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Jackie McLean

1931 - 2006

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John Lenwood McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator. He is one of the few musicians to be elected to the DownBeat Hall of Fame in the year of their death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jackie McLean is the 1,883rd most popular musician (down from 1,734th in 2019), the 9,997th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,775th in 2019) and the 733rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jackie McLean ranks 1,883 out of 3,175. Before him are Zbigniew Namysłowski, Randy Edelman, Chad Channing, Ed O'Brien, Larry Adler, and Hal Blaine. After him are Carlinhos Brown, Derek Bailey, Paul Kalkbrenner, Joe Lovano, Armando Peraza, and Phil Collen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Jackie McLean ranks 527. Before him are István Gulyás, Algis Budrys, Tadeusz Rut, Thomas Shardelow, Janice Rule, and Jaime Salazar. After him are Felix Sobolev, Wallace Smith Broecker, Ernest Schultz, Janusz Majewski, Carlo Galli, and Igor Maslennikov. Among people deceased in 2006, Jackie McLean ranks 336. Before him are Henriette Avram, Juice Leskinen, Ken Fletcher, Rubén Marcos, Bob Mathias, and Padmini. After him are Adolphe Hug, Gun Röring, Boz Burrell, Hanka Bielicka, Ann Richards, and Elton Dean.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jackie McLean ranks 9,999 out of 20,380. Before him are Alvin Sargent (1927), William Pinkney (1764), Henry Proctor (1929), Olivia Harrison (1948), Henry Hobson Richardson (1838), and Timothy Weah (2000). After him are The Fabulous Moolah (1923), David Raksin (1912), Edgar Kennedy (1890), David S. Goyer (1965), Laura Poitras (1964), and Brian Grazer (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jackie McLean ranks 733. Before him are Bukka White (1906), Cliff Edwards (1895), Randy Edelman (1947), Chad Channing (1967), Larry Adler (1914), and Hal Blaine (1929). After him are Joe Lovano (1952), Johnny Mandel (1925), Roy Bittan (1949), Earl Wild (1915), Henry Vestine (1944), and Chick Webb (1905).

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