Tippin' the Scales
1979 studio album by Jackie McLean
Tippin' the Scales Jackie McLean . It was originally recorded in 1962, but was first released only in 1979 on the Japanese Blue Note label as GXF 3062, then finally released in the U.S. in 1984 as BST 84427.[ 1]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 2]
The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "Though it's one of the more conventional items in McLean's discography, Tippin' the Scales offers an opportunity to hear the altoist in an uncommonly relaxed quartet setting, playing at a typically high level of musicianship."[ 2]
Track listing
"Tippin' the Scales" (McLean) - 6:03
"Rainy Blues" (McLean) - 5:13
"Nursery Blues" (Sonny Clark ) - 6:38
"Nicely" (Clark) - 6:29
"Two for One" (Clark) - 6:04
"Cabin in the Sky" (Vernon Duke ) - 5:33 Bonus tracks on CD reissue (1989)
"Tippin' the Scales" [Alternate Take]
"Two for One"[Alternate Take 1]
"Two for One" [Alternate Take 2]
Personnel
References
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section.
As leader With
The Happy Blues Gene Ammons , 1956)Jammin' with Gene Funky Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons Hard Bop Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers , 1956)Originally Drum Suite A Night in Tunisia Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers Tough! Back to the Tracks Tina Brooks , 1960)2 Guitars Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney , 1957)Off to the Races Donald Byrd , 1958)Fuego Byrd in Flight Cool Struttin' Sonny Clark , 1958)Dig Miles Davis , 1951)Quintet/Sextet Davis Cup Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)Inta Somethin' Kenny Dorham , 1961)Matador Tuba Sounds Ray Draper , 1957)2 Trumpets Art Farmer , 1957)Bird Songs: The Final Recordings Dizzy Gillespie , 1992)To Bird with Love Pithecanthropus Erectus Charles Mingus , 1956)Blues & Roots Mobley's Message Hank Mobley , Prestige, 1956)Hi Voltage Evolution Grachan Moncur III , 1963)Lee-Way Tom Cat Cornbread Infinity Charisma The Sixth Sense The Music From "The Connection" Freddie Redd , 1960)Shades of Redd Redd's Blues Open House Jimmy Smith , 1960)Plain Talk Taylor's Wailers Mal/2 Mal Waldron , 1957)Left Alone Left Alone '86 Easterly Winds Jack Wilson , 1967) Film and TV
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader As sideman
Minor Move Tina Brooks , 1958)Blue Serge Serge Chaloff , 1956)Lou Takes Off Lou Donaldson , 1957)Bone & Bari Curtis Fuller , 1957)Curtis Fuller Volume 3 Two Bones Go! Dexter Gordon , 1962)A Swingin' Affair Soul Stirrin' The 45 Session Gooden's Corner Grant Green , 1961)Oleo Nigeria The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark Born to Be Blue The Congregation Johnny Griffin , 1957)John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell Showcase Philly Joe Jones , 1959)Cliff Craft Clifford Jordan , 1957)Jackie's Bag Jackie McLean , 1959)A Fickle Sonance Vertigo Tippin' the Scales Poppin' Hank Mobley , 1957)Hank Mobley Curtain Call Candy Lee Morgan , 1957–58)Easy Living The Sound of Sonny Sonny Rollins , 1957)Smithville Louis Smith , 1957)Stan 'The Man' Turrentine Jubilee Shout!!! Stanley Turrentine , 1962)Preach Brother! Don Wilkerson , 1962)
