music really does pass down through families, as this show by rené mclean, son of jackie mclean. musical families, theatre families, etc etc. mclean really seems to stretch his legs a bit on this, just taking a run at what he wanted to play. it’s really nice, and must have been mesmerizing in person. that can be a bit dangerous sometimes – your mind starts to drift, your eyes close… – but there’s no falling asleep with this.
this was shared around a year ago on dime, and i’ve redone the info file based on comments on the dime tracker.
rene mclean
1984
whip-o-will
new york, ny
rene mclean: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
nat reeves: bass
carl allen: drums, percussion
hotep idris galeta (??): piano
1. zimbabwe (rene mclean) – intro to next selection 9:31
2. dance little mandissa (rene mclean), 8:06
yesterday’s blues tomorrow (rene mclean),
intro to next selection
3. song for my queen (hotep idris galeta) 22:51
4. a time for change (rene mclean) 9:29
5. j mac’s dynasty (rene mclean) 8:26
6. third world express (rene mclean), 36:51
knot the blues (hotep idris galeta),
morning prayer (rene mclean),
unknown
7. watch out (rene mclean) 9:41
8. african sondela (rene mclean) 8:51
tt 1:53:47
lineage: fm > rooftop rotary antenna > yamaha tuner t-70 > nak bx300 dolby c > sony ucx-s90.
transfer: dragon dolby c>ayre qa-9>16-44 wav>audacity>tlh>flac16. taperchuck3/cocmicchucky feb 2017.
npr broadcast oct 1986. alan grant announcer, edited out on tape.
tape flip during tracks 4,6.
2018-08:
new info file created with additional details from tracker comments by justplainhip, when seeded
on dime in july 2017 by cosmicchucky
sample:t07 watch out.mp3
download: ReneMcLean_1984-xx-xx_Whip-o-will_NYC.zip