintet with trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianist Elmo Hope, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Taylor.
| Lights Out! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1956[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 27, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:58 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7035 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Disc | [3] |
| DownBeat |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
Track listing
edit- "Lights Out" (Jackie McLean) – 13:00
- "Up" (McLean) – 4:47
- "Lorraine" (Donald Byrd) – 6:26
- "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:24
- "Kerplunk" (Byrd) – 8:51
- "Inding" (McLean) – 6:30
Personnel
edit- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Elmo Hope – piano
- Doug Watkins – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
References
edit- ^ "Reviews and Ratings of Popular Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 23 June 1956. p. 38. Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ AllMusic Review
- ^ Hall, Tony (15 March 1958). "Jackie deserves the plaudits". Disc. No. 6. p. 17.
- ^ DownBeat:July 5, 1962 Vol. 29, No.14
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 136. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 978. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "The Jackie McLean Quintet* With Donald Byrd And Elmo Hope – Lights Out!". Discogs. 1990. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Graded on a Curve: Jackie McLean, Lights Out! – The Vinyl District". 7 November 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2018.