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Jackie McLean on Mars

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Marc Myers
Feb 28, 2018
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Yesterday, I came across an interesting documentary about alto saxophonist Jackie McLean and thought you'd dig. It's a 1979 film by Ken Levis that explores McLean's life and career as he taught at the University of Hartford in the mid-1970s. The film runs only 32 minutes, but it provides a harrowing feel for the despair gifted jazz musicians felt in an …

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