Fat Jazz

Fat Jazz, also referred to as Jackie McLean Plays Fat Jazz, is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean, which was recorded in late 1957 and released by the Jubilee label in 1959.^[1][2][3] It features McLean in a sextet with trumpeter Webster Young (here on cornet), tuba player Ray Draper, pianist Gil Coggins, bassist George Tucker and drummer Larry Ritchie.

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Fat Jazz
Studio album by Jackie McLean
Released	1959
Recorded	December 27, 1957
Studio	New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:24
Label	Jubilee JLP 1093
Producer	Charlie Mack
Jackie McLean chronology
Alto Madness (1957) Fat Jazz (1959) New Soil (1959)

Track listing

1. "Filidé" (Jackie McLean, Ray Draper) – 7:21
2. "Millie's Pad" (Webster Young) – 8:32
3. "Two Sons" (Draper) – 7:17
4. "What Good Am I Without You?" (Don Rodney, Sammy Gallop) – 7:35
5. "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) – 5:31

Personnel

• Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
• Webster Young – cornet
• Ray Draper – tuba
• Gil Coggins – piano
• George Tucker – bass
• Larry Ritchie – drums