One Step Beyond (Jackie McLean album)

One Step Beyond
Studio album by Jackie McLean
Released	January 1964[1]
Recorded	April 30, 1963 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:33
Label	Blue Note BST 84137
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jackie McLean chronology
Vertigo (1962-63) One Step Beyond (1963) Destination... Out! (1963)

One Step Beyond is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2] This is the first of two albums where McLean replaced the usual pianist with a vibraphone player. As a result, One Step Beyond features a new sound that, while still rooted in hard bop, was more spacious and adventurous than his earlier work and leaned towards post bop and free jazz.

The CD release contains one alternate take as a bonus track.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 5 stars and stated: "One Step Beyond may have been the first volley McLean fired in the direction of the new jazz, and played it safe enough to ride out the hard bop he helped to create, but he cannot be faulted as a bandleader, as this music still sounds fresh, vital, and full of grainy mystery."^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jackie McLean except as indicated

1. "Saturday and Sunday" - 10:30
2. "Frankenstein" (Grachan Moncur III) - 7:32
3. "Blue Rondo" - 4:52
4. "Ghost Town" (Moncur) - 14:39
5. "Saturday and Sunday" [Alternate Take] - 8:32 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
• Grachan Moncur III - trombone
• Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
• Eddie Khan - bass
• Tony Williams - drums

References

1. Billboard Feb 1, 1964
2. Jackie McLean discography, accessed October 15, 2010.
3. Jurek, T. Allmusic review, accessed October 15, 2010.
4. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 136. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.