FEBRUARY 11

               JACKIE MCLEAN
                      Vertigo

                  Recording Date:
                        February 11, 1963

                  Personnel:
                       Jackie McLean   AS
                       Donald Byrd      TP
                       Herbie Hancock  P
                       Tony Williams    D
                        Butch Warren    B
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Review by Scott Yanow
This 1963 session has the recording debut of drummer Tony Williams along with strong contributions from Byrd, pianist Herbie Hancock (then also near the beginning of his career), and bassist Butch Warren. The latter unit sticks to group originals by Byrd, Hancock, and McLean, and the music ranges from catchy funk and hard bop to strong hints of the avant-garde.