| A Long Drink of the Blues | ||||
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| Released | Early June 1961 | |||
| Recorded | August 30, 1957 (#1–2) February 15, 1957 (#3–5) | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:05 | |||
| Label | New Jazz | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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A Long Drink of the Blues is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean.[1] It was recorded in 1957, and released in 1961 on New Jazz Records as NJ 8253. It features two tracks with McLean in a sextet featuring trumpeter Webster Young, trombonist Curtis Fuller, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Louis Hayes, and three with a quartet featuring pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Art Phipps and drummer Art Taylor.