| New Soil | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1959[1] | |||
| Recorded | May 2, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:31 (LP) 44:47 (CD) | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4013 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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New Soil is an album by American jazz saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded on May 2, 1959 and released on Blue Note later that year.[2] McLean's quintet features trumpeter Donald Byrd and rhythm section Walter Davis Jr., Paul Chambers and Pete La Roca.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Tom Hull | A[5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
The AllMusic review by Steve Huey states, "New Soil wasn't the first session Jackie McLean recorded for Blue Note, but it was the first one released, and as the title suggests, the first glimmerings of McLean's desire to push beyond the limits of bop are already apparent... It could be argued that McLean never recorded a bad album for Blue Note, and New Soil got his career with the label off to a terrifically stimulating start."[3]
All compositions by Walter Davis Jr., except as noted.
