Get The Balance Right
Jackie McLean - Tippin' The Scales [BST 84427 USA 2022 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] Saxophonist Jackie Mclean's hard bop Tippin' The Scales album was originally recorded in September of 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder's New Jersey studio, however it was never saw the light of day until 1979 when Blue Note Japan released it in a rather dated sleeve . It took until 1984 for US and European pressings to materialise in a different and also dated sleeve This album has been out-of-print since, until Blue Note very recent new all analogue pressing direct from the original masters as part of their Tone Poet series, in this superior high specification jacket. This new pressing sounds amazing, placing the listener perfectly between the musicians - sax to the left and drums to the right, a deep double bass fills the background, whilst Sonny Clark's damn fine piano work fills the foreground. Most of you will know McLean's standard Rainy Blues , however very few will have heard it wit...