40:
202:. McLin went on to make three sessions under his own name in 1950 and 1951. His rendition of "Mona Lisa" (recorded July 1950) hit the charts, but "Tennessee Waltz" (from the second session, in November 1950) did not repeat its commercial success, and his third session was left unissued at the time.
258:
in 1964; as a sign the times were changing, he recorded a pop ballad on one side and a piece of eccentric garage rock on the other. He retired from music in the late 1960s, when popular demand for jazz had reached a low point, and worked other jobs in the Los
Angeles area for the rest of his life.
220:
In 1952, McLin, who was having trouble finding enough engagements in
Chicago to support his family, moved to Los Angeles, where for a decade his combos found steady work. He appeared on an
155:
Returning from military service in 1946, he led a series of combos in
Chicago. He often played the Pershing Ballroom in a battle-of-the-saxes format. His dueling partners included
417:
244:
label in 1958. In 1960, he recorded a single for his own Mac-Jac label. There is also a second Claude McLin single on Mac-Jac, probably recorded three or four years later.
309:
407:
402:
382:
412:
330:
387:
123:
61:
176:
104:
57:
288:
76:
83:
50:
90:
314:
233:
72:
397:
392:
248:
149:
182:
McLin's high visibility on the South Side club scene eventually led to recording opportunities with
141:
191:
183:
322:
205:
He played on the legendary unreleased jazz session for
Parkway Records under the leadership of
326:
23:
318:
237:
292:
255:
241:
225:
172:
97:
363:
209:, and in October 1950 a live recording from the Pershing Ballroom found him subbing for
214:
199:
145:
247:
He also recorded at least five singles between 1960 and 1962 for a small label called
376:
351:
Campbell, Robert L.; Büttner, Armin and Pruter, Robert "The Claude McLin
Discography"
229:
195:
187:
221:
206:
168:
236:
with the organ trio lineup that was then coming into fashion, and two blues for
210:
164:
156:
39:
350:
285:
160:
307:
Armin Büttner and Robert L. Campbell (20 January 2002). "McLin, Claude".
137:
64: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
20:
33:
19:(December 27, 1925 – July 21, 1995) was an American
262:He died in Los Angeles on July 21, 1995, aged 69.
190:. A 1949 session was done with singer and pianist
366:, Jazzdocumentation.com. Accessed 15 August 2022.
232:on bass. In 1958 he recorded two singles for
8:
418:American military personnel of World War II
254:McLin made his last recording session, for
364:"The Cawthron, C&C and Allegro labels"
346:
344:
342:
323:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J758400
281:
279:
277:
275:
124:Learn how and when to remove this message
362:Büttner, Armin and Nations, Opal Louis:
353:, clemson.edu. Accessed August 15, 2022.
302:
300:
271:
213:in the company of visiting headliner
7:
408:20th-century American male musicians
286:The Red Saunders Research Foundation
167:and, on several occasions, his idol
62:adding citations to reliable sources
403:20th-century American saxophonists
194:while McLin's band was working at
14:
383:American jazz tenor saxophonists
171:. His own band featured pianist
38:
144:, he was in a "baby band" with
49:needs additional citations for
1:
413:American male jazz musicians
434:
388:American male saxophonists
315:Oxford University Press
177:Eldridge "Bruz" Freeman
152:in the spring of 1944.
291:April 3, 2013, at the
58:improve this article
142:DuSable High School
310:Grove Music Online
179:in 1947 and 1948.
136:McLin was born in
332:978-1-56159-263-0
140:. A graduate of
134:
133:
126:
108:
24:tenor saxophonist
425:
367:
360:
354:
348:
337:
336:
313:(8th ed.).
304:
295:
283:
238:Dootsie Williams
129:
122:
118:
115:
109:
107:
66:
42:
34:
433:
432:
428:
427:
426:
424:
423:
422:
373:
372:
371:
370:
361:
357:
349:
340:
333:
306:
305:
298:
293:Wayback Machine
284:
273:
268:
226:Aladdin Records
173:Wild Bill Davis
150:Wilbur Campbell
130:
119:
113:
110:
67:
65:
55:
43:
32:
12:
11:
5:
431:
429:
421:
420:
415:
410:
405:
400:
395:
390:
385:
375:
374:
369:
368:
355:
338:
331:
296:
270:
269:
267:
264:
228:in 1954, with
215:Charlie Parker
200:Macomba Lounge
146:Johnny Griffin
132:
131:
73:"Claude McLin"
46:
44:
37:
31:
28:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
430:
419:
416:
414:
411:
409:
406:
404:
401:
399:
396:
394:
391:
389:
386:
384:
381:
380:
378:
365:
359:
356:
352:
347:
345:
343:
339:
334:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
311:
303:
301:
297:
294:
290:
287:
282:
280:
278:
276:
272:
265:
263:
260:
257:
252:
250:
245:
243:
239:
235:
231:
230:Red Callender
227:
223:
218:
216:
212:
208:
203:
201:
197:
196:Leonard Chess
193:
189:
185:
180:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
153:
151:
147:
143:
139:
128:
125:
117:
106:
103:
99:
96:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
75: –
74:
70:
69:Find sources:
63:
59:
53:
52:
47:This section
45:
41:
36:
35:
29:
27:
25:
22:
18:
358:
308:
261:
253:
246:
224:session for
222:Amos Milburn
219:
207:Bennie Green
204:
192:Laura Rucker
181:
175:and drummer
169:Lester Young
154:
135:
120:
111:
101:
94:
87:
80:
68:
56:Please help
51:verification
48:
17:Claude McLin
16:
15:
398:1995 deaths
393:1925 births
234:Golden Tone
211:Von Freeman
165:Von Freeman
157:Gene Ammons
114:August 2022
377:Categories
266:References
184:Aristocrat
161:Tom Archia
84:newspapers
30:Biography
289:Archived
249:Allegro
242:Dootone
138:Chicago
98:scholar
329:
100:
93:
86:
79:
71:
256:Dooto
188:Chess
105:JSTOR
91:books
327:ISBN
186:and
148:and
77:news
21:jazz
319:doi
198:'s
60:by
379::
341:^
325:.
317:.
299:^
274:^
251:.
240:'
217:.
163:,
159:,
26:.
335:.
321::
127:)
121:(
116:)
112:(
102:·
95:·
88:·
81:·
54:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
