Jackie McLean - Bluesnik (Vinyl) Hariet The cheekily titled album’s release

The cheekily titled album’s release coincided with the 1982 FIFA World Cup—complete with Tony McDermott’s album art depicting a reggae-fied team beating England 6-to-1

and the beauty of creation for creation’s sake” - Stereogum

including “Gloria” (Laura Branigan)

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Jackie McLean - Bluesnik (Vinyl) Hariet The cheekily titled album’s releaseAlto saxophonist Jackie McLean was already a veteran of the NYC jazz scene by the time he began recording as a leader for Blue Note in 1959. In his first few years with the label McLean recorded frequently, churning out hard bop classics in quick succession. The culmination of this period is undoubtedly Bluesnik, a vibrant 1961 session that brims with immediacy. McLean had the blues on his mind when he entered Rudy Van Gelders studio that January with