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Jackie McLean
Jackie McLean performing at the Café Bohemia, New York City, 1956.
Jackie McLean
American musician
Also known as: John Lenwood McLean, Jr.
Quick Facts
- Byname of:
- John Lenwood McLean, Jr.
- Born:
- May 17, 1931, New York City, New York, U.S.
- Died:
- March 31, 2006, Hartford, Connecticut (aged 74)
Jackie McLean (born May 17, 1931, New York City, New York, U.S.—died March 31, 2006, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American jazz musician noted for the emotional intensity of his alto saxophone improvising. From a musical family, McLean became known as a fine altoist in his teens and first recorded in 1951, with Miles Davis, playing “Dig” (also called “Donna”), a McLean theme song that became a jazz standard. McLean played in Charles Mingus’s and Art Blakey’s groups, then won acclaim for his playing and his acting when he appeared with the Freddie Redd Quartet in the Off-Broadway hit The Connection ...(100 of 339 words)