Jackie's Pal

Jackie's Pal is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean, his third issued recording for Prestige Records. It was recorded in 1956 and first released as PRLP 7068. In 1963, like the previous 4, 5 and 6, the album was reissued on the Prestige subsidiary label New Jazz Records, as NJ 8290, with a different cover and retitled Steeplechase. It was reissued on CD in 1991 under the original title. It features McLean in a quintet with trumpeter Bill Hardman, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones.

Track listing

 * 1) "Sweet Doll" (McLean) - 6:06
 * 2) "Just for Marty" (Bill Hardman) - 6:39
 * 3) "Dee's Dilemma (Mal Waldron) - 7:06
 * 4) "Sublues (Hardman) - 8:03
 * 5) "Steeplechase" (Charlie Parker) - 8:12
 * 6) "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:03

Personnel

 * Jackie McLean - alto sax (except track 6)
 * Bill Hardman - trumpet
 * Mal Waldron - piano
 * Paul Chambers - bass
 * Philly Joe Jones - drums