Ode to Super
Studio album by
Jackie McLean featuring Gary Bartz
Released1973
RecordedJuly 17, 1973
VenueSoundtrack Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length61:15
LabelSteepleChase
SCS-1009
ProducerNils Winther
Jackie McLean chronology
Altissimo
(1973)		 Ode to Super
(1973)		 A Ghetto Lullaby
(1973)

Ode to Super is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean featuring Gary Bartz recorded in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1][2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "This matchup between altoists Jackie McLean and Gary Bartz has always been a bit of a disappointment with the solos much stronger than the material ...A more suitable encore by the two greats is long overdue".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Track listing

  1. "Monks Dance" (Gary Bartz) – 6:32
  2. "Ode to Super" (Billy Gault) – 8:20
  3. "Great Rainstreet Blues" (Jackie McLean) – 10:10
  4. "Watercircle" (Thomas Clausen) – 10:50
  5. "Watercircle" [Take 6] (Clausen) – 5:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "Red Cross" (Charlie Parker) – 7:45
  7. "Red Cross" [Take 1] (Parker) – 12:01 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Jackie McLean discography accessed March 13, 2015
  2. ↑ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed March 13, 2015
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 136. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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