Mclean,John Better Angels CD

No jazz musician in Chicago can more quickly electrify a tune or galvanize an audience - Chicago Reader. For his second recording as a leader, guitarist/composer John McLean and his group explore a broad aural palette, adding voice and violin to his working quintet, as they explore a set of originals, pop standards such as the Beatles' Blackbird, and old standards, including a raucous, inventive take on Air Mail Special. Featuring vocalist Grazyna Auguscik and violinist Zach Brock. "Smokes with an authenticity that centers on exciting guitar leadership." - All About Jazz.

1. Better Angels 2. Ready for the War 3. Place Talk 4. Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me 5. Three Arcs Complete This Circle 6. Blackbird 7. Airmail Special 8. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)